Carbohydrates

• Eating right to provide the body with the vitamins, proteins and carbohydrates it needs can help keep alcohol cravings away. Complex carbohydrates are found naturally in several different foods, often thought of as "starchy" foods. Grains with a low glycaemic index (GI) can also cause a gradual increase in blood sugar, which might help prevent cravings for alcohol. These foods include barley, brown rice, oats, wholemeal bread, wholemeal pasta, wholemeal cereals, wholemeal flour, lentils, chickpeas, nuts and bananas.

Protein

• A diet that contains the adequate amount of protein also can help people stay away from alcohol. Protein rich foods include meats such as beef, chicken, pork and fish; dairy foods such as cheese, yogurt, milk and eggs and beans, nuts and seeds. Feeding the body protein helps to rebuild some of the cells and tissues that excessive drinking tends to destroy.

Vegetables

• A diet made up of 60 percent or more raw vegetables can help to eliminate alcohol cravings. Plenty of raw vegetables and fresh fruits in the daily diet intake can help prevent certain cancers, as well. Vegetables can help ward-off heart disease, stroke and prevent painful intestinal problems, as well as control blood pressure. The maximum amount possible of vegetables and fruits should be included in the daily diet on a rotation basis, because no single vegetable or fruit provides what the body needs.

Vitamins

• People with alcohol abuse health issues often need to eat a diet rich in nutrients that help support the liver and other bodily detoxification organs and processes. Alcohol depletes the body's store of vitamins, including B-complex vitamins and vitamins A, C, D and E. Food sources can help provide essential nutrients that curb the craving for alcohol and lead to healthy recovery, but recovering alcoholics should also take a vitamin supplement to ensure they receive all of the nutrients they need.