concern about the constant ingestion of raw foods is that by heating any type of food you are killing any type of bacteria that may be in the product and if you consume these bacterias you might get seriously ill. advice...stick to the steaming.

It is not a craving for water, it is actually your body telling you that it is not hydrated enough...are you taking any type of supplements? That may be causing the extreme thirst...

I actually notice that I get cravings whenever I have important meeting or datelines, but girlfriend gets strong chocolate cravings right before she gets her period, because of this I believe cravings are related to a decrease in our defense system.

By adding croutons you are messing up the whole point of eating a salad, also by adding fried meat to it. I have seen people do it...