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cravings?

post #1 of 33
8/5/08 at 4:53pm
Thread Starter 
just thought this might be a fun thread. let's talk about food cravings... are you getting them? for what? are you frequently craving the same thing or does this change from day to day? and if this is not your first pg, are you craving the same things as with your last pg or something totally new? are you indulging or trying to resist?

with my last pg i craved chocolate milk, which i always indulged as i felt like this was a healthy craving- i needed the calcium and the calories as i started out underweight. this time i am craving protein foods, especially fish. sardines, fish in general, and specifically filet-o-fish from mcdonald's. i know i am supposed to limit fish during pg, so im having trouble with this one. i really want to go get a f-o-f right now but i had one yesterday and a double a couple of days before that and a whole can of red salmon and some sardines this week as well! so im trying to resist....

looking forward to hearing what everyone else has been craving!
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post #2 of 33
8/5/08 at 5:07pm
I think if you limit the filet-o-fish meals from McD you will probably be okay.. LOL!

Do they even contain any real fish?

If you eat fresh fish from local sources, ones that aren't high in mercury you can (and should) eat fish! Canned fish.. not so good.


I have been craving fruits and veggies.. and sour foods like olives, pickles, etc.
post #3 of 33
8/5/08 at 5:17pm
Mostly, nothing much sounds good. Although, church's fried chicken with fried okra and hot sauce sounded good last night so I gave in. I've been eating alot of salads though. I'm overweight and really do not want to gain alot so i'm cutting out the pepsi, drinking lots more water, eating more veggies, and smaller portions.

My first pregnancy I don't remember craving anything, my second was fish, I ate salmon breakfast, lunch and dinner, and when i wans't eating salmon I was eating Mc donalds filet o fish. ACK. Not this time around.
post #4 of 33
8/5/08 at 5:24pm
Mostly I want things w/cheese on them!

I usually have a sweet tooth but so far, I'm not craving sweets
post #5 of 33
8/5/08 at 5:32pm
I'm not really having cravings as much as aversions-- specifically sweet things. I am trying to eat more protein and have found it (so far) seems to settle my stomach.
post #6 of 33
8/5/08 at 5:40pm
I dont know if they count yet. I am only in the 2WW hehe....But I am craving pasta and fried eggs on toast! Yum!
post #7 of 33
8/5/08 at 6:02pm
Triscuit Thin Crisps.

Although a fried egg on toast sounds fabulous.
post #8 of 33
8/5/08 at 6:07pm
No aversions yet although nausea as what sent me out to pick up a pregnancy test in the first place. Food cravings would be avocado and soups. I can't wait for the cooler weather to get here.
post #9 of 33
8/5/08 at 6:16pm
I'm craving chocolate milk, red meat, salads & fruit.
I am having a serious aversion to anything pickled. This proved trying when we were canning quarts of pickles & relish last weekend.

Eh, even typing that made me feel sick.
post #10 of 33
8/5/08 at 6:57pm
Drinking tons of water. No particular cravings...I just walked by the office kitchenette, tho, and someone was microwaving ham and it just about killed me. I'm eating applesauce. Not quite as exciting. I've been wanting more cheese lately, but I don't eat cow dairy (or try not to) and goat cheese just doesn't do the same thing. I wouldn't call it a craving, yet. The other day I was driving to the store and got a cramp in my calf. I randomly decided I needed cherrios and bananas for breakfast and bought some, even though I don't usually like bananas. My SIL called me two days later and told me I should be eating bananas so I don't get leg cramps or charlie horses. I thought that was weird.
post #11 of 33
8/5/08 at 7:29pm
Thread Starter 
i didnt know bananas were good for preventing charlie horses. thanks for the info, as i have been waking up with these.
post #12 of 33
8/5/08 at 7:32pm
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Originally Posted by ms.shell View Post
i didnt know bananas were good for preventing charlie horses. thanks for the info, as i have been waking up with these.
I think it is the potassium. They are also supposed to be good for digestion, so I've been putting them in my smoothies.

No cravings yet, nothing really sounds appetizing now. Except water.
post #13 of 33
8/5/08 at 7:57pm
No cravings for me just aversions. So far chicken, mushrooms and pizza make it to the no no list.
post #14 of 33
8/5/08 at 8:01pm
Yep, potassium helps prevent muscle spasms and such.

My craving is a little strange--the "snow" in the bottom of the ice bags. Yum! :

With my first pregnancy I didn't have any real cravings, per se, but I ate tons of fruit. It seems that the sweet and the cold are what get me going.
post #15 of 33
8/5/08 at 8:52pm
Ever since last night when my MIL was cooking carrots I've been craving cooked carrots and I was craving salsa this morning too. This is the very first I've really noticed cravings though. I craved sugar cookies w/ frosting before I found out I was pregnant but I could live off of frosting so that's not abnormal for me! lol I craved tons of sweets and potatoes in every form, but mostly french fries with my son so craving vegetables is very different! I had major aversions to some veggies with him! I couldn't eat lettuce until close to the end of the pregnancy! lol
post #16 of 33
8/5/08 at 11:01pm
My first pregnancy I craved Chocolate Milk and Meat. I'm talking like a thick, rare, bleeding sirloin. I know...gross. But I craved meat so badly. I would eat a burger every day!..oh and Orange soda. I NEVER drink Orange soda. That one was weird.

No cravings yet with this pregnancy.
post #17 of 33
8/5/08 at 11:23pm
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citrus
peanut butter
french fries

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fish
meat
eggs
post #18 of 33
8/6/08 at 9:21am
My cravings (thus far) with this pregnancy are the same as I recall with my last pregnancy - anything salty! I crave salty meat, cheese, dill pickles...
post #19 of 33
8/6/08 at 10:49am
I about died at the checkout the other day when the lady gave me my total. But, then I looked in the basket, and realized I bought I LOT of fancy, expensive cheeses.

Which is not an uncommon food choice for me.... I just usually don't buy the fresh mozzarella, fresh goat cheeses, manchego, feta, prosciutto (OK, not a cheese, but an accompaniment), etc. ALL in the same week. I usually have one fancy cheese at a time.
post #20 of 33
8/6/08 at 10:51am
Reubens and chocolate milk.