Cravings

lovethatcolosun

We haven't had one of these in a while. What are your latest cravings? On the opposite end, is there any foods that you can't stand right now or make you ill?

I'm mostly craving steak lately. Sweets too, but that's nothing new. I'm thankful I don't work in the bakery this pregnancy. There was temptation at my fingertips all the time with DS. As for aversions, Italian, more specifically red sauce gives me wicked heartburn, as does spicy Mexican, which is one of my favorites. Boo.

frankengibbs

Love this!
I am currently craving steak as well. There's nothing I love more than a nice, juicy, rare steak (which I know is a no-no, but oh well) along with a nice baked potato with lots of butter and sour cream. Also, meatloaf. My friend's step-dad makes the most amazing meatloaf and I love it when he makes it for Sunday dinners so I can pig out.
On the more sweet side, I crave bananas and Air Heads candies, I don't know what my obsession with the artificially fruity candy is, but I always grab a pack when I stop at the gas station.
For food aversions, I still cannot stint pizza. The idea of eating it, looking at it or smelling it still makes my stomach flop which my in-laws find funny considering that DH has a strange love affair with said food item.

klkonwi

Cookies.... And sweets after dinner. Which not pregnant I could resist..... But I now have no willpower..... Stupid brain. I also love salty food but that was more of a 1st trimester thing. ( pickles, chips, Mexican food )

casey06022015

Any kind of fruit juice!!! I wake up at about 3 am every night needing to go downstairs and have a glass.

karaelaine1991

I haven't had too many real cravings, but this past Thursday I NEEDED cheese fries. My husband was so sweet and ran out to Eat'n'Park to get me some, even though he'd already changed into pajamas and had to get dressed again. I think he was excited to finally be able to run out to get something for me at night, people have been asking him this whole time if he's been doing that and he's had to say no up till now because I haven't had any cravings... now he's able to say that he has! And those fries were sooooo good!

aj1327

Fun thread! I'm craving scones and cookies. I wish this one would stop! I have NO willpower. I'm also craving beef, and almond butter with fruit.

Italian food is also a big no for me. Gives me awful integestion!

allicat300

Smoothies and soft serve frozen yogurt. I cant get enough!!! But keep me away from salmon ewwwww

LaurenS119

Recently, ice cream, way too much ice cream

alcrimmins

Still craving apples w/peanut butter, all fruit, childrens cereals (peanut butter captain crunch, cinnamon toast crunch, cocoa puffs :-S )
Not having any food aversions right now! Yay!

ElRuby

Jelly beans! I bought 4 bags last night but they remain unopened awaiting Easter.... Not sure how long that will last!

HoosOnFirst

Still craving a turkey sub and sushi. But mostly I eat anything I crave except those no-no items. I still chug several glasses of milk a day, I've been obsessed with milk since first trimester!

No aversions, I am all about food! Or at least no aversions that I didn't have pre-pregnancy.

obryana6219

Rare streak is my biggest craving now. Most place never make it rare anyway and the outside is good and brown. I drink a lot of milk too.

Mexican food which has always been a favorite of mine makes my stomach turn. It has the entire pregnancy. I've had it a couple times just to try it and it always ended badly.

finchfeeder80

I haven't had any true cravings. I'm like the anti-pregnant lady- HA! I'll get a moment here and there, mostly for a good sandwich or a burger, but for the most part I've actually gotten very ambivalent about food. It's weird. No real aversions, either.  

mishmardhiono

I still hate most food, mostly vegetarian diet now. I love porridge but it gives me terrible heart burn. I love apple and black currant juice.

My only craving is beer. I don't drink beer when I'm not pregnant but oh my god it makes my mouth water and I just can't get the thought of a nice cold savoury beer from a bottle out if my head. Driving me bonkers!!

I did read somewhere that beer if it didn't have alcohol would be the best prenatal vitamin on the market.

KaLikeAWind

mishmardhiono said:

I still hate most food, mostly vegetarian diet now. I love porridge but it gives me terrible heart burn. I love apple and black currant juice.

My only craving is beer. I don't drink beer when I'm not pregnant but oh my god it makes my mouth water and I just can't get the thought of a nice cold savoury beer from a bottle out if my head. Driving me bonkers!!

I did read somewhere that beer if it didn't have alcohol would be the best prenatal vitamin on the market.

Good beer, like a stout or an IPA or a craft brewed lager, actually does have good stuff like hops and natural yeast and vitamins in it, but not something like a Budweiser (I guess it could have something in it, but most of the major US brands have over processed their beer so much, and they are heavy with the GMO ingredients). I've also heard that hoppier beers (pales ales, IPAs) and stouts or porters help promote milk production in breastfeeding moms.

I personally have been craving a nice hoppy beer. Stouts were more my thing before pregnancy, and I would still love a stout, but I've been stockpiling the seasonal hoppy offerings over the winter for enjoyment (in moderation, of course!) after ewok comes

btm013

The baby has been very international these days haha. I've had Thai, Vietnamese, Mexican, Cuban and Italian all in one week! Oh and I randomly keep dreaming about champagne. I'm typically a beer girl but I guess I class it up a bit more in my dreams. I dream i'm drinking bottles and bottles of it. Not sure what that's about.

Mommaswizz

Prior to this pregnancy I have ALWAYS gravitated towards salty snacks/splurges, fries with tons of ketchup, cheese and crackers, pretzals, chips, onion dip. This pregnancy has turned me into WILLY EFFING WONKA. I cannot get enough sweet things. I have a constant craving for cookies + milk, pancakes, slurpees, ice cream, etc... it's totally out of character! It's killing me this week since I'm doing my glucose test on Friday and i'm  trying to keep my sugar in check before I go in for that (though really, i have no idea if it would even matter if i cut back for the sake of the test... lord knows i should just cut back for the sake of cutting back lol)

teather5

Corn on the cob. Ears and ears of it! Yummmm!

Aversions: anything with tomatoes. Reflux is the worst. The. Worst.

megmama

BEER.. blue moon with a fresh orange slice sounds so amazing right now. Also margaritas! 

KaLikeAWind

I would be super happy for some tasty Thai food right now, but the nearest Thai place is almost 90 minutes away. However, after reading this thread I found myself with a hankering for some steak and corn on the cob, and after DH gets off of his brief shift this afternoon, he is going to stop at the store and pick some up. If there is no corn, he will go with asparagus - all good as I'm low in iron anyway. Then, even tho its only 40 degrees, we're gonna barbeque! Woot! Yummy food.

bwow615

finchfeeder80 said:

I haven't had any true cravings. I'm like the anti-pregnant lady- HA! I'll get a moment here and there, mostly for a good sandwich or a burger, but for the most part I've actually gotten very ambivalent about food. It's weird. No real aversions, either.  

This is me exactly!  Most nights I wish I had cravings so I could plan a meal, instead I always have to defer the choice to my SO. 

seesea

Awww man I was trying to avoid this thread for fear of having a new craving! Especially since I'm trying to eat healthier than usual because of GD. Now I want cereal after someone had mentioned it.

Like the PPs I was really ambivalent about food. Sometimes halfway through a meal I feel grossed out. Then until about a month ago...

I wanted donuts. Maybe it's because I've been avoiding sweets for so long? I never cared about donuts until recently. So one day I caved in and had a donut sundae! Ice cream and donuts! Heaven! I was being careful and shared with other people so I don't eat the whole thing but it's still pretty bad. I felt a little guilty after. Does it help that the donut was gluten free and I had almonds for a topping? Probably not.

lindsladle15

Uhhhh, cookie dough...

And pasta!! Mac and cheese or spaghetti, eeeeven thought it gives me heartburn.

FloGirl82

Citrus fruit, peanut butter toast, water and seafood have been my biggest cravings. However, I just got the biggest craving for cookies and cream ice cream-but it needs to be served in a big ice cream cone!! I must get this tonight!! 

karaelaine1991

CillyMama said:

Awww man I was trying to avoid this thread for fear of having a new craving! Especially since I'm trying to eat healthier than usual because of GD. Now I want cereal after someone had mentioned it.

Like the PPs I was really ambivalent about food. Sometimes halfway through a meal I feel grossed out. Then until about a month ago...

I wanted donuts. Maybe it's because I've been avoiding sweets for so long? I never cared about donuts until recently. So one day I caved in and had a donut sundae! Ice cream and donuts! Heaven! I was being careful and shared with other people so I don't eat the whole thing but it's still pretty bad. I felt a little guilty after. Does it help that the donut was gluten free and I had almonds for a topping? Probably not.

Oh donuts... I love donuts! The good thing (kind of?) is that my favorite kind are only made in my hometown so I'd have to drive 3.5 hours to fully satisfy that particular craving. If they were here I'd be in trouble!

Westypet

Sweets-- I can't get enough of them!

capeterson1

So I have been craving a monster energy drink- the green one. My husband drinks them occasionally and I've only ever had a couple sips in the past but it sounds so good for whatever reason!

rodriyessi94

Can't stand sweets lol , I'm a bit g chocolate fan!! Not anymore

jesscmv

I'll admit that I bought a Dairy Queen ice cream cake last night.....it said happy birthday on it and the worker asked if I wanted a name on the cake, I just said no lol. It was so worth the splurge!

Hellodeelyn

Cake cake cake! No frosting just the cake any kind really! It's driving me crazy! Iv decided my last week I'm making one just how I want it and not feeling bad about eating as much as I want!

ElRuby

ElRuby said:

Jelly beans! I bought 4 bags last night but they remain unopened awaiting Easter.... Not sure how long that will last!

And they are opened... Bad idea ... No self control!

ngaines27

ICE!! I cannot stop eating it. I even wake up in the middle of the night craving it and can't go back to sleep until I have some.

KaLikeAWind

@CillyMama - gluten free and almond toppings? Totally valid

seesea

@mellymar Thanks! I feel a little better about it now. I don't think I'll have another one though

Zeuskay01

Sweets !!!! Chocolate cake, brownie, cookies......mmmmm...now I want some!

Honestly, I can't tell if I'm craving them because I'm pregnant or because I love sweets and I'm a fatty no matter what (and proud of it! Lol)

SweetnessG

Ahhhh!!!!! I've been craving the red Monster. I feel like I may be doing a lot of pumping and dumping here soon.

alcrimmins

ngaines27 said:

ICE!! I cannot stop eating it. I even wake up in the middle of the night craving it and can't go back to sleep until I have some.

I just read an article about craving ice while pregnant can be another sign of Pica!

https://www.babycenter.com/404_what-causes-pica-craving-and-consuming-non-food-items-during_1186643.bc

mscandace7

Milk, fruit, collard greens, roast, crab legs, ice cream, birthday cake, McDonald cheese burgers/fries Wendy fries dipped in the chocolate frosty and Jamaican beef patties are ALL me!!!

Did I tell u I HATE CHICKEN!! It seems like it's the easy way out meal! NO CHICKEN!

HoosOnFirst

mscandace7 said:

Milk, fruit, collard greens, roast, crab legs, ice cream, birthday cake, McDonald cheese burgers/fries Wendy fries dipped in the chocolate frosty and Jamaican beef patties are ALL me!!!

Did I tell u I HATE CHICKEN!! It seems like it's the easy way out meal! NO CHICKEN!

I did not hate chicken until pregnancy. I feel like it's all I can eat! No hot dogs or cold cuts or sushi! I've tried to sprinkle in burgers, seafood, eggplant. But so sick of chicken.

taboullio84

Ohh me too steaks rare , baked potato smothered in sour cream . and cookies ..I hate sweets but during this pregnancy.. Bring on the cookies!!

kerrymarie44

I can't go to bed until I've had ice cream or cookies every single night.