Food aversions

flowerchild2022

I always hear people talk about pregnancy cravings, but one of the things I've noticed more are food aversions. For me, a huge one is lentils, which is unfortunate because I'm low iron and could use the extra boost from the lentils. I used to really enjoy lentils, so I have a feeling this is pregnancy-related. 

The same goes for red meat (with the exception being burgers or anything fried and saucy, like orange chicken). 

Anyone else experience food aversions? What's your take on how to handle it when your body really needs nutrients that are common in certain foods, but the idea of those foods make you repulsed?

00kim00

Oh yes, I'm almost 30 weeks now and haven't had any weird or strong cravings, but definitely aversions. Until 20 weeks, any fresh fruit or vegetables made me nauseous just thinking about it. I've done what I could (cooked peas and carrots were okay, but nothing raw), found substitutions when I could (I used to eat blueberries daily plus a variety of other fruits, but switched to apples and bananas for a while), mixed in smaller portions with bigger dishes (fruit in a smoothie, broccoli in fried rice, I couldn't stand dairy unless it was ice cream so I made a "milkshake" with as much milk as I could tolerate in the ratio). If you know you're missing particular nutrients, find vitamins to take. But do what you can within your tolerance- I used to eat tons of fruit and veggies everyday, but now it's a good day if I can eat 1-2 fruits and 1-2 veggies a day, and even that is pushing it a lot of days. And explore foods you didn't normally eat often before- maybe spinach or kale will work for you if you need iron, for example.

dobiemom11

I had a meat aversion.  We ate a lot of tacos and burgers, since the flavor and texture of the meat was hidden by all the toppings or the bread.  Maybe see if you could do something similar with lentils where it is hidden in a more complex dish.  

Knottie1433187098

Just lean in and eat what you can tolerate without feeling bad. A good quality multivitamin and any necessary supplements to fill holes will help. (Iron, in your case). Labdoor.com is a good site for analyzing supplements. 

breezybre2022

Meat has become a major food aversion. Fish has been fine just not shrimp. I grew up vegetarian so it hasn't been so bad excepting cooking food for my husband who is a meat at every meal guy. The smell is often bad enough in our small apartment