Anyone else a veg?

angnowamrs · May 2011

I'm a vegetarian, anyone else vegetarian or vegan? Today I'm craving a cheese burger so bad!

DiademChi · May 2011

I have dietary allergies, does that count? Thankfully I haven't craved anything too forbidden.

I'm sure you already know this, but as a vegetarian or vegan, it's very important you see a nutritionist while pregnant to make sure you are getting the extra iron and protein required. Since you're craving a burger, I would say you need to add some heavy protein and iron rich foods to your diet.

angnowamrs · May 2011

What kind of allergies do you have?
I actually have a heavy education in nutrion, but that is good advice!

tosh24 · May 2011

Well, I can't say that I'm vegetarian, but I feel your pain on being limited in what you can eat, especially during pregnancy. I am gluten/wheat, dairy, and egg intolerant, with lots of additional food allergies (no citrus fruits, green leafy veggies, corn, legumes, etc...). I hadn't been diagnosed yet with these allergies during my first pg, so this is totally new to me....I notice that if I miss my vitamins one day, I will feel pretty sick and get an instant migraine. It's so hard to get 3 balanced meals a day, especially when food aversions are further limiting my selection Tongue Tied

GoldenPeaches · May 2011

I'm a vegetarian. I have been a vegetarian since age 7. In fact, I haven't had meat in so long I don't even look at it as being edible. Needless to say, I haven't been craving any!

ETA: Once M/S subsides, my MW has me do a food journal for 3 days and then she reviews it with me. No need for a pricey nutritionist here.

klafle3 · May 2011

I don't call myself a vegetarian, but I eat veg 95% of the time. I can't say that I've craved meat at all during this pregnancy. I've had aversions to chicken, though. Bleh.

SaraTF · May 2011

I am! I've been veg for 10+ years now though... So I never crave meat. It doesn't appear as food on my radar.

There is a book called:

The Vegetarian Mother's Cookbook: Whole Foods To Nourish Pregnant And Breastfeeding Women - And Their Familiesthat I've been eyeing on amazon.

LittleHokieOkiLove · May 2011

Another vegetarian here!

DiademChi · May 2011

angnowamrs:
What kind of allergies do you have?
I actually have a heavy education in nutrion, but that is good advice!

I'm allergic to soy, shrimp & prawns, almonds, uncooked fruits, uncooked vegetables, and am severely lactose intolerant. I at least tested negative for celliac and my recent (safe-for-baby) regimen of allergy meds lets me eat uncooked plants again without my throat swelling up anymore.

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