Craving tomatoes, V8, salsa...etc.

LiveNLove44 · April 2015

Hook me up to an IV of V8! I could go for V8 tomato juice all day. I liked it before, but now I am craving it all the time! I remember this from DD, too. I've always been curious about what cravings can mean for nutritional deficiency signs, so I've been looking into tomato cravings. It's so interesting! Many sources tie a tomato craving to iron deficiency, which can be common in pregnancy. I take a prenatal with iron, and I'm not exhibiting signs of anemia, so perhaps my LO just really loves V8...and marinara...and salsa...

Is anyone else craving tomato-based foods?

Amazing450 · April 2015

Actually quite the opposite. They have made me vomit every time.

MirandaC1984 · April 2015

Yea! I have had bruschetta for dinner more times than I can count. My iron levels looked good at my last blood draw though.

anelalii · April 2015

That's totally me!!!! I've always liked v8 but I've had more v8 in the last week than my entire life combined. it's so good!!! I've also been craving virgin bloody mary because I want the picked veggies.

alinic916 · April 2015

I love anything tomato but it's been giving me horrible heartburn!!

LLynde5 · April 2015

I had to have a virgin Bloody Mary today too!

LiveNLove44 · April 2015

@aprosch, that's the double-edged sword! It's highly acidic, so it can make heartburn and reflux worse. I know that in the second half of pregnancy, I probably won't be able to have any at all if it's anything like my pregnancy with DD. I could hardly find a bottled water that wouldn't trigger it...so for now, I'll suck down all the V8 I can before my reflux becomes unbearable!

alexazen · April 2015

I ate a caprese salad last night made with an entire tomato. I've also been craving pico de gallo, so I eat a lot of Mexican just for the pico. I have no idea what the tomato cravings mean, but if that's what your body wants then go with it

tpete12 · April 2015

I have been craving more of the Tex-Mex tomatoey side of things. I hate tomatoes, and I hate spice and yet I am making a spicy, tomatoey dish for supper tonight! Pregnancy really does make you do crazy things.

Kristyhana · April 2015

I was on a serious V8 kick the last 2 weeks but I think I'm now burned out on it. That's interesting about the iron deficiency, I was anemic with my last pregnancy and couldn't stomach the iron pills but I didn't have this craving back then.

amberrmariee20 · April 2015

Amazing450 said:
Actually quite the opposite. They have made me vomit every time.

I was craving tomatoes at about 6-8 weeks and then got sick everytime I ate anything tomato !!

amberrmariee20 · April 2015

aprosch said:
I love anything tomato but it's been giving me horrible heartburn!!

Oh my heartburn is terrible this pregnancy just like my last ! And yes tomato makes it way worse !!

mishala12 · April 2015

Same here, and cucumbers!

abyronj · April 2015

Yes!!! I had my husband out at 10 the other night getting tomatoe juice!!

demeeka · April 2015

Yessssssssssss this is me! I had a Virgin Bloody Mary a week ago and it was so good especially with all the pickled spicy things . I think I'll have another tomo ... Woot woot !

Birdee212 · April 2015

mishala12 said:
Same here, and cucumbers!

A cucumber sounds amazing right now!

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