About a week or two after we found out that I was pregnant, I wanted to start making a list of the foods that I craved along the way, just to document. And partly because it is so funny to me. I think that this is the first time in my life where I do not have reservations about eating a lot of chocolate, cheese or dreaming of peanut butter toast for breakfast. I am going to blame it on the hormones, while also being conscious of my tendency to idolize food. I definitely don't want to use my pregnancy as an excuse to sin! Going on week 7 here was my list:
- Cheddar cheese (lactose-free!) & crackers
- Mac'n'cheese (unfortuately I'm allergic to wheat & dairy, so it might be difficult to quench this craving)
- Dark chocolate.. haven't eaten much though
Fruit
- Anything with tomatoes >>>>>>>>>
- Peanut butter toast
- Peanut butter on rice cakes
- Peanut butter.. on ANYTHING! The salty/sweet taste is perfect for a queasy tummy
- Grilled cheese & tomato soup - oh man I want this so bad right now (written at 9:30am, Tuesday 5/15/12)
- Red pepper flakes (spicy)
Week 8:
- NO FOOD - BLEH
- I especially did not want = salads or coffee
Week 9:
- EGGS! Scrambled & sunny side-up with GF toast, in the morning. Yum.
- Cherry Jolly Ranchers (weird, right?)
- Frozen yogurt - well I actually crave this even when I am not pregnant.
- Still a lot of fruit! Berries in particular
- Still a lot of tomatoe-y foods
- Lemon anything - esp. lemon rice, lemon tea, lemon water
- Salads are back :)
- Greek salad
- Vinegar-y salad dressing ONLY
- Hummus
- I really want some pita bread.. but I can't eat it :( Dumb gluten allergy.
- Protein - I think my body is alerting me more to my need of certain nutrients
- Any raw vegetables
- Back to pretty much normal.. although deli meat was yummy these weeks
- Cake pops/balls - my friend made some gluten free for me and they were so good
- Coffee in the mornings again!
- Indian food
Weeks 15-16:
- Resumed normal eating habits
- I had a strange craving for DILL PICKLES, so I bought a jar and ate them all in 3 days
- Creamy peanut butter.. as always :)
To recap: weirdest craving all sorts of tomate-based foods: soups, stews, Other than that, since I am now into the second trimester I am trying to eat healthfully while not being too hard on myself. I have been reading that the second trimester is really the most important time to be getting all of your nutrients and to stay hydrated. I usually drink about 64 to 72 ounces of water a day, so pregnancy has just given me a better excuse to drink all the water I want! I am very grateful that thus far I have felt great (second trimester) and have been gaining weight just as the doctor ordered. Four months down, five to go.. EEK!
This was really fun to read :)
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