Pregnancy really does change your tastes - we shall see if it is "permanent" - I have heard conflicting opinions on this.
Things I used to hate eating and now love:
Eggs. I eat eggs almost every day now. Without drowning them in ketchup or shoyu. Go figure.
Orange juice. In fact this morning I finished the carton of orange juice that was in the fridge that I'm sure Alex thought was "safe" from pregnant appetites. I've been raiding it just a little almost daily. :D
Brown rice. I could eat a ton of plain brown rice and be happy and I prefer it over white rice. Weeeiiirrdd..
Things I used to LOVE and now either don't like or I feel like, *shrug*:
Pickles. Early on I ate a pickle about three or four times a week, and now, I have no desire for pickles at all.
Popcorn. DON'T tell my Mom or Grandma! I might be removed from the family... :P Anyway I still eat it at the movies and it's still good..just not like before, when I could wait anxiously all day to eat popcorn as a meal!
Things I liked before but now "need" nearly every day or at least several times a week:
Peanut butter. I am on my third or fourth jar since becoming pregnant. Peanut butter alone got me through my first trimester - I am sure I would have been severely protein deficient without it. Thank you Marcellus Gilmore Edson of Montreal (he was the first person to patent what became known as Peanut Butter).
Chocolate. I liked it before but I think about it constantly now. Like from when I wake up till when I go to sleep.
Bananas. Which is useful because supposedly it reduces heartburn.
Insane amounts of cold water. I am almost ALWAYS thirsty. It becomes an internal debate - If I drink more water now, in 20 minutes I'll have to pee AGAIN...
Whole wheat breads. Toast, English muffins, even bagels. Yummmm...
Things I still love but I can't have (heartburn and reflux is a more convincing deterrent than gestational diabetes - I know that's bad but it is the TRUTH):
Garlic in any amount. Which eliminates a good portion of my diet. I am only now learning to cook without garlic; never before have I realized how much I used it as a seasoning on par with salt and pepper.
Bacon. This is truly tragic and agonizing for me. And confusing because Portuguese sausage doesn't have the same effect and it's spicy and just as greasy. And so sad because you can't make Portuguese sausage chocolate cupcakes, or Portuguese sausage-egg-and-cheese bagels, or PLTs.
Asparagus. It doesn't hurt but it sure does reflux.
Milk after about 2 or 3pm. Strangely, yogurt, cheese, ice cream and other dairy is still okay.
As if, of all people, I needed another reason to obsess over food!
i had the worst cravings for peanut butter the last 3 months of my pregnancy....i went through a whole jar every 3 days (or less sometimes) a very unhealthy amount and i have to say, that is one of JP's favorite flavors now. I don't think it's a permanent change but it will take a while before your old taste buds goes back to normal. Nori was something that i LOVED!! but after my first trimester i couldnt even stand the smell of it. Im just getting used to eating it again:)
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is ..... WHAT??!!
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