Giada De Laurentiis

Giada's Babymama Cravings

February 26, 2008

One of the perks of being pregnant is being able to eat till your heart's content without anyone giving you the old stink eye.

Celebrity chef Giada De Laurentiis is expecting her first child and chatted about her cravings at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival in Miami.

She told People:

I used to crave sweets before I got pregnant. You know, chocolate, cookies, cake. I've normally got a really big sweet tooth, but not now this baby just wants meat.

I craved fruit. What did you crave?
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kapikani 5 years 10 weeks

Oranges! It's all I ate when pregnant; all three trimesters.

CJaneTyp 5 years 10 weeks

LaurenG, I'm with you!

CJaneTyp 5 years 10 weeks

LaurenG, I'm with you!

gab6784 5 years 11 weeks

I really didn't crave anything.

milosmommy 5 years 11 weeks

I craved lots of things really, but the one constant was tomatoes. I normally am not a big fan, but I could have eaten a big bowl of just plain tomatoes for every meal.

khrystena 5 years 11 weeks

when i was pregnant, it was all fruits and veggies. my hubby seemed to really like pickles !

khrystena 5 years 11 weeks

when i was pregnant, it was all fruits and veggies. my hubby seemed to really like pickles !

bajeckabean 5 years 11 weeks

Raisins, Slurpees, and icky yogurt drinks. In fact, I've never liked much in the way of milk products but while pregnant, I couldn't get enough yogurt, milk, ice cream, cottage cheese, etc. Must've had a calcium need or something.

netty82 5 years 11 weeks

Anything citrus! I love chicken, but I never wanted it during my pregnancy, I always wanted red meat!!

KAEB06 5 years 11 weeks

When I was preggo it was meat (pref.burgers) and I could have a turkey sandwich (sourdough, mustard, mayo, tomato, lettuce, and avocado) for EVERY meal!

GirlC 5 years 11 weeks

This week I seem to want milk!

abqmama 5 years 11 weeks

tomatoes

abqmama 5 years 11 weeks

tomatoes

jimmalou1978 5 years 11 weeks

Anything spicy, Big Macs from McDonalds, Sour Skittles. Those are the consistent cravings. I ate Chinese today because I was craving the green beans. I'm trying to control my weight gain; we'll see how it goes.

jimmalou1978 5 years 11 weeks

LaurenG22 5 years 11 weeks

I am still TTC :) Send me some dust ladies- you all seem to be blessed in the baby making department! :ROTFL:

LaurenG22 5 years 11 weeks

I am still TTC :) Send me some dust ladies- you all seem to be blessed in the baby making department! :ROTFL:

cakes7873 5 years 11 weeks

No cravings yet... but tomato sauce is sitting well for some reason... totally throws me for a loop! But after this lil guy comes, you know I'll be dialing for domino's!

chicchick 5 years 11 weeks

Oh I craved meat too - ground beef as in hamburgers, tacos, sloppy joes - mmmmm! I had random cravings here and there but the meat one lasted almost my entire pregnancy.

meandtheo 5 years 11 weeks

Citrus Fruits! Then In-N-Out Burger. Then cereal. I ate cereal for every meal for two weeks straight. My husband thought I had lost my mind but it was the only thing I wanted!

kellys 5 years 11 weeks

my first trimester i "craved" qdoba because it was the only thing i knew wouldn't make me sick. i was nauseated 24/7. one day i drank 12oz of OJ in about 20 seconds, and i *hate* orange juice (still do). after that, it was beef - the more-rare the better. walking by a butcher's case had me drooling. i did my best to order it as cooked as possible, and learned which restaurants had the best steak sandwhiches in the city. the other big one was chocolate. i didn't crave it so much as it just tasted really, really good while pregnant. the cheap stuff tasted as rich as dark chocolate, and the dark? oh my. i also went through an ice cream/milkshake phase towards the end of it all, and cutting back on salt lead me to appreciate olives for the first time in my life. now that it's all over, beef and chocolate have gone back to "normal" craving levels, but olives are still pretty tasty.

kellys 5 years 11 weeks

my first trimester i "craved" qdoba because it was the only thing i knew wouldn't make me sick. i was nauseated 24/7. one day i drank 12oz of OJ in about 20 seconds, and i *hate* orange juice (still do). after that, it was beef - the more-rare the better. walking by a butcher's case had me drooling. i did my best to order it as cooked as possible, and learned which restaurants had the best steak sandwhiches in the city. the other big one was chocolate. i didn't crave it so much as it just tasted really, really good while pregnant. the cheap stuff tasted as rich as dark chocolate, and the dark? oh my. i also went through an ice cream/milkshake phase towards the end of it all, and cutting back on salt lead me to appreciate olives for the first time in my life.now that it's all over, beef and chocolate have gone back to "normal" craving levels, but olives are still pretty tasty.

newmom 5 years 11 weeks

I could not get enough of green olives, stuffed with almonds, in chardonnay. I had to have at least two jars at all times. (One at work, one at home.) After my son was born? I can not stand them!! Go figure...

Starbuck 5 years 11 weeks

Right now I'm craving oranges. I have a sense of smell like a bloodhound right now, and I can smell an orange 50 feet away. Also craving a glass of cold milk, baked goods, and red meat. If I somehow make it through the next 7 months without gaining 100lbs I'll be amazed. :-)

POPSUGAR Moms 5 years 11 weeks

I didn't really crave anything, but I could not stand a few things I normally liked.

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