pregnancy cravings

Pregnancy Food Aversions
Pregnancy

Did Your Tastebuds Change During Pregnancy?

Pickles and ice cream?
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Pickles and ice cream? Peanut butter-covered anything? Expectant mamas have a reputation for craving some of the most unusual food combinations during their pregnancies. While Mariah Carey couldn't get enough of Kellogg's Crunchy Nut cereal, pregnancy can also send moms running for cover when foods that were once on their must-eat lists suddenly turn their stomachs upside down.

For some mamas, that means changing their diet drastically. For others, it means simply avoiding a few foods. What formerly favorite foods suddenly sent you running for cover while pregnant?

Common Pregnancy Cravings
Baby Showers

5 Creative Baby Shower Snacks Spoofing Pregnancy Cravings

Nothing really sounds that crazy when it comes to pregnancy cravings.
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Common Pregnancy Cravings

Nothing really sounds that crazy when it comes to pregnancy cravings. Moms-to-be tend to experience some odd callings when it comes to pregnancy cravings. Turn a stuffy shower on its head by poking fun of the guest of honor's strange pairings and including them in your baby shower! We've picked out cute, unexpected ways to celebrate your shower with the foods you've pined for during the last nine months.

Salty, Citrusy, Vinegary Things Make Lemonade Cream Cheese, Peanut Butter, Turkey, and Ham Galore Snickers or Bust Pickles and Ice Cream
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Study Says That Mom's Pregnancy Diet Affects Kids' Junk Food Cravings
Pregnancy

Did You Watch What You Ate While Pregnant?

No matter what foods you ban from your house, your tots may still have a hankering for the contraband goods.
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No matter what foods you ban from your house, your tots may still have a hankering for the contraband goods. But where did they get that sweet tooth? A new study says that what mom ate before they were born may be at fault.

The study found that mama mice who were fed junk food passed on the genes that released those feel-good chemicals in their babies when they were later fed the same foods. The babies also chose to eat much more of a high-fat, high-sugar diet than those whose moms didn't eat the unhealthy stuff.

The researchers say moms should try to limit their junk food diet when they are pregnant and breastfeeding. But it can be hard to ignore those pregnancy cravings! Were you able to eat healthy while you were pregnant?