How to fight pregnancy cravings.
How to fight pregnancy cravings. During pregnancy you will crave such random things! Find out how to curb those cravings for the better!
How real are pregnancy cravings?
Triggered by the hormones that are racing through your body is going to help you decide on a craving. These are beyond intense cravings! Personally, I have not craved anything crazy like vanilla ice cream with a wedge of dill pickle or a Reese’s Buttercup topped with mayo, but I have had such intense cravings that I will be drooling until I get it.
In my previous blog on how to survive bed rest,I talk about why I’m on bed rest and how I try and keep myself entertained. With that being said I have had so many intense cravings out of nowhere!
So how do you fight them?
You. Don’t.
You work with them. My most intense craving has been for ~soft~ chocolate chip cookies. Can I smash a whole Costco 36 pack of chocolate chip cookies? Yes. Will I? No.
When at Walmart with my mother-in-law she was pointing out how she would eat anything and everything if she craved it. Yes, that meant she was eating serrano peppers, pineapple, anything and everything I avoid. Then again the technology and information we can get at our fingertips was not so much a thing in 1990 when she gave birth to her first child.
During my pregnancy, I try to avoid foods that may harm the baby and try actually to eat healthier. So back to the cookies. If I bought Walmart fresh baked cookies I was looking at 180 calories, and no nourishment. If I buy Fiber One chewy choc chip cookies then they are 160 calories, and packed full of fiber! For a pregnant woman, this is a huge win! This will help move your bowels and finally, you can go to the bathroom without excessively pushing.
Fiber one offers so many different things that you can swap out for a healthier option. When going out to eat you can swap fries for a salad. Burger King is one of the places that do this! Craving those french fries still? Use sweet potato instead of your average french fry potato (Russet potato). Sweet potatoes are packed full of nutrients! Also, use an air frier to reduce the use of oil, and help preserve the nutrients!
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Valerye Defehr
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