Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

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Thursday, October 1, 2009 11:13:57 AM

Re: Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

Ok, maybe i am an idiot but what is GMO soy?  I am sorry if this seems like a

dumb question. lol

 

--- On Thu, 10/1/09, robin koloms <rkoloms > wrote:

 

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Re: Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

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Thursday, October 1, 2009, 6:04 AM

 

 

 

If you buy Boca products, keep in mind that the non-organic items are made with

GMO soy...

 

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Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:37:31 PM

Re: Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

One of the Morning Star Farms ones is vegan (maybe it's the Original vegi

burger one? -also says vegan on it - I could swear it says " Original

Grillers " or something similar and then under it " Vegan " . Could be another

one though - they have so many different kinds - but we get them from time

to time. Boca has one that is vegan, too. We get the cheaper of the 2

(varies with sales at different stores) if/when I get them.

 

Missie

 

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 7:19 PM, vegetariankids <vegetariankids@

>wrote:

 

>

>

> I'm vegan and didn't have any non-vegan cravings or experience that

> famished, can't-eat-enough feeling. I didn't have many cravings at

> all...thai tofu in my last trimester. I gained about 20 lbs., had an 8+ lb.

> baby, and was wearing my pre-pregnancy jeans in about 2 weeks! That's a pro

> for trying to remain vegan!

>

> Meateaters have told me that Morning Star Grillers taste like McD burgers.

> Grillers aren't vegan but at least they're vegetarian. Maybe some of you

> would find that they stop your cravings for burgers.

>

>

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Agreed. That's why I wrote 'in my experience'....

j.

 

 

 

 

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Monday, September 28, 2009 3:18:59 PM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

wait, wait, please let's not make the assumption based on a few people that

" most vegetarians crave meat when pregnant. "  

I did a little research online also and the result seemed to be that there just

wasn't enough research done. 

Jill

--- On Mon, 9/28/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ > wrote:

 

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

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Monday, September 28, 2009, 8:36 PM

 

 

 

I've heard that, too, with the cravings (most notably when people are trying to

justify why their kids are eating dirt etc., but I digress) . Many world

cultures also have superstitions re: pregnant women eating what they crave- it's

thought to be bad luck for the baby if they don't give in to their cravings

(it's usually the baby telling them what to crave). I wonder if anyone's ever

actually studied this. I'm going to do a bit of research and I'll post what I

find (if anything). Seems like this group's experience mirrors what I've

experienced: that most  vegetarians crave meat etc. while pregnant.

j.

 

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tanya wynette <wynettelove@ >

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Monday, September 28, 2009 11:09:05 AM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

I have heard that you crave foods that have the vitamins that you are lacking. 

Meat has iron.  Eat some prunes that are extremley high in iron.  See if that

satisfy's your cravings.

I ate so many prunes durring my first pregnancy that people were totally

discusted.  And NO it did not cause me to have the poops.

 

Tanya

 

--- On Mon, 9/28/09, Denise Turner <deniseamay> wrote:

 

Denise Turner <deniseamay>

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

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Monday, September 28, 2009, 7:50 AM

 

 

 

Have you tried the meat substitutes like Boca or Morningstar?  I found they

didn't tame my cravings but maybe it will work for you? 

 

--- On Mon, 9/28/09, Janelle Stewart <morningacademy@ gmail.com> wrote:

 

Janelle Stewart <morningacademy@ gmail.com>

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

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Monday, September 28, 2009, 1:03 AM

 

 

 

I was not vegan with my first pregnancy but by the time of my second

 

pregnancy I had been vegan for around 6 months. I was soooo sick, bad

 

taste, incredibly sensitive to smells etc. So funny - just like you,

 

all of a sudden tofu made me gag and I CRAVED beef. I wanted a

 

McDonald's hamburger for breakfast (yuk!)! I did finally eat meat

 

during the pregnancy because I decided my body might be trying to tell

 

me it needed something. I am a proponent that our food is more than

 

just an alphabet so I just followed my body for the most part. Well, I

 

didn't go to McD's but I did eat meat, also partly because I was losing

 

weight and it was one of the few things I could keep down. Not that you

 

can't have a completely healthy vegan pregnancy - just that my own body

 

I think needed something. You will be happy to know that the sickness

 

and strange cravings went away after the pregnancy. Tofu is every bit

 

as wonderful now as it was before! I also craved spicy food for both -

 

first was Indian and the second was Thai. Go figure.

 

Janelle

 

ad00rable_1 wrote:

 

>

 

>

 

> Just wondering if others were craving non-vegan food while pregnant?

 

> I'm 7 weeks pregnant with my second child. I was not vegan or

 

> vegetarian during my first pregnancy.

 

> I have a constant bad taste in my mouth (that I didn't have with my

 

> 1st) that often makes me want to gag and am definitely very sensitive

 

> to smells. I was making tofu scramble and hashbrowns the other night

 

> and though it smelled delicious the texture of the tofu totally made

 

> me want to gag. I'm guess I'm looking to hear others' experiences and

 

> if they consumed anything while pregnant that they wouldn't have

 

> otherwise. Or just how you got along during this time, how you dealt

 

> with cravings and aversions.

 

>

 

> Thanks!

 

>

 

> -Nancy

 

>

 

>

 

 

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I actually tried to eat meat during my pregnancy because I was turned off of

beans and I was worried about getting enough protein (and I was carrying twins

so everything was needed). Definitely was not craving it and I couldn't get

past the gnawing on flesh thing even for the sake of my children. By the way, I

gave birth at 40 weeks to two 7 pounders - both practically unheard of for

twins. I love using that as an example when people say that vegetarians aren't

healthy.

Amelia

 

 

 

 

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jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick

 

Monday, October 5, 2009 1:30:39 AM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

Agreed. That's why I wrote 'in my experience'. ...

j.

 

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Jillene Wenzel <jillben2008@ >

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Monday, September 28, 2009 3:18:59 PM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

wait, wait, please let's not make the assumption based on a few people that

" most vegetarians crave meat when pregnant. "

I did a little research online also and the result seemed to be that there just

wasn't enough research done.

Jill

--- On Mon, 9/28/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ > wrote:

 

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

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Monday, September 28, 2009, 8:36 PM

 

 

 

I've heard that, too, with the cravings (most notably when people are trying to

justify why their kids are eating dirt etc., but I digress) . Many world

cultures also have superstitions re: pregnant women eating what they crave- it's

thought to be bad luck for the baby if they don't give in to their cravings

(it's usually the baby telling them what to crave). I wonder if anyone's ever

actually studied this. I'm going to do a bit of research and I'll post what I

find (if anything). Seems like this group's experience mirrors what I've

experienced: that most vegetarians crave meat etc. while pregnant.

j.

 

 

 

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Hi all,

I was a craver of meat during my pregancy. I ate everything in sight though

too. I gained 30kg and had a very long difficult labor which i think now was

because i got so heavy and didnt exercise during my pregancy. I was severely

iron deficient but had i known better i should have stuck to alternative

sources. Oddly enough i remember my first meal of meat served to me after my

son was born. It was chicken and i just hated it. I couldnt eat it. I went

back to vegetarian after that and when my boy was 3 months old i heard about

the horrid thingsd that happen to calves for milk and being a new mum it

really hit me hard and ive been vegan ever since.

 

I remember when i first became vegan i had an insane craving for KFC, which

i hadnt eaten in years (when i was preg i ate organic local beef, still shit

i know). It wasn't the chicken i wanted it was the skin. I couldn't figure

it out, but it was so intense so my housemate, who was an ex chef

experimented with tofu and marinating it and basically in the end it was the

oiliness of fried tofu that fixed the craving. It must have been just fat

that i needed. I had lost weight quickly and i think it was just my bodys

way of trying to get me to eat the fattiest thing it could imagine!

 

I do believe in cravings, but like the fat story i think you can envisage

things such as meat that you know have iron etc, when its not the actual

food product you want, but the vitimans. Im craving salt like mad at the

moment and i think its because my thyroid is not in great shape.

 

Good luck with your pregnancy. I would suggest that when having the craving,

think about what is in it and look for the alternative.

 

Ange

 

On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 2:54 AM, Amelia Golden <agolden wrote:

 

>

>

> I actually tried to eat meat during my pregnancy because I was turned off

> of beans and I was worried about getting enough protein (and I was carrying

> twins so everything was needed). Definitely was not craving it and I

> couldn't get past the gnawing on flesh thing even for the sake of my

> children. By the way, I gave birth at 40 weeks to two 7 pounders - both

> practically unheard of for twins. I love using that as an example when

> people say that vegetarians aren't healthy.

> Amelia

>

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> jenni claire garverick

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> Monday, October 5, 2009 1:30:39 AM

> Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

>

> Agreed. That's why I wrote 'in my experience'. ...

> j.

>

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> Jillene Wenzel <jillben2008@ >

> @gro ups.com

> Monday, September 28, 2009 3:18:59 PM

> Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

>

> wait, wait, please let's not make the assumption based on a few people that

> " most vegetarians crave meat when pregnant. "

> I did a little research online also and the result seemed to be that there

> just wasn't enough research done.

> Jill

> --- On Mon, 9/28/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

> wrote:

>

> jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

> Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

> @gro ups.com

> Monday, September 28, 2009, 8:36 PM

>

> I've heard that, too, with the cravings (most notably when people are

> trying to justify why their kids are eating dirt etc., but I digress) . Many

> world cultures also have superstitions re: pregnant women eating what they

> crave- it's thought to be bad luck for the baby if they don't give in to

> their cravings (it's usually the baby telling them what to crave). I wonder

> if anyone's ever actually studied this. I'm going to do a bit of research

> and I'll post what I find (if anything). Seems like this group's experience

> mirrors what I've experienced: that most vegetarians crave meat etc. while

> pregnant.

> j.

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Woo Hoo! I love hearing stories like this! And Jill, apologies if my response

was a bit harsh. I think I had late night brain issues. I, too, was one of those

with NO meat cravings (but major dairy, like I said), but I think it's very

interesting that so many do- even the diehards among us.

j.

 

 

 

 

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Monday, October 5, 2009 8:54:33 AM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

 

I actually tried to eat meat during my pregnancy because I was turned off of

beans and I was worried about getting enough protein (and I was carrying twins

so everything was needed). Definitely was not craving it and I couldn't get past

the gnawing on flesh thing even for the sake of my children. By the way, I gave

birth at 40 weeks to two 7 pounders - both practically unheard of for twins. I

love using that as an example when people say that vegetarians aren't healthy.

Amelia

 

____________ _________ _________ __

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

@gro ups.com

Monday, October 5, 2009 1:30:39 AM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

Agreed. That's why I wrote 'in my experience'. ...

j.

 

____________ _________ _________ __

Jillene Wenzel <jillben2008@ >

@gro ups.com

Monday, September 28, 2009 3:18:59 PM

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

 

wait, wait, please let's not make the assumption based on a few people that

" most vegetarians crave meat when pregnant. "

I did a little research online also and the result seemed to be that there just

wasn't enough research done.

Jill

--- On Mon, 9/28/09, jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ > wrote:

 

jenni claire garverick <jennigarverick@ >

Re: Dealing with non-vegan cravings while pregnant

@gro ups.com

Monday, September 28, 2009, 8:36 PM

 

I've heard that, too, with the cravings (most notably when people are trying to

justify why their kids are eating dirt etc., but I digress) . Many world

cultures also have superstitions re: pregnant women eating what they crave- it's

thought to be bad luck for the baby if they don't give in to their cravings

(it's usually the baby telling them what to crave). I wonder if anyone's ever

actually studied this. I'm going to do a bit of research and I'll post what I

find (if anything). Seems like this group's experience mirrors what I've

experienced: that most vegetarians crave meat etc. while pregnant.

j.

 

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I googled it. Their burgers that use to be Grillers are now called Grillers

Prime (vegetarian). Their newer vegan ones are now Grillers. They DO make so

many now compared to decades ago when I first became a veggie! The veggie

burgers my brother-in-law said tasted like McD's is the Grillers Prime(not the

vegan ones). I think I already mentioned that he thinks he's been eating a lot

of soy in his McD burgers! I've eaten them both (was a veggie, now a vegan),

and the Grillers Prime are much better than the vegan. The vegan are ok with

condiments on them. Amy's makes some vegan burgers that are pretty good and

don't have soy.

 

, Missie <mszzzi wrote:

>

> One of the Morning Star Farms ones is vegan (maybe it's the Original vegi

> burger one? -also says vegan on it - I could swear it says " Original

> Grillers " or something similar and then under it " Vegan " . Could be another

> one though - they have so many different kinds - but we get them from time

> to time. Boca has one that is vegan, too. We get the cheaper of the 2

> (varies with sales at different stores) if/when I get them.

>

> Missie

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I craved meat during pregnancy but I sort of think it was because I thought it

would make me feel better because it was the one thing I hadn't tried eating (I

am vegetarian, not vegan so I was eating lots of cheese and yogurt which was

very comforting to my belly during that time). I felt so nauseated and had a

terrible taste in my mouth as well. Honestly though, I don't think it would have

made me feel any better. I didn't try it. Hope you feel better soon.

 

Justine

 

 

, " ad00rable_1 " <nkiffer wrote:

>

> Just wondering if others were craving non-vegan food while pregnant? I'm 7

weeks pregnant with my second child. I was not vegan or vegetarian during my

first pregnancy.

> I have a constant bad taste in my mouth (that I didn't have with my 1st) that

often makes me want to gag and am definitely very sensitive to smells. I was

making tofu scramble and hashbrowns the other night and though it smelled

delicious the texture of the tofu totally made me want to gag. I'm guess I'm

looking to hear others' experiences and if they consumed anything while pregnant

that they wouldn't have otherwise. Or just how you got along during this time,

how you dealt with cravings and aversions.

>

> Thanks!

>

> -Nancy

>