Pregnant vegetarian craving meat

[Anonymous]

Vegetarian here. Lots of people told me I was going to want some bacon or a hamburger while pregnant. Turns out I didn't. But thank guys, very helpful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a vegetarian craving flesh, but a vegan craving cheese! Any time I think about cheese, I eat something else, so I'm not hungry. And I think about the treatment of dairy cows, specifically the forcible insemination and taking away of their babies, so humans can drink the calves' milk. Cravings solved! Please pass the guacamole!

Spoken like someone who's never actually set foot on a dairy farm.

[Anonymous]

My friend who was vegetarian for 20+ years craved meat during her pregnancy too. She ended up eating small quantities so I guess it's a common thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Vegetarian here. Lots of people told me I was going to want some bacon or a hamburger while pregnant. Turns out I didn't. But thank guys, very helpful.

Ha ha, same here. So many people asked if I would 'still' be a vegetarian during both of my pregnancies. Hm well I haven't eaten meat in 25 years, I'm certainly not craving it since I don't even remember what it tastes like.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vegetarian here. Lots of people told me I was going to want some bacon or a hamburger while pregnant. Turns out I didn't. But thank guys, very helpful.

Ha ha, same here. So many people asked if I would 'still' be a vegetarian during both of my pregnancies. Hm well I haven't eaten meat in 25 years, I'm certainly not craving it since I don't even remember what it tastes like.

Same here. I only craved bagels and cream cheese during my pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Vegetarian here. Lots of people told me I was going to want some bacon or a hamburger while pregnant. Turns out I didn't. But thank guys, very helpful.

Ha ha, same here. So many people asked if I would 'still' be a vegetarian during both of my pregnancies. Hm well I haven't eaten meat in 25 years, I'm certainly not craving it since I don't even remember what it tastes like.

NP. This is me too- everyone told me I'd be craving meat, but two pregnancies later, still a vegetarian.

[Anonymous]

Cravings have no rhyme or reason. It isn't about "remembering what it tastes like" oh sanctiveggie- it's about your body having an innate need/desire for something.

Pregnant women who crave eating dirt or laundry detergent aren't "remembering a time long ago when they ate dirt". They crave it.


I was a meat eater who couldn't DEAL with the smell or texture of meat for the first 15 weeks or so with my first. So? I couldn't eat it. I ate what my body told me to during pregnancy.

[Anonymous]

Vegetarian here who didn't crave neat while pregnant. o

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cravings have no rhyme or reason. It isn't about "remembering what it tastes like" oh sanctiveggie- it's about your body having an innate need/desire for something.

Pregnant women who crave eating dirt or laundry detergent aren't "remembering a time long ago when they ate dirt". They crave it.


I was a meat eater who couldn't DEAL with the smell or texture of meat for the first 15 weeks or so with my first. So? I couldn't eat it. I ate what my body told me to during pregnancy.

So, do you think people whose bodies are craving laundry detergent should eat what their bodies tell them to?

[Anonymous]

You need protein and iron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cravings have no rhyme or reason. It isn't about "remembering what it tastes like" oh sanctiveggie- it's about your body having an innate need/desire for something.

Pregnant women who crave eating dirt or laundry detergent aren't "remembering a time long ago when they ate dirt". They crave it.


I was a meat eater who couldn't DEAL with the smell or texture of meat for the first 15 weeks or so with my first. So? I couldn't eat it. I ate what my body told me to during pregnancy.

So, do you think people whose bodies are craving laundry detergent should eat what their bodies tell them to?

Whoosh.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need protein and iron.

OP's sister, actually. Read the OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a vegetarian craving flesh, but a vegan craving cheese! Any time I think about cheese, I eat something else, so I'm not hungry. And I think about the treatment of dairy cows, specifically the forcible insemination and taking away of their babies, so humans can drink the calves' milk. Cravings solved! Please pass the guacamole!

Spoken like someone who's never actually set foot on a dairy farm.

Not worth it PP. They saw a PETA documentary in grad school and only they know the truth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a vegetarian craving flesh, but a vegan craving cheese! Any time I think about cheese, I eat something else, so I'm not hungry. And I think about the treatment of dairy cows, specifically the forcible insemination and taking away of their babies, so humans can drink the calves' milk. Cravings solved! Please pass the guacamole!

Spoken like someone who's never actually set foot on a dairy farm.

Not worth it PP. They saw a PETA documentary in grad school and only they know the truth.

I've certainly been to a dairy farm. And I'm not a PETA supporter. And I try hard not to make assumptions about people I don't know on the internet. Also, this thread is about whether vegetarians crave meat during pregnancy. My answer - no meat cravings, just cheese, and I didn't eat it. Good luck, OP! Hope your sister has some wonderful, supportive folks in her life.

[Anonymous]

NP vegetarian here. I had zero meat cravings. If eating meat is a religious problem, your sister should speak to her relevant leader. If it's an ethical issue, it's possible to purchase relatively more kindly-sourced meats.