Changes in Food Preferences?

[birch113]

Has anyone else noticed a shift in favorite foods pp? My diet is so different now, and I'm curious if it's just because I spent almost 10 months throwing up everything I ate and have made negative associations with former favorite/regular foods, or if it's a hormonal thing?

[jesster88]

I am not able to handle fried foods as well, but I think that is from not going out to eat as much after DS was born. I eat oatmeal with flaxseed for breakfast for my supply. I got on an almond milk kick during pregnancy for the increased calcium and that has stuck.

[ThePregosaurus]

I still want chocolate all the time!I was never like that before pregnancy.

[birch113]

Apr 18, 2015 7:14:55 GMT -5 mgk207 said:

I definitely have more of a sweet tooth than I used to. I pretty infrequently ate dessert before I was pregnant, then all hell broke loose during pregnancy, and now a meal doesn't seem complete without a couple cookies. I'm working on changing that (or at least making sure the meal is nutritious and balanced).

Yes!!! I used to be an ice cream junkie. I haven't had any since before LO was born, but I do want all the cookies!

[birch113]

Apr 18, 2015 7:27:12 GMT -5 @kc295905 said:

My preferences changed during pregnancy. I was a vegetarian for 5 years and now I eat meat. For me though, after pregnancy vegetables seemed appealing again(and everything I used to eat) so I'm glad for that!

I was a vegetarian, too, and started eating meat when I got pregnant.

Eta: I'm glad to be able to eat veggies again, too. Veggies and fruit did not go over well during pregnancy.

[mlee116]

Something about BFing makes me crave chocolate especially in the first few months...it's happened after both pregnancies. Also, some of my aversions still linger. I still can't stand fresh basil or boiled peanuts after having DS and that was over 3 years ago. Cooked sugar snap peas are my lingering aversion from this last pg. 

[happyfeet9]

I also have more of a sweet tooth even though I've never had one and hated sweets throughout pregnancy. I also don't tolerate fried foods well.

But the hardest one is that I've lost my love of wine. I can have a small glass here and there but it just doesn't appeal to me anymore. Hoping it comes back soon!

[fergie17]

I actually stayed vegetarian for the most part during pregnancy. Luckily my aversion for avocados during pregnancy is long gone!

[danisgossipgirl]

Apr 18, 2015 10:30:32 GMT -5 happyfeet9 said:

I also have more of a sweet tooth even though I've never had one and hated sweets throughout pregnancy. I also don't tolerate fried foods well.

But the hardest one is that I've lost my love of wine. I can have a small glass here and there but it just doesn't appeal to me anymore. Hoping it comes back soon!

This started for me after i had my first. I used to love wine, had a serious aversion while pregnant, and now 5 years later still don't really like it.

[jesster88]

happyfeet9 danisgossipgirl that's awful! I would be so sad if I developed a wine aversion.

[birch113]

Apr 18, 2015 16:33:33 GMT -5 jesster88 said:

happyfeet9 danisgossipgirl that's awful! I would be so sad if I developed a wine aversion.

Funny you asked mention that. I was a glass (or two) a night kinda gal, and now I have no interest. I hope that comes back eventually!

[path75]

I think I got used to not eating healthy. Now I am breast feeding, its an excuse to continue to eat unhealthy. My tastes have not really changed.

[gradschoolmama]

I stayed vegan during pregnancy but struggled first tri with aversion to green leafy vegetables (which I typically love.) After that I ate everything as usual but with more carbs. 2nd and 3rd tri every single day without fail I would wake up around 4am, eat cereal with my cat, and then go back to sleep. I gained 50 lbs. LO is a girl.

[pooky08]

I like sweet things less now. This makes me sad.

[aleys628]

I stayed vegetarian my whole pregnancy, but have been one for 21 years. I did get used to eating pretty unhealthy and developed tastes for unhealthy things that I didn't eat before and that hasn't gone away.

[amyface813]

happyfeet9 I also lost my love of wine! It's probably a good thing...

I used to be a very picky eater and now I pretty much eat anything. I hated beans my whole life and now I sorta like them. It's actually really nice to be ok eating whatever!

[bookworm87]

Apr 18, 2015 8:11:08 GMT -5 ThePregosaurus said:

I still want chocolate all the time!I was never like that before pregnancy.

This is me. I didn't even like chocolate pre pregnancy. Now I have gone out twice to buy myself a box of chocolates because I was craving them. I starting limiting myself to one a day though because the darn boxes are so expensive I can't afford to eat more.

[serunatu]

Apr 18, 2015 20:03:29 GMT -5 gradschoolmama said:

I stayed vegan during pregnancy but struggled first tri with aversion to green leafy vegetables (which I typically love.) After that I ate everything as usual but with more carbs. 2nd and 3rd tri every single day without fail I would wake up around 4am, eat cereal with my cat, and then go back to sleep. I gained 50 lbs. LO is a girl.

Sounds like me almost to a T! I eat fish and dairy though.

[beckyrosen]

Apr 18, 2015 7:27:12 GMT -5 @kc295905 said:

My preferences changed during pregnancy. I was a vegetarian for 5 years and now I eat meat. For me though, after pregnancy vegetables seemed appealing again(and everything I used to eat) so I'm glad for that!

Me too! I was vegetarian for over 3 years until pregnancy.. and meat didn't make me sick (but veggies did, ugh). I'm still eating meat, not sure how to get back to my old vegetarian diet.

[birch113]

Apr 28, 2015 2:56:10 GMT -5 mgk207 said:

Apr 27, 2015 10:48:42 GMT -5 calvinfoster said:

I have come to realize over the years that I have a really complicated relationship with sugar, specifically that I tend not to be good at moderating myself with it. When I have a slice of cake, I don't feel like "yum, good cake. Moving on" I feel like "MOAR CAKE". That starts a cycle where I'm eating way more sweets than I should and ends with bags of fun sized chocolate bars in my desk at work. For almost a decade I was successful in avoiding sugar completely, but that's a really rigid and difficult way to live. Plus, I love sweets so it becomes all to easy for me to justify going overboard on sugar using the "life's too short/iIt's a month where there's a holiday/ it's the afternoon on a day that ends with y" excuse. I suspect I'll always struggle with this. I feel better (and, frankly, look better) when I'm on the wagon.......but I always find my way back off

I do think sugar has some addictive qualities. The more often I eat it, the more I crave it. Perhaps that's why I have such a sweet tooth now. I almost completely gave up moderating my intake during pregnancy (which I can't say I regret, actually. It was glorious!) Now, I'm having to retrain my palate. It's really difficult.

If I remember correctly, there was a study conducted proving that sugar is addictive. I believe the claim was that it is as addictive as cocaine! Brain scans showed the same reaction for sugar and cocaine. Crazy thought!