The Pregnancy Craving!

When you hear of a large pizza covered in cheese, pepperoni, pineapples, pickles and sardnies, your first thought maybe, "Ew! That must be a pregnant woman's creation." But why? Why do women at this stage in their life crave french fries dipped in ice cream or pickles covered in peanut butter? According to WebMD's article, Pregnancy Cravings: When You Gotta Have It!, it is unknown as to why us women desire these weird combinations. "No one really knows why pregnancy cravings occur, though there are theories that it represents some nutrient that the mother may be lacking-- and the crave is the body's way of asking for what it needs," states Andrei Rebarber, MD, in the article Pregnancy Cravings: When You Gotta Have It!

Non-pregnant people like myself always wonder how or what possessed these women to even think up such an idea. How they can even eat such creations is another thought of its own! Have you ever thought, "Hmm, I wonder what that taste like? Maybe I should try it." Here are a couple 'Pregnant Women Recipes' for you, just in case you did have some kind of thought. Enjoy!

• Fries dipped in Caramel Frappes
• Cereal with Coca Cola (Yes! Instead of milk.)

Celebrity Cravings:

• Pickle Pancakes- Snooki
• Butter on Pop Tarts- Jessica Simpson 
• Relish and Mayo Sandwich- Kourtney Kardashian
• Pickles and Ketchup- Natalie Portman

Sources:
"Outrageous Cravings." Web log post. BabyCenter. N.p., 22 June 2011. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.
Colette BouchezWebMD. "Pregnancy Cravings: When You Gotta Have It!"WebMD. WebMD, 08 Oct. 2008. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.
Thomson, Julie R. "Celebrity Pregnancy Cravings: They Want It, We've Got It." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 14 Mar. 2012. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.
Yang, Sara. "Celebrity Pregnancy Cravings." TheBump.com. The Bump, n.d. Web. 03 Mar. 2013.