A few weeks ago we did a little poll on our Instagram account (@elhee_france) to get your feedback on your strangest cravings during pregnancy, and you didn't fail to make us laugh. From sauerkraut to kiri dipped in chocolate yoghurt to deep-fried camembert for breakfast... here's the list of your funniest cravings! But where exactly do they come from?
No study has been able to prove with certainty the precise causes of these food "urges". However, many scientists agree that our bodies are naturally aware of their nutritional needs, and that this awareness may be heightened during pregnancy by hormonal changes that can lead to these unusual cravings.
Candy, sauerkraut and pickles came up most often, but here's a small selection of your answers...
Julie: "Raw meat all the time, even though I'm a vegetarian..."
Carole: "Pickles, pickles and more pickles".
Aurélia: "Tabbouleh rolled in a slice of ham".
Clothilde: "Endive salad EVERY DAY. Fortunately my daughter doesn't have an endive head :)"
Amalia: "Sweets, as chemical as possible! (crocodile type)"
Mélanie: "Pain au chocolats, but only from supermarkets, not from the bakery! "
Vivian: "For 15 days I ate Twix exclusively, sometimes up to 30 a day!"
Amandine: "Sardines for breakfast, lunch and dinner".
Eugénie: "Kebabs with harissa...which I haven't eaten since".
Capucine "Doing laundry all the time so I can smell it, I could have eaten it if I could."
Clotilde: "Lemon, tarama and LAUGHING PORK, which I usually never eat".
Virginie: "Meat from morning to night (the very idea disgusts me now)".
Alexandra: "For Adam I ate cabbage (sauerkraut) for 3 months."
Elise: "From 4-cheese pizza to breakfast".
Anne-Laure: "Pickles for number 1, mashed celery for number 2 and harissa-laced tacos for number 3."
Amélie: "Pickles and chocolate... at the same time!!!"
Hélène: "Pickles, but especially pickle water".
Anna: "Sweets, but very sour".
Margot: "Artichokes and vanilla ice cream cones, all the time"
Cover photo source: Studio154 photography
