24 Unexpected Pregnancy Cravings: From Bizarre to Downright Hilarious

Someone recently asked Reddit, “ What was your pregnancy food addiction? Did you like it after?” After several hundreds of parents weighed in, these are the top-voted pregnancy cravings.

1. Fruit 

Many users reminisced on their cravings for fruit. “Watermelon. Like entire large watermelons in one day.” Another user could relate exclaiming, “I ate so many watermelons, too! I couldn’t get enough, it was all I wanted. Now LO [little one] is 1 year old and I haven’t had any since their birth. “Green apples, both pregnancies, ate close to 50 in a week, couldn’t keep anything down for the first 4 months, only them green apples. Never had them after giving birth, but my children sure love them green apples.” “Cutie oranges. I ate about 10 a day my whole pregnancy. I’m six months postpartum now and finally cut back to one or two a day,” a user confessed. 

2. Ice Cream

“Ice cream sandwiches with my first. I had one every day, sometimes more than 1. Hadn’t eaten them since childhood and haven’t had one since bub was a newborn.” Another user agreed, “The last month or two of pregnancy I was so obsessed with ice cream (which I barely ever eat otherwise), I’d almost cry I wanted it so bad.”

3. Soda

“Couldn’t eat much. I was so sick, but Coca Cola was my everything. From Wendy’s especially. I drank it most of the day and would try to drink my hydro flask of water to balance it out. Lol” Another user agreed, “Same for the carbonated drinks. I was developing a mild addiction to diet Pepsi before I was pregnant. I couldn’t stand it anymore once I got pregnant.”

4. Apple Sauce 

“Applesauce! I ate so much applesauce.”

5. Meat

Some users changed their diet completely during pregnancy. One user, a former vegetarian, started eating meat. She stated, “Former vegetarian: ate popeyes weekly during my third trimester.”

6. Salsa

“First pregnancy craving was salsa…just salsa. No chips, just ate it with a spoon.” Another responded, “I miss salsa so much (can’t eat onions, the fetus hates them).”

7. Guacamole

In response to the salsa craving, a user said, “I ate guac straight with a spoon. We could’ve been buddies.”

8. Yogurt

“I ate huge bowls of yogurt (think 1/3 of a liter tub) with frozen berries and cherries. The yogurt would freeze over the berries and make a perfect sour, milky creamy, crust. I was pregnant during the summer and this was a twice daily routine,” one user said

9. Pickles and Hot Cheetos

“Pickles and hot Cheetos eaten together or separately, I worked in a kitchen too so I got to eat those pickle spears. I haven’t eaten it since lol”

10. Breakfast Food

“I was obsessed with breakfast food. Pancakes, French toast, egg sandwiches, waffles, etc. I would make massive feasts every weekend for me and my husband. Now,I can’t even think about breakfast without gagging!”

Fast Food Restaurants 

Many confessed their obsession for specific fast food restaurants during their pregnancies. 

11. McDonalds 

“McChicken. Just McChicken,” one user said.  Another said, “I ate a McChicken and a double cheeseburger in the car outside my gym before EVERY workout while pregnant lol.” “This is making me feel so much better bc I have been getting McDonald’s 1x a week bc of pregnancy cravings. Do you have the app? Life changing.”

12. Chick-Fil-A

“Chick fil-a sandwiches. I had boycotted the company because of politics, then work colleagues brought me a sandwich when I was desperate for food, and I got completely hooked during pregnancy. I gave myself a break but always felt really guilty. PP i’m back on my boycott though.”

13. Subway

“Subway!!!! The smell of the bread was intoxicating when I was pregnant. Now I would never touch it. All I think of is the yoga mat ingredients in the bread.”

14. Little Caesars 

“Little Caesar’s hot n ready. Crazy bead. 2 garlic sauces. Hated it pre-pregnancy. Still love it PP [post-partum].”

15. KFC 

“KFC coleslaw. I hated it with a passion but then started craving it during pregnancy. I still love to eat it!” Another agreed, saying, “I was a sl*t for KFC. We ate so much of it, it was ridiculous. I was also desperate for a particular kind of sushi roll from my favorite Japanese place but I waited until I’d given birth.”

16. Cinnabon  

“I had such a specific craving for Cinnabon cinnamon rolls during this pregnancy! It was hard to satisfy because we don’t really have one close by. I was able to get one at the airport during a work trip a week later!” “Omg. I love Cinnabon and the frosting. Did you know they sell it by the tub during the holidays? I may or may not have ordered 22 tubs of it a couple years ago.”

17. Pop Tarts 

One user confessed, “Pop-tarts were my favorite during my breast feeding, feeding frenzy. But only the cinnamon sugar.” “Ooo, pop tarts. Before the nausea started I craved garlic on everything. Weirdest one was garlic butter on pop tarts. Man, did that hit the spot. Until suddenly even hearing the word “garlic” sent me running to throw my guts up.”

18. Eggs 

“Hard boiled eggs. I didn’t want my eggs any other way when I was pregnant, and I had two a day or more. My husband was worried about my cholesterol going up.”

19. Milk 

“Milk. I mean I love milk, but I don’t drink it regularly. When I’m pregnant (I’m on my second pregnancy now) I wake up in the middle of the night & chug it straight from the jug.” “It was chocolate milk. I must’ve drank no less than 50 gallons of it during my last pregnancy.”

20. Jelly Beans 

“Jelly beans. I still love them and wouldn’t mind a few right now.”

21. Spicy Food 

“I wanted everything super spicy. I’ve always liked spicy food, but I didn’t slather everything in hot sauce either. I went back to pre-pregnancy desire for spicy food once I gave birth.” Another user craved spicy sauce, stating, “Cholula Hot Sauce. I’m a midwestern white girl who did NOT like or ever eat spicy food. Around 18w pregnant, I made a chicken & cheese quesadilla with guac and sour cream. I got the most intense craving for Cholula hot sauce.”

22. Orange Juice

“I was obsessed with orange juice! I haven’t had any since unless in a mimosa.”

23. Tomatoes 

“Tomatoes. I hate tomatoes (pre and post pregnancy) but all I wanted was tomato soup, tomato sandwiches, etc.” Another user agreed, ”I always liked tomatoes but when I got pregnant I really wanted them. I actually special ordered cans of tomato soup. I got 22 cans and I had tomato soup with grilled cheese almost constantly.”

24. Other Weird Cravings 

“Both pregnancies my weirdest craving wasn’t food, it was something far more shameful: 90s Hot Country. I must have listened to Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochee” hundreds of times, and more.”  Another user could relate, stating “I watch the music video to Chattahoochee when I need joy in my life. It makes me want to waterski in jeans.” We hope you enjoyed this Reddit picks list. This article was inspired by the internet and doesn’t necessarily reflect the views of Motherhood Life Balance.

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