Women LOVE to tell a good pregnancy story, specifically what their food cravings were...and let's face it...the more bizarre the better! Apparently, cravings for fast food is pretty normal. But what does it MEAN if you crave McDonald's during pregnancy?
Google has all of the infographics showing when you crave "X" food, it explains that your body really needs "Y" supplement/nutrient. Basically your brain is mixing up protien or magnesium for stronger falvors like salt or suger. However, research is showing that pregnant women's cravings for McDonald's with the social permission that they are generally given to eat whatever they want.
In other words, for most of their lives, women receive cultural messages about how to eat the right foods, in the right quantities, so they can maintain the right appearance. Contrast that pressure with society's celebration of pregnant women's appetites, whether it's midnight ice cream runs or second and third helpings at dinner, and pregnancy may be the only time in an American woman's life when she is released from culture messages about dieting.
So yeah, go ahead and mix up Peanut Butter and Cheese, Pickles and Ice Cream, or Strawberries and Blue cheese....dive in and enjoy. No one is judging. We are all just really impressed.