Caliente!

I am doing pretty well on food cravings, which I can hopefully attribute to a healthy, balanced diet.

For a couple weeks, I was hooked on string cheese and had a 'string' for breakfast with a whole wheat english muffin and peanut butter. Now that my 'stash' is gone, I need to get some more calcium-rich foods in my diet. I miss imported and soft cheeses, sushi and coffee. I continue to like cold drinks which can indicate a lack of manganese. I still don't have a huge appetite which could be due to low Vitamin B1, B3, manganese or chloride, or just my status quo. I do have a taste for spicier, more complex foods now, like Indian, Thai, Malaysian, etc. Contrary to popular pregnancy myths, this is absolutely fine and does not induce labor! Even so, I will couch my cravings and say my definition of spicy is still that of a midwesterner, so very tame by world standards!

This week, I am going to concentrate on eating more nuts (walnuts, almonds, pecans), seeds, beans, legumes, tuna, beef, chicken, fruits (esp. pineapple, blueberries). I am happy to have moved on from bread, potatoes and comfort foods. The food aversions are settling down and hubby is happy to have meat in the house again.