Craven cravin' and the Bugle of the Broad Bean

[joanne0012]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at y..., "Tabouli" <tabouli at u...> wrote:
> Tell me, all you mothers out there, did you get weird food cravings during . 
>pregnancy?  A currently pregnant friend told me she is craving strawberries, 
>which evoked wise nods from someone I told.  Ah yes, strawberries have folate, 
>you see.  Nutrients for child's developing nervous system.

Just FYI, the crucial developmental phase that has been linked to folate occurs 
during the first month after conception, which is before most cravings would 
arise.  Which is why women are advised to take folate before getting pregnant.

When I was expecting my first child, I got a craving for a pizza with fried eggs on 
it.  (Had never wanted a fried egg before in my life, nor since.)  Well, I WAS 
underweight at the time . . .