Eating Weird stuff
We constantly hear from vegetarians that eating meat and other foods is bad and we should think of the animals...What about the rights of vegetables? Surely they feel pain in some way or another?
I’m not knocking vegetarians etc. they have a right to their opinions.
I myself am a vagitarian when the mood strikes.
There is another group we don’t hear much about, it falls under the name “Pica” which (thanks to Wikipedia) means the consumption of substances with no significant nutritional value, This often happens with pregnant women.
Some examples:-
• Cautopyreiophagia (burnt matches)
• Coniophobia (dust)
• Coprophagia (feces)
• Emetophagia (vomit)
• Geomelophagia (raw potatoes)
• Geophagia (dirt, soil, clay)
Do you eat anything like this? (perhaps when pregnant) and why?
Comments (43)
When I was pregnant with my son, I had a craving for charcoal soaked in petrol! I loved the smell of petrol, thinners etc. My hubby had to keep a close eye on me
Who wants to eat these things, pregnant or not?
The only craving I had when I was pregnant was séx!
And maybe also some strawberries in the middle of the winter.
Hi there
Some vegetarians have and love their pets, like dogs or cats, pretty much. Do they feed only vegetables to their pets? I wonder..
As for the eating weird stuff? Nope, never done that.
I don't really think it is far to force your views on even your animals though!
Z, That made me laugh!
diova, now thats a weird craving, did you ever eat/drink any of it?
Daniela, That's not weird, its nice.
Molly, Being vanilla is OK, Ive not met anyone who ate that stuff, did see 2 girls one cup...enough said.
Kal, Thats a really good point, Dr.Molly has spoken the words of eternal wisdom as usual.
all those animals ,who now be eaten by meat lovers get extinct ,
because there is no demand for meat then ,and to expensive to keep them alive.who will be benefit from it ,nobody.
human are carnivore and need animal protein to stay healthy and strong,
i am a animal lover to,but a vegetarian i never can be ,because i love animals to much to let them extinct
The only thing that was weird about my cravings when I expected my daughter was that I can't stand the taste of lemon and I don't eat potatoes, yet, I ate lemons like oranges and potato chips drenched in salt and vinegar
Crazy
It isn't a film I have on my to-watch list for some reason.
And, we DO NOT need animal protein!
Horses, elephants etc. are also herbivores and grow very strong and healthy without any meat - and so do we.
Trying to put them on a vegetarian diet would be unnatural, the same as giving meat to a horse.
However, if it´s a carefully planned diet, a dog could survive without meat.
Also, regarding the meat which is used in dog food, the animals are not bred or killed especially for dog food, but it is the remainders of the animals - some parts being for human consumption, while others for animals.
I knew a woman who was pregnant and ate sardines and pickles together.Yucky.
I felt nauseous whenever I smelled pizza. I love pizza! That was kind of a hard time
This has really been a poor attempt at a blog, maybe its time to enter into a pact with the devil.
Cal, Interesting, did you actually eat the cardboard?
Yun, Avocado and bacon...yes please