Fueled By Flapjacks: Date Baby

Fueled By Flapjacks

Thursday, July 06, 2006

Date Baby

It's been awhile since I posted. I really haven't eaten anything remarkable lately nor do I have a working camera to take pictures with yet. I doubt anyone really cares. Because Fueled By Flapjacks is now beating Buddha Belly entry-wise, I decided I'd better boost the food entry count.

My mother and I somehow started talking about pregnancy cravings the other day. I was curious to know what sort she had when she was pregnant with my brother and I. With Michael, she craved sweet 'n sour. While she was growing my chubby bubby butt, she craved dates. Yup, I'm a date baby. I wonder if the food your mother craves bears any affect on you post-birth. I can't say I have overwhelming love or desire for dates. Sure, I like them but I've really only had them in date scones. Of course, mothers probably eat a bunch of other stuff during their course of pregnancy too. Dates are very high in sugar though which could be why I have such a sweet tooth. Mmm sugar.

I was thinking it would be quite a cool tradition if we ate what our mothers craved on our birthdays. Kinda like a nice nod to our pre-birth food heritage or something. A nice acknowledgement of our time in-utero. For some people, it might be more like a cruel punishment though. Like if your mother devoured pickles and icecream. Yuck. Just the sight of pickles makes me cringe. They look like pond scum.

So now I have a poll for all 4 of my known readers. What did your mother crave when she was pregnant with you?

posted by Lauren @ 4:51 PM

2 Comments:

At 5:29 PM, Anonymous said…

Dude - I am so not eating what my mother craved: strawberry ice-cream and sardines. TOGETHER.

Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!
At 2:48 PM, Anonymous said…

My Mum couldn't remember for sure, so my Dad told me since he was the one who had to go get it! She craved these little chinese dessert thingys, but I didn't get round to finding out exactly what they were.

Double ewww at the icecream and sardines!