Tell Us About Your Pregnancy Food Cravings and We'll Guess If You Had a Boy or a Girl

By: Teresa McGlothlin
Estimated Completion Time
5 min
Tell Us About Your Pregnancy Food Cravings and We'll Guess If You Had a Boy or a Girl
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About This Quiz

Pregnancy is the most amazing thing a woman can experience! Between the swelling feet, the aching back and the constant need to put things into your mouth, it's amazing we glow at all! Let's revisit those months you spent warming your bun in the oven, and see if we can guess which kind of baby you had. Was it a boy, or was it a girl? 

It's normal to having intense cravings when you're pregnant. Doctors believe it's your body's way of telling you what nutrients you are lacking. We're not sure what nutrients might be in marshmallow fluff, but eating for two is not an exact science. Think back to all those months you spent going through the drive-thru or raiding your cupboards. The grocery list of cravings you admit to having will add up to the box that's ticked on your baby's birth certificate.

From vinegar to honey, every craving is different. Some women even crave freshly mowed grass! Tell us what you ate between the half-million daily trips to the bathroom, and we'll take our best guess about the sex of the child you are raising. Will your cravings make it easy for us to figure out? 

1-pickles and ice cream
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Did you crave the stereotypical pickles and ice cream combo?
I did crave pickles, but I skipped the ice cream.
It's all I wanted to eat!
I craved ice cream, but I hate pickles.
No one actually craves that!

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2-Eggs
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Were you always craving eggs or did they turn your stomach?
I couldn't stand the smell of them.
I didn't crave them more often than I do when I'm not pregnant.
They made me queasy at first.
I found all kinds of ways to make eggs because of my cravings.

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3-Grass
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Were you one of those women who wanted to eat weird things like grass?
I wanted to eat laundry detergent!
I never had a problem with pica.
I didn't, but I know someone who did.
I did!

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4-Ice cream
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Chocolate or vanilla? Which one did you drool over more?
I kept chocolate in my purse.
As long as it was sweet, I wanted it in my mouth.
I wanted butterscotch or chocolate more.
I wouldn't have survived without vanilla ice cream.

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5-Superfoods
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Did your body constantly crave any of these superfoods?
I only craved junk food.
Kale
Almonds
Avocado

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6-Bacon
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Everyone craves bacon! Did you eat more of it when you were pregnant?
I never crave or eat bacon.
I ate a lot more bacon when I was expecting.
I ate the same amount.
I was trying to eat as healthy as I could.

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7-Potato Chips
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If you craved potato chips, what kind did you want?
I had a thing for plain chips.
I didn't crave chips. I craved mostly sweet stuff.
I couldn't get enough barbecue chips.
I wanted Doritos more often than I wanted chips.

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8-Pregnant Women
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Which one of these combos wouldn't have sounded so bad when you were pregnant?
Jelly and marshmallow sandwiches topped with cranberries
Mac and cheese with bacon bits and celery
General Tso's chicken with orange juice
A caramel milkshake with red pepper flakes

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9-Sushi
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What did you really want to eat but didn't let yourself because it's not recommended?
Hot sauce
Coffee
Sushi
Oysters

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10-Fast Food
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Did you make a lot of midnight runs to any of these fast-food restaurants?
Taco Bell
I skipped the fast food.
I always wanted Subway.
McDonald's

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11-first trimester
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During the first trimester, which of these foods did you eat the most?
Saltines
Fries
Waffles
Sausage

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12-Donut
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Do you now like something that you hated before becoming pregnant?
Yes ... naps!
I discovered that I like a couple of things.
My diet really didn't change much.
I found out that I actually like a lot of stuff I thought I hated.

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13-Fruit Plate
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What kind of fruit did you crave more often than the others?
Citrus
Berries
Apples or pears
Melon

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14-Cheese Plate
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Many pregnant women crave cheese. What kind would have satisfied you?
Swiss
American
Cheddar
Bleu cheese

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15-Lemons
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Did you crave lemons in the second or third trimester like a lot of people do?
I did! I didn't know it was common, though.
I still crave lemons now.
Lemons upset my stomach when I was pregnant.
I'm not sure I've ever craved lemons.

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16-Cravings
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Were your cravings mostly breakfast foods or dinner foods?
All foods were fair game!
I craved more savory, dinner style stuff.
I always wanted breakfast food.
Snack foods were my enemy!

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17-Glass of Milk
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During your pregnancy, how many glasses of milk did you drink per day?
1-3
4-5
I'm lactose intolerant.
I kept the milk industry in business.

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18-Spicy Foods
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How about spicy foods? Did you crave a lot of them?
I lived for spicy food!
I craved spicy stuff more than I do now.
Unfortunately, it gave me heartburn.
I've never been a big fan of spicy foods.

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19-Peanut Butter
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What was your favorite way to eat peanut butter when you were expecting?
Right out of the jar
Spread on apples
On a slice of toast
I like almond butter more.

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20-Ketchup
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Which tomato-based food did you always want to eat?
Pasta sauce
Fresh tomatoes
Salsa
Ketchup ... on everything!

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21-Pregnant Women
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Did you get any strange food cravings before you found out you were pregnant?
I don't think so.
I did start eating some strange things.
I thought I was just hungry.
I still crave a lot of things that make me think I might be preggers.

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22-Vinegar
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It's not uncommon to crave vinegar. What would you have gladly put in your mouth?
Salt and vinegar chips
I had a thing for pickled vegetables.
Nasty! I was pregnant. My sense of taste didn't stop working.
I used to drink it out of the jar.

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23-Steak
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For some pregnant women, only a steak will do. Were you one of them?
I'm not pregnant and I crave steak at least once a day.
I never craved steak.
I craved steak every single second.
I craved chicken or pork more.

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24-Pie
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When you were eating for two, did the baby want you to eat a lot of pie?
Yeah ... the baby wanted pie. That's right.
No, but my baby wanted pudding.
There was one type of pie I couldn't get enough of.
Cake was my weakness.

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25-MEatballs
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Which of these comfort foods often took over your pregnant brain?
Mac & cheese
Mashed potatoes
Meatballs
Pizza

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26-Butter
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Did you slather everything you ate in butter or mayonnaise?
Both!
I craved odd amounts of mayo.
I was repulsed by mayo.
I still slather everything in butter.

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27-Candy
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What type of candy did you need to buy in bulk to keep up with your cravings?
Taffy
Cinnamon discs
I didn't really crave candy.
It varied from craving to craving.

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28-Honey
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Honey is another popular pregnancy craving. Did you go crazy for it?
Honey has never been one of my favorite things.
I craved it a few times.
I poured honey on everything.
I can't say that I craved honey.

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29-Italian food
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Italian food or Indian food? Which one did you daydream about?
Indian food kept me awake at night.
I wanted Chinese food more.
I couldn't get enough pasta!
I craved my mom's casserole.

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30-Cravings
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Were you surprised by the things you craved while you were carrying?
Some of the things I ate gross me out now.
I was surprised that I liked some many new things.
They only thing that surprised me is that I didn't end up weighing 1,000 pounds.
I didn't eat all that many weird things.

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