People have asked me before whether I've had any cravings. Up to this point, I've just shrugged my shoulders. I mean, I've wanted to eat certain foods at certain times, but I don't know that it was ever a strong enough urge to consider it a Pregnancy Craving.It's true that Keith and I went to the grocery store once and bought pickles and ice cream. But they were BOTH for him. I swear! I enjoy pickles and ice cream, but I haven't had a need for either one of them that is so fierce as to overcome my complete lack of interest in ever leaving our house.
My sister Erin suggested that a craving would be when you NEED the food even after a certain amount of time passes. Say, it's been 15 minutes and you still can taste that food in your mouth. She thinks that would be a craving.
The subject of cravings came up last night when we were on the phone, and there was a commercial for cream cheese. People were eating smoothly spread mounds of cream cheese on lightly toasted, plain bagels. Immediately upon seeing the commercial, I wanted one. I think my mouth might actually have started watering. I interrupted our conversation to tell my sister just how badly I wanted a bagel with cream cheese at that moment.
I think it's also important to note that we don't typically stock bagels or cream cheese at our house. I can't remember the last time I've had a bagel with cream cheese. It's been a while, and it's a treat that, while tasty, I don't typically feel bereft without.
But last night, it was all I could think about. For a few minutes, anyway. Then Keith served his delicious pulled pork barbecue that had been roasting all day long, and I forgot about the bagel and cream cheese.
Until this morning. When I read the word "bagel" on a blog and it all came flooding back to me. I could feel the crunch of the bagel, and taste the sweet, cool cream cheese. I now want the bagel and cream cheese more than ever. I'm finding it a bit hard to concentrate, especially as I expound on how delicious such a culinary treat would be.
So I think this counts as a craving. Even if I forgot about it temporarily, it was still waiting to pounce on me again this morning. This evening, I WILL have a bagel and cream cheese, and I hope it's as fantastic as I'm imagining it.
4 comments:
I agree with Erin. I don't keep junk food in my house, and I know it's definitely a craving if I go out to buy it.
Also, I've bought ice cream and pickles together too. And I'm not pregnant!
Good thing you made sure to clarify that you're NOT pregnant!;)
I did buy bagels and cream cheese yesterday, and they exceeded my wildest dreams. Even though I also have homemade chocolate chip cookies at home, and am getting pizza at lunch, the bagel w/ cream cheese is all I can think about. So how long until the craving goes away?!?
I'm way ahead of you on this:
I was at the Brugger's across the street from the old office last week, and since I got there just before closing time, the cashier said I could take all of the day-old bagels that were bagged up in the basket in front of the counter. ( I was already buying a bagel sandwich, a bag of day-old cinnamon raisin bagels, and a tub of honey-walnut cream cheese.)
Since I am a one-person household, I limited myself to a bag of assorted square ones, thinking that I would grab some lunchmeat & cheese on the way home and make my own bagel sandwiches for the next week. I did, and also snagged tubs of veggie cream cheese and strawberry cream cheese.
So, the majority of my meals at home recently have been bagel-and-cream-cheese based. Yum! Although the meatloaf sandwich at Claddagh's last night was a nice change.
Speaking of Claddagh's: We came in second!! Full recap to come . . . I'm sure you're dying to know the details. For now, just ask yourself if you know the difference between the Velvet Underground and the Digital Underground. That is all . . .
Mmmmm, Bruegger's. If I continue to be so bagel-obsessed, I think I will have to start buying older bagels there at discount price. Good idea!
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