BOOOO I say!

My sister managed through her non-veg cravings cause her morals were more important then food cravings.

That is why people stay veg, prego or not.

Did she go back after the baby was born? Proly not…so like many others, she proly just wasn’t into it anymore.

Dude by her not remaining vegan even when she is pregnant is solidafying what people think about being vegan is wrong and not healthy and thats so wrong of her and makes her look like such a tremendous hypocrite if you ask me !!!!!! She most know some women who were vegan even DURING there pregnancies and there just fine and there babies are just fine and healthy ……….jeez another one bites the dust as they say

If her doctor had told her she had to eat meat, it would be one thing, but to stop being vegan because she had “cravings” is ridiculous.
I’ve been a vegetarian for years and sometimes I’ve wished I could eat something with meat in it, but I’ve never done it because my morals are more important, I’d just eat something else. Not that hard.

Just to clear up a couple things. This happened 11 years ago and she has been vegan since after giving birth. I think pregnancy can cause a lot of strong emotions and urges and some may feel them more than others. I still think she’s a good face for veganism.

Pfft. I find the whole non-vegan “cravings” thing bizarre. I’m pregnant now. No particular cravings except for “more food!” Maybe because I’m pretty strictly wholefoods and pretty insanely healthy with fantastic blood work… but if I had those sorts of cravings I’d get a tofurkey and get over it. Perhaps these sorts of “cravings” are taking up space in people’s heads where their ethics ought to have been in the first place. Perhaps it’s a lack of support and information. Pretty darn sad for everyone… especially the turkey. :/

Renée, or perhaps the cravings are the body’s way of telling you that it needs meat?

Robert, any research to back up the claim that eating any amount of meat puts an unborn at risk? Do these studies find that only “flesh of tormented and diseased animals” is risky and not flesh of animals that were not tormented or diseased?

why is everyone so harsh? everyone does everything for their own reasons, on their own time, in their own way and it’s no one’s place to judge anyone’s actions but their own. i’m vegan and i have had some insane cravings for meat that i, of course, did not follow through on because my convictions ARE stronger than my cravings. BUT: when i was on depo provera (which basically, in a sense, hormonally tricks your body into thinking there’s a pregnancy goin’ on), i couldn’t control my meat cravings and i gained like 50 pounds eating burgers and steak and bacon. i’m not proud of it at all. i didn’t eat meat for seven or eight years before i started the shots and i haven’t eaten meat in the eight or nine years since.

just something to think about, that not everyBODY is the same, so just cause when you or your sister or your aunt fannie was pregnant she didn’t HAVE to eat meat, doesn’t mean that someone else can’t have legitimate cravings.

so, i’m sure lots of you are going to be judgemental of my actions or words, and that’s fine, cause i’m not judgemental of any of you and that makes me happy.

you could show up at my door eating fried cat, and i would introduce you to my cats and explain why i don’t think you should eat them or any other animal, but i’d also offer you a place to sit to eat your meal, cause i’m not a bitch.

Carefull we don’t want people to know about eating healthy now do we?

This is old, but I’m going to comment anyway b/c it’s something I stumbled upon.

I agree with Natalie. You can’t judge someone until you’ve walked in their shoes. I’m pregnant right now, and I’ve dealt with AWFUL cravings for cheese, milk, and eggs. And, just the thought of tofu, veggie burgers and other vegan foods I normally loved, iss enough to make my stomach turn.
I don’t think she ate meat b/c she thought it was healthier for the baby. She just needed to do what she felt was necessary. Being pregnant is not easy. And, being vegan doesn’t mean being perfect.

Jennifer Connelly is easily the most beautiful and intelligent woman in hollywood. I think she has some concept about what’s right for her body and child. Frankly, she looked unhealthy as a vegan; as do most vegans and vegetarians.
Some of you people love to talk about your ethics and commitments yet do other things that show a lack of moral character. Give us all a break. I happen to personally know vegan body builders and they are all zealots.
She can and should go on doing whatever she likes. God knows if she were my wife I’d bring her buffalo steaks I’d killed with my own hands, if that’s what she wants.

I am 11 weeks prego and a newbie vegan. I had been a vegitarian for years and only ate dairy when it was organic and used in my own home, but turned to the karma free diet just about a year ago.. I can’t believe how badly I want smoked cheese and CHICKEN (gulp). BUT, I feel that going through this pregnancy vegan is truly better for my unborn. If it was important enough for me to do for myself, it is defenitly important enough for my child… If others don’t believe the same, it is not my place nor anyone else to say. Keep your karma clean and don’t judge people on facts unclear…