Vegetarian and craving beef- any tips?

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All I can think about is a beef burger... having been veggie for 14 years too! I did start eating fish while TTC and during pregnancy to up my protein but fish isn’t hitting the spot right now.
Anyone had this? Did you eat meat or find a supplement that worked?
I know broccoli and spinach would contain iron but I can’t face them right now 🤢 will force down if required!! 
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Dont you have meatless burgers where you live? That's how I coped for a while when I was pregnant with my son. Looks like a beef burger, smells like a beef burger and tastes like one. But we do have a lot of vegetarian and vegan options here.

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Not sure where you live but some of the meatless burger options that I find most “meat-like” (and I actually typically don’t like them because of that haha)
- Beyond Meat
- Gardien
- Very Good Butcher (pretty sure that ones just local to me though)
I’m in Canada so not sure what you might have where you are...

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I have a close friend who was a vegetarian for about 15 years and now that she's pregnant, all she craves is meat. She just went for it. She said that if she's craving it the baby must want it and has been diving into burgers and sausages ever since lol. Not saying what you should do, just sharing the info!

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I’ve been a vegetarian for two years, but since pregnant I’ve been craving chicken and meat. I gave in and ate it. I don’t eat it all the time only when i cant let the craving go. I feel like my body is trying to tell me something. And like you, the veggies weren’t really cutting it.

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I’m vegetarian as well, and I was through my first two pregnancies and will be through this one as well. On occasion if I’m craving something like that, I make a dish with cauliflower (like cauliflower nuggets) or something, and it usually hits the spot. I know it can be tough though!

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My second pregnancy I craved steak and even before going vegetarian I literally NEVER ate steak. It was the weirdest thing. I told myself that if the craving lasted longer than two days I would give in because clearly my body wanted it. I’m huge on listening to my body.

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I'm going to be honest, I've been pescatarian for a year now but I've relented and had some meat - chicken mainly, certainly not beef due to sustainability reasons which is why I became pescatarian in the first place. I've become so picky that any food is a win. Normally I love fish, chickpeas and mushrooms but it's just not agreeing with me which starts limiting options 😕

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I am all about the vegetarian butcher! They have all i long for, and it tastes so good. It’s an international company nowadays, it can be worth a try. 
And the beyond meat burger, onion rings, pickles, cheese, tomatoes! Yum!

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How are you feeling about beets? Lots of iron there! 😊

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Eat a burger it's not going to hurt you u less your allergic

Vegetarian and craving beef- any tips?

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