Pregnancy and green mangoes
“You’re craving green mangoes? Are you pregnant?”
Is it a myth that women gravitate towards green mangoes most especially when pregnant? I wonder. But I can attest that there was one time I HOGGED a whole bowl of green mangoes from my sister. I didn’t know I was pregnant then. My sister knew better than to tease me. So a day later, when I found out I WAS pregnant and told her about it, she shouted out “I knew it! I knew it! You were hogging the green mangoes! I knew it!”
I wonder why green mangoes are craved for by pregnant women. Is it because the mangoes have a distinct sweet-sour taste? Hmm. I’ve always loved green mangoes, especially when it’s bordering on the ripe side already. The Indian Mangoes in the picture are the perfect mangoes for me — not fully ripe, still a bit green on some sides, and still great with bagoong (shrimp paste). Funny thing is I don’t look for mangoes, I don’t crave it. But once a bowl is placed before me, well, make way for the mangoes hogger.
Do you know of anyone who had an intense craving for mangoes when they were pregnant? What’s your green mango-pregnancy story? 
June 19th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
I would eat nearly-ripe green mangoes with soy sauce, haha, & only with friends who’d happily prepare the spread for me & my other friends. & no, I haven’t been pregnant yet. Never na ata, ahuhuhu.
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June 19th, 2009 at 5:39 pm
I experienced the same thing, I am not craving for green mangoes but when a bowl is in front of me I start gobbling it up.
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June 19th, 2009 at 11:56 pm
i am not pregnant, but i eat a lot of green mangoes with vinegar…lol.
June 19th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
I think the sour taste offsets the nausea that most pregnant women get in the first trimester. I didn’t crave green mangoes since there weren’t any available here but I did crave hot and sour soup all the time at some point during my pregnancy.
June 20th, 2009 at 4:25 am
I craved for ripe mangoes … nothing sour. Lol! I was weird.
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June 20th, 2009 at 9:42 am
It has been ages since I’ve had green mangoes with bagoong. The more asim it is the better for me. But next time I will lay off the bagoong hehe
Hopefully *if* and *when* I do get pregnant this will be one of my cravings.
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June 20th, 2009 at 11:59 am
My mom craved green mangoes when she was pregnant with me! In fact, she was in Hawaii, visiting friends, and spotted unripe mangoes dangling from a tree spotted in someone’s backyard. She made my dad knock on the door and ask if they could buy some. “But they’re not ripe!” the owners said. “We know,” my dad answered, “but my wife’s pregnant.” The homeowners ended up giving them a whole bag.
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June 21st, 2009 at 9:51 am
with coffee ice cream bwahahaha! totally weird, pero ang saraaaap!
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June 21st, 2009 at 2:41 pm
If craving green mangoes and bagoong is a sign of pregnancy, then I must be in a constant state of pregnancy
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June 22nd, 2009 at 4:53 pm
i remember I ate a lot of green mangoes with sugar and salt nung preggy ako..as in a lot!my officemates then cant help but say eewww!..haha..sarap kaya parang champoy ang lasa..:)
have a nce day ms. toni.
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July 13th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
The mangoes you have in your picture is perfectly yummy. Whew, I’ve got try it.Early Pregnancy Symptoms
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October 26th, 2010 at 4:57 pm
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October 26th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
Eat only the right food if yo are pregnant
November 26th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Well I totally craved for green mangoes. I prepared a mixture of curry powder, vinegar, salt, sugar and lemon juice. I would slice the mangoes into bite sized pieces and munch it all up. I would sometimes even have dreams of swimming in a pool of diced up mangoes and the mixture…yum…yum…lol. I found out I was having a girl. It got to a point that I insisted my hubby drive around looking for a shop that sold mangoes. We eventually found 1 but they were selling 1 mango for the price of a pocket…still bought it though…hehehe….good stuff!