In the beginning of her pregnancy, Ann Eide of Columbus, Miss., craved strawberries on saltines dipped in salsa. Luckily for her, strawberries were in season. Later her preferred food choice was pickles dipped in strawberry-kiwi fruit juice.

Robyn Shapiro of Albrightsville, Pa., ate a roast beef hero with lettuce, tomato, mayo, salt and pepper and pickles every single day of her first pregnancy. That doesn't sound strange at all. But every day?

In a position paper titled Nutrition and Lifestyle for a Healthy Pregnancy Outcome currently posted on the American Dietetic Association Web site, some of the most common foods craved during pregnancy are chocolate, citrus fruits, pickles, chips and ice cream.

"Currently, there is no scientific data confirming why particular cravings occur," says Brad Imler, president of the American Pregnancy Association.

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