What your food cravings are trying to tell you

Ice cubes

Why we crave them

Ice eating is a type of pica (a compulsion to eat non-food items) that's particularly common in pregnancy. Several studies have linked it to anaemia.

How to control it

Your craving won't go until your iron levels are normalised, and that takes a high dose of iron available only on medical prescription. Complement it with iron-rich foods such as red meat, figs, eggs, cashew nuts, sardines and leafy greens.