Grimes says she gave up vegan diet due to pregnancy cravings for cow's milk

'I haven’t had a glass of milk in probably 20 years', says singer

Grimes has given up her vegan diet due to pregnancy cravings for cow’s milk.

The 31-year-old singer, who is currently expecting her first child with technology entrepreneur Elon Musk, recently spoke to Harpers Bazaar about her eating habits and revealed that she has been experiencing a number of unexpected cravings including for chewable coffee and dark beer.

However, the number one thing Grimes – whose real name is Claire Boucher – has had a hankering for has meant she has had to ditch her strict plant-based diet, which she has followed for 20 years.

“Lately the one pregnancy craving I have is just a glass of milk, which is so weird because I haven’t had a glass of milk in probably 20 years,” Grimes said.

“Lately I’ve just been having a glass of milk… just cow’s milk. It’s probably become clear I’m not vegan during this time. This trying time.”

The “Oblivion” singer added that while she never used to eat breakfast before she was pregnant, she now indulges in her own creation dubbed “butter toast”, which consists of a slice of toast soaked in melted butter.

“[I make] this thing called butter toast, which is where I melt a stick of butter on a plate, and then I put toast, and then turn the toast over so the toast is completely saturated in butter,” Grimes said.

“Then, I put a little bit of jam on it and eat that. It's actually incredible.”

Grimes also revealed that she has been making more of an effort to eat foods she normally doesn’t enjoy, because she knows it is good for her baby.

The singer admitted that she does not like most fruit or vegetables, but has been adding bananas and raspberries to her cereal to boost her intake of necessary vitamins.

“I actually dislike vegetables pointedly. But they're important to eat. It's just vile. Like, broccoli? Like, what the f***?” she said.

“It's actually disgusting, I don't know how anyone eats it.”

Grimes announced that she was expecting her first child with Tesla CEO Musk in January with a photo of her posing nude and a digitally-superimposed image of a foetus visible through her translucent stomach.

Last month, the singer opened up about her reasons for not wanting to reveal her unborn child’s gender during a YouTube live stream, saying: “I don’t want to say the gender of the baby… because I feel like their privacy should be protected.

“I don’t think they can consent to being famous or being in public.

Grimes added that she does. not want to “gender them” in case that is not how the child identifies.