Jessica Alba Talks Pregnancy & Prepping For Baby

Jessica Alba, who is due to give birth to her first child next month, told Fit Pregnancy magazine she has been enjoying being pregnant, but like many moms-to-be, she has had some cravings that are out of her dietary norms.

"I suddenly love citrus stuff, oranges and lemonade; I can't get enough of it, and I didn't really care for any of that before," Alba told the publication's June issue. "And I can't deal with things that are too pungent. I used to love truffles; now I can't. I also have a hard time eating a big steak."

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Though she's getting all her calories, the normally active actress said the run up to having her first child has been tough on her energy levels.

"At the end of the day I am so tired I can't function or speak and my eyes glaze over," she said. "This pregnancy has seriously mellowed me out, which is nice. I've been going, going, going for so long, it feels nice not to take things so seriously."

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One thing she is taking seriously is prepping to be a parent. Alba revealed she has been taking mommy tips from a TV guru.

"I watch the TV show 'Supernanny' with Jo Frost, and it is so obvious, of course, when you are not in the situation yourself to go, 'The kid is jacked on sugar all day long and you are arguing with them? Send them to a time-out chair or to their room!' But because the parents never established those rules, the kids are doing anything they want, and I look at that closely," she said.

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In addition to setting boundaries, Alba said she plans to raise her baby to appreciate its diverse heritage.

"Mostly it will be the Mexican traditions that will be important," she said. "At Christmas we sing Las Posadas, which is like a Christmas play, and we sing all of the Christmas carols in Spanish and English. My grandmother has traditions I will definitely be exposing my kid to."

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And the actress plans to wean her child on a host of foods both she and her partner, Cash Warren, enjoy.

"As far as food goes, we are pretty diverse. Cash grew up with soul food, I grew up with Mexican, but we both love sushi and lots of other kinds of food, so we will be able to expose our kid to so many different things," she said.

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