christmas and food

[SamiH]

IMO Listeria risk is too high and just not worth taking the risk

Lots of people will say - I ate ham and soft serve and seafood etc - but again my opinion only - I wouldn't risk it personally. It is only for 8 months you don't eat these foods, a small sacrifice to make.

Even with green salads be careful of lettuce and things that they have been properly washed, not prepared on boards used for meat etc.

Seems like a lot, but it will become second nature for you.

[Snacks]

Congrats on the pregnancy, noni!
There's another thread going around about this atm too... Have a looky here: christmas lunch/dinner.
If you can stick to the really hot stuff you should be fine! And hey, if people think you're fussy, never mind. A few weeks later they'll learn why!

[*noni*e*]

hey guys thanks for the advice..
looks like we might have to tell people early because i actually dont eat meat except for mince and chicken lol i used to be vegetarian but got very sick and low in iron and these are now the only ones i can stomach.. so at christmas like i said ppl just buy a bbq chicken and some salads for me n if i dont tell them ill have nothing to eat... ughh its all so complicated.. thanks again for the advice tho

[BeautifulMadness]

i ate ( and am now) soft serve but i have a massive craving for it so i cant help it lol yummm
i agree eat all the hot food

[briggsy's girl]

have you thought of offering to provide the chook yourself - and maybe a light tossed salad

by the guidelines, if you cook the chook thoroughly, and then make sure it's refrigerated and eaten within 24 hours, it should be fine for you to eat

and the salad, at least if you prepare it yourself, you know that everything is cleaned properly kwim?

[Maybebabie]

I assume your going to someone else's house. Perhaps you could just tell the person in charge of the food of your situation and come up with some food ideas together.

I am sorta in the same boat in that I will be 12 weeks on Christmas Eve and we have decided to tell on Christmas Day. But I will be at my in laws for a week beforehand and they are not the best with food. They keep leftovers for ages and sometimes only offer this for dinner/lunch. Since they live on a farm it is not quite as easy as popping down to the shops to grab something else it has to be slightly better planned. They already roll their eyes at my preferences when eating sandwhichs etc. They find no butter and no sauces eg mayo a strange thing. I have even made my father in law recook my steak when he served in too rare and I wasn't even preg then! I am fussy about food generally which from a family of 4 kids they are not used to.

[*noni*e*]

thanks for the suggestions.. with our family its not just one get together its about 5 lol all the divorces and different sides of dps and my families it gets really rediculous and yep none of them are at our place...
maybebabie - ikwym about the families not understanding dp comes from a very non fussy family and they find it difficult to feed me anyway and now i cant eat the one easy thing they found to have at the get togethers for me eeeeek!!
briggsys girl - do u need to cook the chicken urself? can it be a bought one as long as its cooked in the last 24 hours or thats not good either? ughh so confused!