what can i have from maccas?

[bubbles81]

is fillet o fish okay?

[PumpkinZulu]

I'm not sure...I'm about to have a big mac I know some people say not to have maccas at all, but at this time of night I know it'll be made fresh, and DF always orders it fresh for me anyways. Hope you can have one

[bubbles81]

yea me too but i heard that the lettuce is a nono though...

[Ree*Ree]

i had takeaway during my pg, if in doubt i zapped it in the microwave for a bit

[tellytubby]

I would eat everything but the icecream....

But even then.... just one wouldn't hurt... LOL! I'm soo bad when pregnant!!

[LimeSlice]

CHEESEBURGERS!!!!!


Yes, you can eat a Fillet o Fish.

[Glamourcide]

I ate at least one Filet o Fish a week when pregnant with the girls, so chow down!! I would avoid the soft serve icecream during pregnancy, and the salads, but everything else is pretty much fair game for me

[~Lashes~]

id say go for it, but then im always being told off by my cousin and aunts for eating processed meats when im pregnate. guess its a personal choice.

[bubbles81]

so i guess the tartare sauce os ok on the filet o fish?
what gelato from the shops ? i always notice the spatula sitting in this dirty muddy water though....

[TeniBear]

Everything at Maccas is made fresh(ish) these days. Has been at almost every store since 2007. The meat is pre-cooked, but if you go in while it's busy it'll never be older than about five, ten minutes. It's kept at a high temperature, so nothing yucky gets in while it's waiting to be put on burgers, and there's timers for when they have to throw it out. You can order it to be made with "fresh" meat, but really all you're doing is slowing down the service times for everyone.

The sauces on the burgers are fine too, usually a store will go through a few tubes a day of those, and they're kept in the fridge until they need to be used.

Sundaes, I'd err on the side of caution. If you really want one, find the smartest looking staff member on front counter (this may be hard to do), explain that you're pregnant, and ask if they would trust the sundae machine. If you get someone like me, they'll be honest and let you know what they think. But staff like me are few and far between. If you're still in doubt, ask a manager how long it's been since the machine was last cleaned and whether it's been through a full heat cycle since then. Or just don't have one at all

[PumpkinZulu]

Lol I must slow down service then I ask for fresh meat, but my local maccas is totally crap and doesn't do much business, so I don't think it hurts. I wouldn't be surprised if they skimped on the freshness guidelines a bit. I wouldn't do it at say, swanny maccas or something, my brother would kill me! (he works there)

[WeeMansMummy]

I only eat the cheeseburgers or quarter pounders as they have no salad on them. And i ask for no pickle so i know its made fresh. If i were to get a different burger id just say no salad. And yeah, no soft serve

[TeniBear]

Oh, there's something. If you're unsure whether the maccas you're at is one of the ones I was talking about, see if they have those chute things where the burgers sit. If they have those, they're most likely not Made-For-You (that's what it's called) - or you could just ask if they're a MFY store You want them to say yes

Why is everyone saying don't eat the lettuce? That's really confusing me.

[PumpkinZulu]

Yes I'm also confused about the lettuce? Seeing as I'm currently having a love affair with big macs, I need to know. I also zap whatever I get in the microwave.

[TeniBear]

By the way, because of this thread I'm most likely going to make Scott go into work on his day off because I really badly feel like a burger now

ETA - As far as I know there should be nothing wrong with having the lettuce since it comes in a very airtight bag (a fricken hard to open airtight bag )... Maybe the problem is with stores that don't use much? They would probably tend to try to extend the time they have it out...

[Ahurani]

CHEESEBURGERS!!!!!! OMg I want like 10 now

[ezymay]

I lived on big macs when
Pg with dd!! This time it's been frozen coke (bad i know) and grand angus burgers with Mac sauce mmmm!!

[feeb]

Listeria can grow on most raw vegetables and salads. Lettuce because its never cooked is a high risk.

Cheeseburgers are awesome yum yum!!!!!!!!!!!

Avoid soft serve definatly.