What not to eat?

[Serenitylee]

Ok i have been trying to research this but so far have read you shouldn't eat this or that, but then i have read that it is fine to eat those foods etc.

So what are big no no's to eat when pregnant? So far i have only seen that soft Cheese is a no no?

[LaDeeDa]

no deli meats or salads (like prepackaged pasta salad)
no chooks from the deli
no cold chicken in sandwiches from shops etc
no soft serve ice-cream
no shellfish or deep dea fish like flake.....

um thats all i can think of for now
HTH

[MamaPan]

it comes down to your judgement/decision in a lot of cases.
i also avoid buffets and times when the food has beensitting for along time. freshly cooked and piping hot is the main thing and also avoiding known listeriosis risks like soft cheese, smokes fish and cold cuts, raw fish (sushi).
Personally I also avoid caffeine (tea and coffee) as much as possible also taking into acct the caffeine in soft drinks and chocolate (hard to avoid this totally LOL)

[Serenitylee]

So basically stay away from premade foods and deli foods that have been sitting around...and cheese? this is just the cheese with mould on it? and dont have to much caffeine? Luckily i dont drink tea or coffee or coke so i should be fine there! and i can eat fish but not fish like shark which is high in magnesuim?

[LaDeeDa]

yep ... but all soft cheeses unless piping hot - so ricotta, cottage , brie etc
and i think it's deep sea fish who also have high mercury?? but not sure on that one.
it's killing me I've had the worst cravings for oysters since being pg grrr!!!! ...LOL

[Serenitylee]

Oh what fish are classes as deep sea fish? Noooo not Oysters! I LOVE Oysters Kilpatrick!

[LaDeeDa]

me too....

no oysters, scallops etc nothing like that

um might need to google it but I no flake and orange roughy are no no's .....
not sure on the others

[Serenitylee]

That is all my favourite fish

Your not supposed to take panadol or any sort of tablets like that are you?

Gosh there is so much to know!

[LaDeeDa]

nah panadol is ok ....
but no nurofen or anti inflamatories....
no deep heat or anything like that...

have you got an pg books..... they normally list all the no no's ..... and there is a few of em ...LOL

[Serenitylee]

I haven't got any books yet. Planning on getting one this week though so will try and pick a good one which helps with foods to eat and not to eat.

I get bad Sinus so i went to take a Sudafed tablet but was told it's a no no

[LaDeeDa]

yep none of those but you can take polaramine but it makes you drowsy
and no cough mixture either...LOL

Kaz Cook's Up The Duff is really good and really funny and then there is the old fave What to Expect - but thats a little more fact orientated

[satya]

You can still have flake once a week. I used to have a couple of fish bites or a small piece of flake.

I'm not sure if these have been mentioned yet but you need to avoid:

* Cold chook unless you cooked it yourself at home & refrigerated it soon after & eat it within 24 hours.
* Any pre prepared salad with a creamy dressing - like coleslaw or potato salad.
* Any salad in a restaurant or cafe or at a friends house if it has mayo on it or any creamy dressing that could contain raw egg.
* Dips at a party if vegie pieces are being served with them or dips when they have been sitting around for a while.
* Eggs that aren't cooked through - so no soft eggs.

In regard to caffeine remember that cola has it in it as do a lot of energy drinks so try to limit those as well.

Just remembered one other thing. I also avoided all salads & dressings from fast food places as I did not know if the veg had been washed thoroughly & I know that in some of them the dressings just sit on the benches. If I did have takeaway I had either a cheeseburger, fillet of fish or a chicken burger with cheese but nothing else. Most people don't go that extreme but I wasn't taking any chances after 3 losses.

Panadol is fine. You can even use Panadeine & Panadeine Forte if you need to during your pregnancy.

[Serenitylee]

That book name is pretty funny!

[Serenitylee]

You can still have flake once a week. I used to have a couple of fish bites or a small piece of flake.

I'm not sure if these have been mentioned yet but you need to avoid:

* Cold chook unless you cooked it yourself at home & refrigerated it soon after & eat it within 24 hours.
* Any pre prepared salad with a creamy dressing - like coleslaw or potato salad.
* Any salad in a restaurant or cafe or at a friends house if it has mayo on it or any creamy dressing that could contain raw egg.
* Dips at a party if vegie pieces are being served with them or dips when they have been sitting around for a while.
* Eggs that aren't cooked through - so no soft eggs.

In regard to caffeine remember that cola has it in it as do a lot of energy drinks so try to limit those as well.

Panadol is fine. You can even use Panadeine & Panadeine Forte if you need to during your pregnancy.

Thanks for that! That was great!

[Enchanted]

I went and saw an OBS last night and he warned me about watermelon and cantelope etc in NSW as there was a Selmonella outbreak with it last year I love it!!!

Ah well, something I will just have to do without!

[Serenitylee]

*puts down the plastic cup full of watermelon and cantelope then quickly spits it in the bin and smiles*

I wasn't eating anything....honest

I was actually just eating that as you said it, i went and bought some from the shop! Here i was thinking i was being healthy!

[MamaPan]

wow that's full on Danni - is it all melon (and only melon)??? that is bizarre...

[Serenitylee]

Isn't Salmonella only in chicken?