Ok... I know i have been pregnant before over christmas (two years ago) But pregnancy and baby brain well and truly has set in since then! And have pretty much forgotton all those yummy foods i'm NOT allowed to eat... Can you help? Tell me what to aviod... And tell me what you ladies cook/make instead of the stuff we not allowed to eat???
So far i know Champagne is out _ Well Der lol!
Prawns _ Oh this one I'm going to miss! lol
Steer clear of the cold cuts, any soft cheeses (brie, camembert, feta) and only eat ham if it's piping hot (cooked). Meat that has been cooked within the last 24 hours and served cold is ok (ie cold chook), if it was cooked any longer than 24 hrs earlier, give that a miss too.
Honestly there's always that much food at Christmas it will be hard to feel deprived!
Apparently stuffing cooked inside a chook or turkey is out as well, so I am going to cook my stuffing separate. I am also going to buy raw prawns and BBQ them up myself on the day, no way am I missing out on prawns!! Is not the same as cold prawns but its better than nothing! I was even thinking of cooking my own that morning and then put them on ice..but not sure whether that's ok or not.
Also be careful with mousse/ homemade creamy dressing/mayo as it may have raw eggs in it...same goes with custard and egg nog.
Steer clear of stuff thats been out in the heat for ages..basically have everything as fresh as possible, piping hot for any meat.
MMMMMMMMMMM Looking forward to all this yummy stuff!!
is gonna be interesting this year...at the inlaws place and they dont do hot christmas lunch. they do all the cold meats and salads etc.
so to do the ham...I've never had ham hot before, have only ever bought the ham and sliced it up cold! how would I do it hot?
i managed to have a good talk to my mum about Christmas - her preference is cold food, DH's preference is roast lunch. she's going to compromise and do a bit of both. normally she'd not give in to DH's traditions, but cos i told her i couldn't eat a lot of the salad type stuff we'd normally have (coleslaw and stuff) she is relenting. works for me - i'd prefer to have a decent roast any day!
Are things just as strict and important for women in the final few weeks of pregnancy as they are for those in the early stages?
We won't be travelling to see family this Christmas - it's a minimum of a 2 hour drive to see any of them and we just don't feel it's a good idea at 37 weeks, much to my mother's disgust - but more than likely will be spending the day with friends. It's a bit harder to be fussy with them, but at least I know they generally do a hot lunch and cold dinner, so if we can be there for lunch, we'll be pretty ok.
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