thread: Foods allowed and not allowed to eat while pregnant?

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  1. #1
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    Sep 2005
    In the middle of nowhere
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    Here's a good resource

    but basically I totally agree with mellybelly

    Can I eat foods like; cream, yoghurt & icecream? Yes
    Can I have cooked prawns, cooked salmon and barramundi? Yes
    Can I have cooked deli ham (e.g. in a toasted sandwich)? As long as it's heated to over 60 degrees I think
    Can I have cooked but cold egg (e.g. in salads or egg and lettuce sandwiches)? not if it's prepared.

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    Sep 2007
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    Can I eat foods like; cream, yoghurt & icecream? YES but no soft serves (forget Maccas and KFC shakes and sundaes)

    Can I have cooked prawns, cooked salmon and barramundi? Yes providing its served hot

    Can I have cooked deli ham (e.g. in a toasted sandwich)? Yes providing its served hot (no cold meat)

    Can I have cooked but cold egg (e.g. in salads or egg and lettuce sandwiches)? I think you can but only if you do it yourself. Personally I avoid cold eggs just to be on the safe side.

    A friend told me you shouldn't eat hotdogs when you're pregnant but when I was UTD with DD it was one of the FEW meats I would eat. I also avoided things like foods in shopping centre food courts unless it was something that could be cooked up for me on the spot ITMS.

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    Dec 2010
    Adelaide (North East)
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    My OB said also once past the early stages, eating deli meat is ok in SOME circumstances. I.e. when you go to a deli section and they slice the meat for you (as opposed to pre-sliced sitting waiting), and still to consume within 24 hours. I have done this since she told me, but I still have the meat (sliced turkey) in toasted sandwiches just in case...

  4. #4
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    Mar 2011
    Sydney, Australia
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    Really no egg? I have eaten a few egg and lettuce sandwiches from a place at work I have not had issues with in the past. Oh oh :-(

  5. #5
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    Nov 2008
    Perth, WA
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    good point NaeNae I forgot to mention the soft serve.

    Lolpigs - if the place at work freshly prepares their egg sandwiches themselves on the day (that is doesn't get their sandwiches from a supplier, prepackaged) then you should be ok. It's more about not knowing when/how food has been prepared.

  6. #6
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    Mar 2011
    Sydney, Australia
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    Ahh few! Yes freshly everyday. I would definatley avoid packaged anything.

  7. #7
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    Jul 2010
    Rural NSW near ACT
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    Can I eat Mayonnaise while pg?