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.
I was going to suggest BBQ-ing the prawns too, Cass! I'm not a prawn fan, but DH loves garlic prawns done on the barby.
MrsC - I'm curious about the ham too! Not sure how you'd heat it...
I'm excited as this year for lunch SIL is doing a roast turkey (but because her DD's and her brother (my DH) don't particularly like turkey, we're just calling it an extra large chicken ).
My Dad BBQs and smokes stuff in the webber. He does smoked pork neck or smoked trout.
Sorry, none of this is answering your questions, LOL! I'm just getting excited
Ok, so like others have said, cold meat is out, raw eggs are out, soft cheeses are out. Having said that, I have risked it on several occasions this pregnancy
i would assume with ham it would have to either be freshly cooked up (like a honey glazed roast ham served hot) or you'd have to cook individual bits (ham steaks or thin slices cooked up like bacon)
BW - if you make it to Christmas without doing anything norti, i'm sure you can make it through the day as well! stick to hot meats (or stuff cooked in the past 24 hours if you trust the food handling of the person involved), avoid creamy salads, maybe try to keep to hot vegies rather than the pre-prepared salads.
i am HANGING for our friends greek potato salad - have already put in an order for gremlins baptism cos i can't eat it til then!
For the ham, there are many ways to have it hot. You can bake it in the oven or the BBQ and have it glazed with cloves and pineapple or a nice maple glazed ham. My mum used to cook it up in a big pot with one full beer and water, the meat was very tender... Honestly, just google baked ham recipe and see what comes up...but I STONGLY recommend cooking it in beer..it 's just soo tender.
If there is a proper cold ham ( not deli meat style) that has been sliced and cooked already ( in the last 24 hours) you could always get a thick slice and BBQ it up, a bit like a ham steak. Or you can use the good old microwave and heat it up, if its a nice ham, it will taste nice hot too.
I love my ham, so I'll be baking us a nice maple glazed (with real Canadian maple syrup) ham for ourselves!! mmmmmmmmm
I have found the BEST substitute for champers - Maggie Beer's Desert Pearls. It is a 100% non-alcoholic sparkling made from cabernet grapes and is yummo! I got some for a friends baby shower recently and it was a hit. I have got myself some more for Christmas so that I don't feel left out.
You can get it from David Jones or order it online at the Maggie Beer website.
Sorry to rain on the prawn parade but its not just the fact that the prawns are cold that's the problem. Its more to do with the fact that prawns are "bottom feeders" and so they take in all sorts of yuckies when they eat and those yuckies can potentially be dangerous to unborn babies. I looked into this and asked both my GP and my OB because I was pregnant for the last two Christmases. Was very dismayed when their advice was to stay away from any and all shellfish, no matter what has been done with it and how fresh it may be.
I ate Christmas ham but it was freshly sliced and then microwaved. Last year was at ILs so everything was hot. Year before was my family and so Mum was great - we only did salads etc at the last minute, used mass produced mayonnaise etc (which doesn't pose an egg issue), kept everything cold in the fridge and basically served it straight from the fridge to my plate. The downside was that I had finished eating before anybody else had almost started but at least I enjoyed everything without the worry.
Oooh, Nai, that champers sounds great! I might order some...
Lulu, thanks for clearing up about the prawns... As I'm not a prawn eater I hadn't looked into it at all, so just assumed it was the cold thing.
yea i knew about the prawns!!! I've put in my order that i have to have them in august next year and crhistmas time! hehe...
So with the cooked ham do you just get one of those leg of hams from coles etc and just put it in the oven? Does that mean that you have to chuck out what you dont eat?
I honestly forgot all about that. I had already graped a small ham to put on my sandwiches last week... :O
So potato salad and that is okay? if i make it my self with mayo that doesnt contain raw egg?
I usually make potato salad with sour cream and really hard boiled eggs... it's yummy and it's safe to have it when you're pregnant so long as you just made it
lulu you said NO shellfish i checked the other day if lobster was ok cos that's what my parents are serving and it said that's ok as very low risk. it was a govt website.
I was told no shellfish at all because they just don't eat good stuff out of the ocean - they're the vacuum cleaners. But honestly, I really don't think a bit of anything is going to be a big deal - just don't sit down with an entire lobster (yuummmmmmm) - you'd probably feel a bit sick anyway!
Cassie - I was told and read on the WA Health Dept's website that you can eat mayonnaise that is mass produced like Kraft, Praise etc. Just make sure that if the bottle has been opened it is kept in the fridge. It has so many preservatives in it that it offsets the issues the egg can cause. Its the really yummy home made mayonnaises that are the problem.
Is Christmas pudding OK??
I must get some of that Maggie Beer bubbly too!
No I am not pg just checking what I can make for Christmas to go with the REALLY big chicken LOL
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i checked the other day if lobster was ok cos that's what my parents are serving and it said that's ok as very low risk. it was a govt website.
lobster ok?
I suppose I'd better not have the brandy over the top
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