FOOD

[CrazyCat]

I dont want to get too paranoid... I'm staying away from the ham, the soft serve, the deep sea fish, etc etc......
But... i really really want to eat bung fritz!!!!! (i think it's called devon in other states....)
That counts as deli meat tho, doesnt it....


Can i have a chicken ceaser salad from fasta pasta?????????
My friend told me no ceaser dressing... aww...
I've been getting MS and i have been off food, so it's rare when i actually KNOW what i want to eat! lol

[Loula]

I stayed clear from all salad while pg even when at my MIL's lol

i tried to only eat hot food, i know you can eat ham on pizza if its cooked and HOT. (i dont eat pork or shellfish so it doesnt worry me)

I have friends that eat ham, mayo, soft cheeses. Its only up to you

My only advise is dont eat something that later you are going to stress and worry about (i do all the time and it sucks, so do as i say and not as i do!)

[buliej]

I'd play it on the safe side - I agree with everything Loula said about what not to eat. Plus I wouldn't eat rice from anywhere but home where it's been freshly made. Ceaser Salad Dressing is a big no - as are any eggs except those cooked right through (no poach eggs, no loose scrambled).

If you google, you will find a lot of information put out by hospitals or state agencies here in Oz and around the world. Some of the more surprising things on these lists (and they are not internet rumors but put out be respectable health organizations) are - I'm copying this from a PDF flyer I found while googling and saved to my desktop:

- Bean Sprouts - any kind - Don't eat raw or cooked (I thought they were OK cooked until I read this and like Loula said, I worried for days...not worth it)
- all left over meats etc. should be eaten within a day of cooking and re-heated until piping hot throughout
- no brie, Camembert, ricotta, feta, blue, unless in a fully cooked dish (i.e., spinach and ricotta cannelloni)
- processed cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese - store in fridge - eat within 2 days of opening package
- custard - don't eat unless heated until steaming hot
- NO pre-prepared or pre-packaged salads (i.e., from salad bars, smorgasbords).
- your own salad - wash and dry well and store in fridge - eat within a day of making. With all the salad rules, i just find it easier not to eat salad and only eat cooked veggies - or say a carrot that I wash and peel at the time I want to eat it.
- parsley - don't eat raw! i now hate when it is used as a garnish
- stuffing from chicken or poultry - don't eat unless cooked separately (outside of the bird) and eat hot

My very respected OB said that I should take the "food rules" very seriously. He says listeria etc. is rare, but it is terrible and he sees a few cases every year that cause miscarriage, stillbirth or very premature delivery - none of which are worth a salad or two.

I have no idea what devon or bung fritz is - sorry (am curious though!)

ps - Loula, I too won't eat salad unless I made it myself...even my MIL's too!

[CrazyCat]

thank you thank you thank you for your replies.

I guess i better figure out plan C for lunch. =P

[Loula]

I'd play it on the safe side - I agree with everything Loula said about what not to eat. Plus I wouldn't eat rice from anywhere but home where it's been freshly made. Ceaser Salad Dressing is a big no - as are any eggs except those cooked right through (no poach eggs, no loose scrambled).

If you google, you will find a lot of information put out by hospitals or state agencies here in Oz and around the world. Some of the more surprising things on these lists (and they are not internet rumors but put out be respectable health organizations) are - I'm copying this from a PDF flyer I found while googling and saved to my desktop:

- Bean Sprouts - any kind - Don't eat raw or cooked (I thought they were OK cooked until I read this and like Loula said, I worried for days...not worth it)
- all left over meats etc. should be eaten within a day of cooking and re-heated until piping hot throughout
- no brie, Camembert, ricotta, feta, blue, unless in a fully cooked dish (i.e., spinach and ricotta cannelloni)
- processed cheese, cottage cheese, cream cheese - store in fridge - eat within 2 days of opening package
- custard - don't eat unless heated until steaming hot
- NO pre-prepared or pre-packaged salads (i.e., from salad bars, smorgasbords).
- your own salad - wash and dry well and store in fridge - eat within a day of making. With all the salad rules, i just find it easier not to eat salad and only eat cooked veggies - or say a carrot that I wash and peel at the time I want to eat it.
- parsley - don't eat raw! i now hate when it is used as a garnish
- stuffing from chicken or poultry - don't eat unless cooked separately (outside of the bird) and eat hot

My very respected OB said that I should take the "food rules" very seriously. He says listeria etc. is rare, but it is terrible and he sees a few cases every year that cause miscarriage, stillbirth or very premature delivery - none of which are worth a salad or two.

I have no idea what devon or bung fritz is - sorry (am curious though!)

ps - Loula, I too won't eat salad unless I made it myself...even my MIL's too!

Great tips hun, although


...............................I eat cold custard, and beansprouts!!!! OOPs! eeek.

[buliej]

I've made a few mistakes and freaked about them...but what can you do other than try not to repeat them. The good thing (I guess) is that my OB told me that although they say you can have symptom free listeria, he's never seen it - people are usually very sick. So take comfort in the fact that you are fine.

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Devon (sausage) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia ... Fritz.

When I was pregnant with my first and had morning sickness, the only two things I wanted to eat were soft boiled eggs and camembert, so that's what I ate.

And then LATER I found out that both of those two are firmly on the Thou Shalt Not Eat list ...

Basically eating everything except undercooked chicken and pork these days, and those things you're never supposed to eat anyway. The one time I've had food poisoning in my life was from some (fresh) KFC, and that was nasty.

[buliej]

isn't "fresh" KYC an oxymoron? hee hee...

I can only speak from the point of view of someone who had a very, very hard time becoming and staying pregnant - no food is worth the risk of losing a pregnancy no matter how small the risk. I guess everyone has to make their own decision - but that is a regret I would like to avoid to the extent I have control over it.

[Asparagus and Lemons]

Can you cook the bung fritz till its almost burnt.. then eat it? I thought that was okay? I cook it like bacon in a frypan and eat it in a sandwhich straight away.