thread: Pizza???

  1. #1
    BellyBelly Member

    Aug 2006
    Melbourne
    843

    Pizza???

    Hi Everyone,

    Hope all is well.

    Just a quick question. Am heading over to a friends place tonight and we're going to make some home made pizzas. I'm a bit of a fussy eater and normally just have ham and pineapple (boring, I know). Can anyone tell me if I can eat this?? I know I can't have ham but what if it's cooked/heated to kill all the bacteria?? I'm just not sure if it's safe and am already worried after m/c last time, so don't want to be pedantic but don't want to be silly either!

    Please help!!

    And if anyone has any other topping suggestions for a fussy eater, let me know!! Im totally addicted to Avacado, cheese and tomato at the moment but don't think they'd stack up to well on a pizza???

    Thanks.

  2. #2
    BellyBelly Member

    Oct 2004
    Cairns QLD
    5,471

    I think you will be fine as long as you know that it is fresh ham & cooked well.

  3. #3
    BellyBelly Life Subscriber

    Feb 2006
    South Eastern Suburbs, Vic
    6,054

    Call your hospy if you're unsure

    I'd give you advice, but I am notoriously undisciplined and non-careful about what I eat.
    (unless I don't feel like it 'oh I can't eat coleslaw when I'm pregnant mum' )
    From what I know though, as long as it's been cooked to kill any bacteria, you'll be fine!

    As for fussy eating...well I don't know what foods you're fussy about! You could add some standard pizza vegies like mushroom, capsicum or um..fussy people don't like olives do they..just stack on the cheese and tomato and you know what, avocado probably wouldn't be too bad!

    Hmm..might send DH out on a pizza mission now, thanks for the inspiration!
    (For the record, I usually get vegetarian with added pineapple & pepperoni/salami. I think there's been some debate about whether pepperoni is a good idea or not because of preservatives or something, I've been fine, but that's a decision you'll need to ask your dr/midwife about and decide for yourself!)

    Enjoy your pizza! Yummm....

  4. #4
    Registered User

    Jan 2006
    8,369

    Can you not have ham, avocado and pineapple on your pizza? You're allowed odd things, you're pregnant! Any food that's properly cooked is OK, it's pre-cooked food that's stored in the fridge and not re-cooked that's dodgy, I believe.

  5. #5
    Registered User

    May 2004
    3,303

    I've had pizza with ham on since falling pg and i also had it with my other pregnancies and everything is fine with me

    You can just have pineapple, cheese and tomato.

  6. #6
    Registered User

    Sep 2006
    Adelaide
    107

    Avocado is great on pizza. Just make sure you put it on only a few minutes before the pizza's done because it will taste a lot better IMHO. Also, meats are fine if they're cooked until steaming. So if you make a ham pizza try to eat it immediately instead of letting it sit out for a while and you should be good to go.