food question?

[Stevie]

Hi ladies,
i just have a question about foods
i know we arent supoosed to eat yoghurt (coz of teh bacteria and such) but what about chocolate yogos? ya know like the kids ones? i looked and theres no egg like custard has..
i just wana be safe than sorry i probly should have asked BEFORE i brought some and have it in my fridge calling my name
thanks for the help

[LimeSlice]

Hi Stevie

You absolutely CAN eat yoghurt!! It is so good for you!
And as far as I know yogo is fine too (The custard is cooked, so no raw eggs )

HTH

[first_time_mummy]

Hi Stevie

You absolutely CAN eat yoghurt!! It is so good for you!


HTH

Ohhhh, thank god.
I just saw this thread and started sh#tting myself, as i have been living off yoghurt these past few weeks, and i didnt even think of the bacteria factor....

But im so glad you said it was okay...

my heart stopped when i first read that it was bad for us during pregnancy

[Miss E]

Yum chocolate yogo! I haven't had one of those in years, think I'm going to have to grab some on my way home!

[helle]

Gosh I got a fright then too. I am prone to thrush, and since I can't take the herbs I usually do to keep it at bay I have been downing natural yoghurt like no tomorrow! Phew!

[Gabby 1973]

I am LOVING the Jalna Cafe Latte flavour yoghurt. YUM!

[sunshine_sieben]

Yoghurt is absolutely fine to eat when pregnant.

But if you want to eat it for the beneficial bacteria, don't buy the normal brands. Most have little to no resemblance to a real fermented yoghurt. There are some very good ones out there and readily available, though. Like Jalna, Bornhoffen, Gippsland Dairy & Brahmbah Organics.

Commercially bought custard is fine to eat, too. If eggs are indeed used (in many cases, there's no egg involved and other thickeners used instead), then they have to be pasteurised, so they're fine to eat. Same goes for those little tubs of Tiramisu.
Eating custard hot only applies to home made egg custard from scratch. As you are using fresh eggs and no preservatives etc. there is a risk of bacterial contamination. So it is advisable to only eat it when hot and not to keep it for another day.
If however, you are using a custard powder the eggs that are in the mix have been pasteurised (it's law in australia that egg products have to be pasteurised).

So eat your yogos (whatever that is) and don't feel guilty about it.

Sasa

[Ozstar]

I have never heard you can't eat yoghurt? I actually thought the bacteria in yoghurt was good for things like thrush which can be common in pregnancy? Hopefully someone who knows will post in here.
I would think the yogos are fine.

ETA thanks Limeslice.

[Stevie]

my doctor told me that...
or maybe im just confused...
LOL
good so i can eats my yogo then

[jamakin]

i am almost 100% sure you can eat yohurt! so enjoy your yogos!!! yum!!

[Ozziehoffy]

Can't say I've heard that you can't eat yogurt... I ate heaps of it. Custard is ok too, like limeslice said, the egg isn't raw.

[luna moth]

Check your custard ingredients. Most of the pre-made ones actually don't have any egg and are thickened with cornflour. Most custard powders are egg-free too, if you make your own.