Cheese!!

Hi,

First time mom-to-be.. Just wondering if any cheese to be avoided during preg.
I know that some soft cheese like feta, blue, etc. is a no-no.

I am running out of recipes to have... Once I eat a dish, next time I get nausea thinking about it.. Any simple tricks you girls followed?


Cheers,
LD

Hey LD.

Soft cheeses are a no-go because of the high chance of them carrying bacteria. However things like fetta, ricotta etc - if they are cooked in a recipe and their temperature is above the danger zone (65c degrees I think) then it is ok.

Hi there,

The 'apparent rules' are no cheeses with mould growing on them. So no white mould cheese like bries etc and no blue mould. However - keep in mind that french women do not stop eating cheese and they still seem to have perfectly healthy babies!!

Mmm I have been loving cheeses in the last few days... wonder if it is my craving this time?! With DD it was nectarines!

Sorry, no help to you, saw 'cheese' and drooled :D.


Yep, hard cheeses are ok, no soft cheeses or 'mouldy' cheeses.

thanks everyone!

All the bits of information help, and esp for 1st timers like me.

Finally I had a toasted sandwich with colby cheese, onions and tomato!

Hey i found this useful when trying to work out the cheese issue -

Pe@ches
Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006
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Cheeses

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I found this list (from the babycentre website) to be helpful:

Cheeses which are SAFE to eat in pregnancy

Hard cheeses:
Austrian smoked, Babybel, Caerphilly, Cheddar, Cheshire, Derby, Double Gloucester, Edam, Emmental, English goat's cheddar, feta, Gouda, Gruyere, Halloumi, Havarti, Jarlsberg, Lancashire, Manchego, Orkney, paneer, Parmesan, Pecorino (hard), Provolone, Red Leicester.

Soft and processed cheeses:
Boursin, cottage cheese, cream cheese, feta, goat's cheese without a white rind, mascarpone, mozzarella, Philadelphia, processed cheese (such as cheese spread), Quark, ricotta.

Yoghurts (all varieties), probiotic drinks, fromage frais, soured cream and cr?me fra?che - any variety, including natural, flavoured and biologically active - are all safe to eat.

Cheeses to AVOID in pregnancy

Mould-ripened soft cheeses:
Brie, Blue Brie, Cambozola, Camembert, Chaumes, ch?vre (goats cheese with a white rind), Pont L'Eveque, Taleggio, Vacherin-Fribourgeois

Blue-veined cheeses:
Bergader, Bleu d'Auvergne, Blue Wensleydale, Shropshire Blue, Danish Blue, Dolcelatte, Gorgonzola, Roncal, Roquefort, Stilton, tomme, Wensleydale (blue).

Soft, unpasteurised cheese, including goat and sheep's cheeses:
Chabichou, Pyramide, Torta del Cesar.