foods to avoid

[Anna86]

what foods out there are you supposed to avoid whilst pregnant??

 

[x_MrsE_x]

This is taken off the eatwell website

There are certain foods that you should avoid when you're pregnant, because they might make you ill or harm your baby:

Some types of cheese
Avoid cheeses such as Camembert, Brie or chevre (a type of goats' cheese), or others that have a similar rind. You should also avoid soft blue cheeses.

These cheeses are made with mould and they can contain listeria, a type of bacteria that could harm your unborn baby.

Find out more about listeria

Pâté
Avoid all types of pâté, including vegetable. This is because pate can contain listeria.

Raw or partially cooked eggs
Avoid eating raw eggs and food containing raw or partially-cooked eggs. Only eat eggs cooked enough for both the white and yolk to be solid. This is to avoid the risk of salmonella, which causes a type of food poisoning.

Raw or undercooked meat
Make sure you only eat meat that has been well cooked. This is especially important with poultry and products made from minced meat, such as sausages and burgers. Make sure these are cooked until they are steaming hot all the way through and no pink meat is left.

Always wash your hands after handling raw meat, and keep it separate from foods that are ready to eat. This is because raw meat contains bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

Liver products and supplements containing vitamin A
Make sure you don't have too much vitamin A. This means you should avoid eating liver and liver products such as pâté and avoid taking supplements containing vitamin A or fish liver oils (which contain high levels of vitamin A). You need some vitamin A, but having too much means that levels could build up and may harm your unborn baby. Ask your GP or midwife if you want more information.

Some types of fish
You can eat most types of fish when you're pregnant. But there are a few types you should avoid and some others where you should limit the amount you eat. See the Eating fish section on this page for more information.

Undercooked ready meals
Avoid eating ready meals that are undercooked. Make sure you heat them until they are steaming hot all the way through.

Raw shellfish
Avoid raw shellfish when you're pregnant. This is because raw shellfish can sometimes contain harmful bacteria and viruses that could cause food poisoning. And food poisoning can be particularly unpleasant when you're pregnant.

 

[Pudds86]

To add to that- apparantly you must limit your intake of Tuna as it contains Mercury! Was a surpirse to me! xx

 

[x_MrsE_x]

it says we have to limit caffeine too

 

[Gem212]

but you can eat as much chocolate as you want, i read on one site eating chocolate everyday can reduce your risk of miscarriage!! x x x x

 

[x_MrsE_x]

but you can eat as much chocolate as you want, i read on one site eating chocolate everyday can reduce your risk of miscarriage!! x x x x

*Runs to fridge to munch on choc*

 

[sarahh1234]

think you still have to keep an eye on how much choc u eat coz of the caffeine tho......says me who eats untold amounts of chocolate lol think if i carry on, at this rate ill have a 10 pound baby!

and apparently you shouldn't eat peanuts either??

 

[sarahh1234]

oh and you should make sure you wash your fruit and veg properly xx

 

[Anna86]

cool someone told me that your not allowed to eat cheese spread or the cheese and onion fillers and i love them dunno how true that is though. i have limited my choc and tea/coffee intake to.

 

[sarahh1234]

im sure their both fine - its the posh cheeses u should avoid lol
think its blue-veined or unpasterised cheeses ??

 

[StValentine]

Yep, I read that it's cheeses such as Stilton, Danish Blue, Camembert, goats cheese and bizarre runny cheeses which are the problem ones, but the processed sandwich spread types are fine x

 

[karenandbump]

Peanuts are fine too now unless an allergy in the family. This advice changed as I turned 9 months pregnant with my little boy and after I'd craved a peanut butter sandwich for 4 months of that!!! Typical!!! xxx

 

[PippaJ]

As everyone has said nothing unpasterised (blue cheese, brie etc) and no raw meat, fish or pate. Tuna is ok in really small doses (tinned) as it contains mercury and you shouldn't have too much oily fish either (like salmon and mackeral) but I forget why now?

I was told peanuts are fine unless you've an allergy in the family too, and limit caffine as much as you can. As long as everything else is washed and cooked really it's fine.

As for choccie I ate a load of it xx

 

[charlene09]

Ive gone off chocolate since being pregnant , But ive craved peanut butter and Im allergic to nuts so I cant eat that