HollyHobby
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Hi, I see lots of peeps unsure on what they can and can't have so copying this from my book.
FOODS TO DEFINITELY AVOID
* soft moulded-ripened cheeses, such as Camembert and Brie, and all blue-veined cheeses such as Stilton
* all fresh paties, including meat, fish and vegetable pates
* ready made meals that are not thoroughly reheated
* raw and undercooked meats
* unwashed vegetables and salad food
(Many adults are immune to listeria having listeriosis long ago. If you catch it you are unlikely to be very ill: you may have flu like symptoms and a sore throat, or you may feel quite well. But the bacteria can cross the placenta and affect your growing baby)
* wash vegetables thoroughly before cooking
* wash salads well
* reheat pre-cooked meals until they are piping hot
* cook meats well, cook chicken until no juices are pink, and check that barbecued sausages and beefburgers are cooked all the way through
SAFE TO EAT
* hard cheeses such as Edam, Cheddar, Cheshire, gouda and Wenslydale. Cottage Cheese, cream cheese, curd cheese and Mozzarella.
* most pre packed cheesecakes : most are made with cream or curd cheese (check pack)
* cooked moulded ripened cheeses, for eg. on pizzas, as long as they are piping hot
*parmesan and Gruyere
tinned or vacuum packed pates, pates in tubes (as long as not containing liver), meat, fish or vegetable pastes in jars
* ready meals that are reheated until piping hot.
*meats that are well cooked until no parts run pink
****You might want to avoid cold meats and smoked fish, although in the Uk the risk is low some countries tell you to avoid it.
RAW SHELLFISH
* It is safe to eat shellfish that is well cooked and served hot, any bacteria in shellfish are usually killled by proper cooking.
FISH
* AVOID shark, swordfish and Marlin
* SAFE white fish such as cod, haddock and plaice - mackerel, herring, pilchard, sardine, trout and salmon... TUNA IS OKAY BUT HAVE NO MORE THAN 2 MEDIUM SIZED 200G CANS PER WEEK (I've seen this linked to autism on Montel the other day from the mercury)
MILK / YOGHURT - AVOID - green top or unpasturised milk, including goats milk.... unpasturised yoghurt and other foods made from unpasturised milk
MILK / YOGHURT - SAFE - pasturised milk and UHT milk from both cows and goats.... ordinary yoghurts and other milk products made from pasturised milk.
FOODS TO AVOID INCASE OF SALMONELLA
AVOID -- raw eggs, any food containing raw or partially cooked eggs, such as home made mayonnaise, mousses, sorbets, soem home made ice creams, any custards and deserts made with eggs that are only partly set, undercooked poultry, and soft whip ice cream (as often sold from vans)
SAFE - eggs well cooked enough for the white to be solid (allow 7 mins for standard boiled egg, fry eggs on both sides), many pre packed mousses and deserts if they contain pasturised egg, pre- packed ice cream
LIVER - Too much vit A can harm your baby, these include liver and liver products such as pate
FOODS YOU MAY WORRY ABOUT BUT WHICH ARE CONSIDERED SAFE
Honey - Soya - Probiotics
CAFFEINE - 300MG A DAY (TEA, COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, COLA ETC)
PEANUTS - AVOID PEANUTS AS IT IS LINKED TO ALLERGY IN BABIES
FOODS TO DEFINITELY AVOID
* soft moulded-ripened cheeses, such as Camembert and Brie, and all blue-veined cheeses such as Stilton
* all fresh paties, including meat, fish and vegetable pates
* ready made meals that are not thoroughly reheated
* raw and undercooked meats
* unwashed vegetables and salad food
(Many adults are immune to listeria having listeriosis long ago. If you catch it you are unlikely to be very ill: you may have flu like symptoms and a sore throat, or you may feel quite well. But the bacteria can cross the placenta and affect your growing baby)
* wash vegetables thoroughly before cooking
* wash salads well
* reheat pre-cooked meals until they are piping hot
* cook meats well, cook chicken until no juices are pink, and check that barbecued sausages and beefburgers are cooked all the way through
SAFE TO EAT
* hard cheeses such as Edam, Cheddar, Cheshire, gouda and Wenslydale. Cottage Cheese, cream cheese, curd cheese and Mozzarella.
* most pre packed cheesecakes : most are made with cream or curd cheese (check pack)
* cooked moulded ripened cheeses, for eg. on pizzas, as long as they are piping hot
*parmesan and Gruyere
tinned or vacuum packed pates, pates in tubes (as long as not containing liver), meat, fish or vegetable pastes in jars
* ready meals that are reheated until piping hot.
*meats that are well cooked until no parts run pink
****You might want to avoid cold meats and smoked fish, although in the Uk the risk is low some countries tell you to avoid it.
RAW SHELLFISH
* It is safe to eat shellfish that is well cooked and served hot, any bacteria in shellfish are usually killled by proper cooking.
FISH
* AVOID shark, swordfish and Marlin
* SAFE white fish such as cod, haddock and plaice - mackerel, herring, pilchard, sardine, trout and salmon... TUNA IS OKAY BUT HAVE NO MORE THAN 2 MEDIUM SIZED 200G CANS PER WEEK (I've seen this linked to autism on Montel the other day from the mercury)
MILK / YOGHURT - AVOID - green top or unpasturised milk, including goats milk.... unpasturised yoghurt and other foods made from unpasturised milk
MILK / YOGHURT - SAFE - pasturised milk and UHT milk from both cows and goats.... ordinary yoghurts and other milk products made from pasturised milk.
FOODS TO AVOID INCASE OF SALMONELLA
AVOID -- raw eggs, any food containing raw or partially cooked eggs, such as home made mayonnaise, mousses, sorbets, soem home made ice creams, any custards and deserts made with eggs that are only partly set, undercooked poultry, and soft whip ice cream (as often sold from vans)
SAFE - eggs well cooked enough for the white to be solid (allow 7 mins for standard boiled egg, fry eggs on both sides), many pre packed mousses and deserts if they contain pasturised egg, pre- packed ice cream
LIVER - Too much vit A can harm your baby, these include liver and liver products such as pate
FOODS YOU MAY WORRY ABOUT BUT WHICH ARE CONSIDERED SAFE
Honey - Soya - Probiotics
CAFFEINE - 300MG A DAY (TEA, COFFEE, CHOCOLATE, COLA ETC)
PEANUTS - AVOID PEANUTS AS IT IS LINKED TO ALLERGY IN BABIES