New Craving

[Amanda W]

Crackers!!!.....Cream crackers whats going on here...Anyone eles feel like crackers i mean the food wise haha

 

[jodied]

I love crackers with philadelphia on them for my lunch x

 

[Amanda W]

I got told im not allowed philadelphia because its soft cheese !!!

 

[jodied]

I thought soft cheese was ok!

 

[jodied]

The NHS website says: Avoid Soft and blue veined cheeses, such as camembert, brie and stilton. There’s no risk of listeria from hard cheese such as cheddar or from cottage cheese or processed cheese.
I have to say I'd rather assumed philadelphia was ok as it is a processed cheese, will do some more research now (not had it much anyway) x

 

[Citygirl1]

I wasn't sure about soft cheese either. Last night i had a real craving for crackers and boursoin cheese! Resisted though.

 

[jodied]

Found this list on the Babycentre website so I think you can have philadelphia!!!

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 crème fraîche - 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, chèvre (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.

 

[WILMAFLINSTONE]

My midwife said philidelphia is perfectly fine to eat as its made with 100% pasturised milk.....so dont panic ladies!

Avoid the others that are no good tho!

I MUST have cheese savoury when I go shopping tonight!!

Gone right off all dairy products but I just fancy a baked potato with cheese savour on it yum!! xxx

 

[jodied]

I'm loving cheese at the moment! Really fancy some boursin after reading the list of what I can have! x

 

[Amanda W]

they change it so much how can i keep up lol im on crackers and some butter lol we have no cheese in and thats my other craving lol x

 

[jodied]

Sorry hijacked your thread into a cheese one Amanda - oops x

 

[Amanda W]

haha its ok i forgot to pick some up before when i was out n its bin rainin all day lol

 

[sarl1967]

Been into crackers since MS kicked in While back -since finding out Primula was ok been addivcted to that lol

 

[Citygirl1]

I can have boursoin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Asda here i come

 

[Lacey's Mummy]

Omg... I really need a Brie baguette!! I crave them in every pregnancy I have cos my body knows I'm not allowed it!! Grrr!!

 

[JJ Mum]

Yum crackers Amanda, good one!

It has to be said what a find Sweet Chilli Philladelphia was by my OH!
I gate spicy things , but I love this mild sweet cheese, it livens up my ham sarnie every single day and has done for 1 month now...... yummmm I would recomend you all try it

 

[tania]

I am with you on the brie thing - been craving brie and crusty bread, probably just because I'm not allowed it! Wasn't craving crackers till I read this but now I really want some!

 

[Lynzlogan87]

Yep love them! smothered in Butter (crumpets too)