What are we allowed to eat?

Hello

I have recently found out that I am pregnant and so I have read a few articles about what we should and shouldn't be eating.
But does anyone have any advice?

Like should I eat a takeaway pizza from Domino's and can I have calamari at the Speights Ale House?

Any advice would be appreciated.

I say don't go over board on the what you cant eat thing as most of it is just common sense

For example, don't eat deli meats and anything that's not fresh or you don't know how long its been sitting out etc, sea food is a no no, sushi because of the rice(though I did eat some tuna sushi when pregnant last time, but only as they had just made it!) I've heard your not meant to eat poached eggs, but I lived on that through both my pregnancies!! Just made sure all the whites were cooked properly etc(like no clear bits left)

But yeah, use common sense and you'll be fine! I basically eat what i want apart from the things above

Pretty sure you have to make sure the yolks are cooked through with eggs, runny eggs are a big no no....sure some people can eat them at be fine, that's the nature of a risk... just means there is a risk there of food poisoning that has potentially very serious consequences for baby... so sure you can take the risk and most of the time you will be fine, but you won't know which time you might not be...definitely not a risk I saw as worth taking ...

myonlineself wrote: Pretty sure you have to make sure the yolks are cooked through with eggs, runny eggs are a big no no....sure some people can eat them at be fine, that's the nature of a risk... just means there is a risk there of food poisoning that has potentially very serious consequences for baby... so sure you can take the risk and most of the time you will be fine, but you won't know which time you might not be...definitely not a risk I saw as worth taking ...

The main risk with eggs is when they are raw, so thats why you cant have Aioli(sp?) and mayo that has raw eggs in it and why you shouldnt eat cookie dough etc(even though its so yummy). To me, poached eggs are cooked, I cook mine very well, like I said, no clear bits and I make sure the yolk is thick etc, so I am very comfortable with that and see no major risk. I evenr ead you shouldnt eat scrambled eggs, which Is stupid as they are cooked well!

Thats why I say, its common sense, and I have never gone overboard on the food thing, but Im not stupid, Im not about to go out and eat deli ham or drink a raw egg etc



Edited by Sheza

I agree it all comes down to the risk you are willing to take. I think most hot takwaway foods are ok. Salads are something to be careful of i.e. Subway, but again its the risk you are willing to take.

I eat deli ham, but only in a hot toasted sandwich.

I have this one I find helpful and on my fridge. Nice and easy to follow.

With deli meats if I put them in the microwave just before making a sandwich would I be ok? I'm in love with shaved ham and I don't know how I'll live without it. I have this scenario in my mind...

Cut and wash veges (tomato, lettuce, cucumber and capsicum) and put in a clean tuppaware. Put ham in a separate tuppaware and bread in a third tuppaware. Take all this to work. Microwave the ham to piping hot, then construct a sandwich and eat it.

Would that be safe?

Rhondda yep I have heard heated deli meat is totally fine. Otherwise all I have been doing is buying the sealed ham/chicken that you can buy near the deli. Cos I like my meat cold and it came in two sandwich sized packs so would just break off one to take to work

Can't say that I have been the best at avoiding all the 'bad' foods though, it just gets too hard to remember all of them... I don't like seafood or eggs anyway though! I do miss V