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  | EthansMummy   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Topic: FOOD!!!! Posted: 07 March 2006 at 1:20pm
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   Ok well i know that you cannot have seafood and your not supposed to have ham.  What are people's opinions on eating Ham.  Is tuna okay??  I am having real trouble trying to find stuff to take for lunch to work   | 
 
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  | Kazzle   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   i dont eat ham, but i eat a lot of tinned tuna, any kind really, and ive had no problems, i eat salad and tuna for lunch a lot, and as for not eating seafood, fish is still okay, its just things like mussels, clams, oysters etc.  as long as the fish is cooked and not raw as in sushi then its fine.  hope this helps
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  | Roksana   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I ate tune all the time...I love tuna!!!
 And I was the paranoid one.....I did not have Ham, smoked chicken or fish but can fish should be okay to eat. Also you can have seafood only if had been cooked properly. I ate fish and prawns but made sure that it was cooked well......
 When I was pregnant I had wendy's and Burger king for lunch.....I loved it!!! And yet I ususally avoid those places......   | 
 
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  | bub   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   canned tuna is alrite i wouldnt eat ham from the delly  or the packet unless its ben cooked like in a toasted sandwhich wen i was pregnant but some people do still eat it i guess its up to you.
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  | mum2emj   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   yeah, i have been told to avoid certain type of seafood (mussels etc...) and certain fish that contain high levels of mercury. but normal fish is fine provided its cooked thoroughly and you eat it while its hot, not cold.
tuna is good for you and fine to eat... but cold ham should definalty be avoided, again eating ham feshly cooked and cooked to piping hot its fine.
 i choose never to take a risk, as i couldnt bear the thought of potentially harming the baby, but i do know of people who have eatin deli meat! argh! and cold ham etc... its best just to not eat it, hey its not really that long in the scheme of things aye?? and its something to look forward to when baby is born (that was my treat after having my first... cold meat sandwhiches!)
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  | Maya   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   My treat after having Maya was a kebab!
 Canned tuna is fine (like everyone else has said). Cooked fish is also fine, the high mercury varieties such as lemonfish they recommend you limit to 4 150g servings per week - but in reality who eats that much fish anyway! I eat it once or twice a week.
 
 Mmmmmm, craving Wendy's atm tho. Yummy!
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  | Paws   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   I'm still having turkish...I just get lamb on rice and they cook everything to piping hot for me...they chuck it all the microwave and I have to wait a while to eat it properly! I'm not having the chicken option though...but then I'm off chicken.
 Ham I'm only having if it's on pizza and freshly cooked.
 
 Are tinned sardines ok?  I love them on toast!
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  | Maya   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   As far as I know. Tinned=preservatives=safe. Listeria grows on fresh foods, so I would guess once you have opened the tin you should eat them straight away and not save some for later iygwim.
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  | newmum   Senior Member
 
   
   
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  | Roksana   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   ahaaaaa....I agree!
 Emma I craved spicy chicken burger from Wendy's with Zaara...yum!!!! But I dont eat it as much now....come to think of it havent had a burger since before Zaara was born....wooohooo may be I can have that today???   | 
 
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   I've been naughty - on the weekend I made ham/egg/salad sandwiches for my stepkids.... and I had one too..... and it was DELICIOUS!!!!  It's the ham that I've been missing most.  I've been pretty good the whole time, but on occasion I have slipped up.....    | 
 
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  | Paws   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   That's ok I'm quite sure you're not alone in that slip up! (no I haven't)
 I would just about do anything for sushi at the moment!
 
 
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 07 March 2006 at 4:44pm | 
 
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   after jack was born i made dean go to coffee culture and get me a salmon and cream cheese bagel!  yummmmm!!! what i would do for one now!    | 
 
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  | fairsk8   Senior Member
 
   
 
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   Also stay away from any food at the deli, like salads and everything because you never know how long it has been sitting there.
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  | Maya   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 March 2006 at 8:24am | 
 
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   Paws - you could make your own vegetarian or tuna sushi. That would be safe.
 Thanks Kazzles - you mentioned Wendy's which got me convinced that the only thing in th whole wide world I could eat without chucking up was a Big Classic with cheese.
 
 So after Maya went to bed I went on a Drive Thru mission to Wendys. Willie was not impressed. I cooked dinner for him and Maya and refused to eat it myself...
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   [QUOTE=Maya] Paws - you could make your own vegetarian or tuna sushi. That would be safe.
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 I had thought of that too but my last attempt to make sushi failed and it's the salmon I'm craving!  I'll just have to be patient!
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  | mrs frantic   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   oops I had a cream cheese and salmon bagel for breakfast on sunday morning - didnt really think about it beore i ordered it and just ate it...but looks like it wasnt a smart thing to do....ahhhh well will just have to make sure i am very good from here on - BTW it is the salmon or the cream cheese that is bad? I thought that cream cheese was ok but brie and camembert were not...?
 I am craving sushi too big time Paws! BIG TIME!   
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  | Roksana   Senior Member
 
   
   
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 |  Post Options  Thanks(0)  Quote  Reply  Posted: 08 March 2006 at 12:56pm | 
 
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   I think it is the smoke salmon that is the problem. You know my mum always said to me....stop fussing, I ate every thing with you and your brother and you guys are fine!!!! hmmmm.......
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   My mum said the same thing.
 My argument was that they wouldn't make a big deal about it if it wasn't a real risk.
 But to be honest... I don't think that there is HUGE risk of contracting listeria. Just better to be safe than sorry. And preggo ladies (including myself when I was carrying Han) just love to get worked up about things! It's what they do best    Gotta love hormones and that magical "Protective Instinct" it creates
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  | Maya   Senior Member
 
   
   
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   Cream cheese is OK if it is newly opened - they are all heat sealed. But once the seal is broken listeria can grow. As far as I know salmon is a big no-no unless it is fresh salmon steaks well cooked.
 And Nikki you're right - on average there are 2 cases per year of women contracting listeria during pregnancy, out of tens of thousands of pregnancies. So the risk is pretty low, but like you said, one that most of us aren't willing to take.
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