Did you know?
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Topic: Did you know?
Posted By: Brilee
Subject: Did you know?
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 5:39pm
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I have just read that parsley is not good to eat during pregnancy, did you know this?
Is there anything else that would conisdered common that you shoudnt eat obv we know of the basics like deli food etc  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: mumoftwins
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 7:18pm
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I knew we shouldn't eat raw parsley....I have been eating it cooked though.
Can't remember why we shouldn't eat it though! |
Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 9:44pm
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Weird think to have to avoid. Anyone know why? I ate/eat tons of it. ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: shesmiles
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 9:55pm
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Apparently it has some chemical that has been associated with miscarriages. Someone mentioned it to me early on in my pregnancy when I was raving about the awesome dinners I had been making with parsley pesto....
Hummus is something that I think is quite odd to not be able to eat - I think it it is in relation to the tahini. At least I hope so as I eat a tonne of chickpeas, lemon juice and garlic anyway! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Kellyfer
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 10:43pm
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Hummus is only on the don't eat list because about 10 years ago a bad batch of tahini was used which was contaminated with listeria. I think it's ok to eat if it's freshly opened (ie, within 24 hours) but avoid it if you're worried!
Is it a chemical on the parsley, like a pesticide or something? Or in it that is removed when its cooked? I'd totally never heard of this before! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Brilee
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 10:53pm
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Evening ladies
Check out this link below! It can bing on a mc! v scarey http://www.pregnancy-info.net/parsley-and-other-herbal-dangers.html I made scarambled eggs for breaky with bacon mushroom and parsley this morning I wont risk it  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 13 July 2010 at 11:45pm
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Be careful of special kind of mushrooms and also alfalfa sproutes and beansprout etc.
This is a helpful chart http://www.foodauthority.nsw.gov.au/_documents/consumer_pdf/pregnancy_table.pdf - here ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
And to complete our family, our princess has arrived 
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Posted By: luvmylittlies
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 9:02am
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holey moley. the list of what you can eat gets smaller every day! It peeves me a bit that they don't say WHY you can't eat them. For example I heard that soft cheeses are actually fine because they're all from pasturised milk now days. And sprouts and things - what the hell is wrong with them? ------------- Adoring Mum to Talisin 8/9/11 and Kiara 18/01/10 |
Posted By: Hopes
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 9:38am
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I agree, thesaff! I don't mind not eating things, but I really like to know why. My understanding on soft cheeses is that since they are pasturised, it's OK to eat small amounts when they're just opened. But by nature of being soft cheese, they're prone to picking up bugs, so eating them cold after they've been opened and stored isn't a good idea. I'm pretty sure that's the theory behind NZFSA's advice.
The pasteurised / unpasteurised milk gets me a bit - they say don't drink it under any circumstances. But as far as I know all pasteurisation is is super-heating milk to kill bugs, so surely it should be OK cooked? It's in situations like that that I'd like information on why they make reccommendations, rather than just being told 'don't eat'. But, that said, I'm more than happy to play it safe, it's only nine months. ETA that sprouts are prone to carrying listeria... who'd have though, huh? -------------   
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 9:57am
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I think one of the other reasons for avoiding soft cheeses, like brie and camembert is that they are usually eaten at room temperature which has the risk of developing listeria. The humus thing was to do with the tahini having listeria. I make fresh humus and toast my own sesame seeds in place of the tahini and its fine. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: babybrain
Date Posted: 14 July 2010 at 6:31pm
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Interesting... i read also you shouldnt have too much vit C... so like one small glass of orange juice a day.. its hard because they seem to put vit C in lots of things.... vit pills, iron pills etc etc...
The list is soooo long... and throughout this pregnancy I have found it annoying that I only find this stuff out from self research.... surely if they were all "donts" the doc would just give us a massive list?! With one week til my due date and a max i guess of another 3 weeks of being preggers I am soo looking forward to a ham sandwich ! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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