Might sound daft but what foods to avoid in pregnancy.?

Question

Obviously the usual such as alchohol, and im not smoking, but iv heard things like mayonaise, peanuts, eggs are to avoid. What is your experience of things. PS iv already stopped drinking Coffee.

Answer 1

Hi, I was given a small list of foods not to eat. Brie, home made mayonaise, Pate, soft cheese, tuna and some exotic fish like shark. Nuts were no problem. Bought mayonaise is fine as the egg is pasturised in it. The midwife I had suggested to me to eat nuts and eggs. Don't eat them if you are allergic yourself... Now my son has no allergies and eats everything... You will be given alot of advise but if you are not sure, don't chance it until your baby is born. Best of luck..

I hope it all goes well for you.

Answer 2

You can have store bought mayonaise, just not home-made. You can eat peanuts but try not to too often. Eggs you don't have to avoid but they have to be properly cooked, ie, no runny yolk. You also can't eat soft cheeses, pate and liver. all meat must be properly cooked also.

You don't have to stop drinking coffee competely, you can have them a few times a week if you're a big coffee drinker. Just not to excess. You also can't eat shark or marlin and go easy on tuna and try to eat some cod or something to get some fish but don't eat much.Try also not to eat too much junk food, eat as much fruit and veg and meat as you can and eat a variety of different foods. Any more info your midwife can help you with

Answer 3

Home made mayo should be avoided, or anything that could contain raw egg, but jarred stuff is fine. If you do a google search, you'll get a full list as there is a fair few things to watch for! One that is often missed - Mr Whippy ice cream and mcdonalds milkshakes and sundaes. They carry a risk of listeria.

Coffee is ok in moderation. The NHS recommend no more than 4 cups a day - I personally stuck to 2. Remember that many soft drinks also contain caffiene.

Don't try to tie yourself down too much with a diet. You may find that you have to eat anything that you can manage to keep down! I craved coca cola something terrible so allowed myself some without going mad.

Answer 4

Pate any thing high in vit A .... home made mayo... basically if its mass produced it will be made with pasteurised eggs so it will be fine ... raw or funny eggs you cant have others are fine.... you can have caffeine just not too much but remember caffeine is in chocolate too!!! cheese's again if they are pasteurised i.e Cheddar Parmesan edam... not anything blue mouldy or goats... undercooked steaks your not aloud either.... i hated being pregnant for this!! all the foods i loved i couldn't have ... this continues if your breast feeding .. just keep your diet as healthy as possible 3 healthy meals , snack of veg and fruit, stay away from ready made meals unless u have made them. keep away from fatty food and fizzy stuff or eat in moderation , no shell fish, no Olly fish, hm mm oh fish has like a how much you should have a week etc





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as soon as i gave birth i ate it all!!!!

Answer 5

if you have been to your widwife she should give you a book and tell you all this. shop bought mayo is ok but not homemade as has raw eggs and anything containing raw eggs should be avioded. shell fish unless in hot meal but i would say aviod to be safe. swordfish as such like. peanuts if a history of allergy in family. pate and liver products. unpasturised milk and products avoided. eggs to be hard boiled and no runny yolks. and limit tuna to 2 fresh steaks or 4 cans a week.

hope this helps

Answer 6

You shouldn't eat tuna or any soft cheeses ie: brie/camembert as they haven't been pasteurised. I was never told that I couldn't eat peanuts and now my son has a severe nut allergy

Answer 7

It’s important to eat a healthy, balanced and varied diet both before and during pregnancy to ensure that you’re providing enough nutrients for yourself and for your baby.

In fact, nutritional needs during pregnancy are very similar to those for the rest of the population with a few exceptions, including some foods that you should avoid and some nutrients that you should eat more of





Foods or nutrients that you should eat more of:







Fish

The advice on fish consumption is the same during pregnancy as for the rest of the population - eat at least 2 portions of fish a week, one of which should be oily. Oily fish provide the long chain omega 3 fats that are essential for the growth and development of the baby, especially the brain and vision.





However, during pregnancy (and for women who are thinking of becoming pregnant) the Food Standards Agency advise women to limit their oily fish consumption to a maximum of 2 portions a week. This upper limit has been set to avoid the risk of exposure to the environmental pollutants, dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs).











Folic acid

If you’re planning a pregnancy, are of child bearing age or are pregnant, the Department of Health recommend a 400microgram (0.4mg) folic acid supplement. Extra folic acid reduces the risk of having a baby with a neural tube defect such as spina bifida. It is also important to eat more foods that are a natural source of folate such as green vegetables like broccoli and Brussels sprouts.



Iron

More iron is needed during pregnancy for the growth of the placenta and baby – go for iron rich foods such as red meat, pulses, fortified cereals and green vegetables. Women who already have low iron intakes may need to take an iron supplement, from their GP, to avoid iron deficiency anaemia.



Foods that should you avoid or eat less of:





soft cheeses eg camembert and brie (and those which contain a similar rind) - these cheeses may contain listeria which can be harmful to your baby



unpasturised and/or raw eggs including where they are used as ingredients in foods such as mayonnaise (shop bought is fine)



liver - limit the amount of foods you eat which have a high vitamin A content such as liver and liver products (pate, for example); though vitamin A is essential for good health, high intakes, especially in early pregnancy, may be harmful to your baby



alcohol - drinking alcohol during pregnancy may damage your baby



raw or uncooked meats or shellfish - these could lead to food poisoning which is harmful to your baby



Caffeine – limit your intake to no more than 200mg per day (around 2 cups of coffee) as recent government research suggests that too much caffeine can result in low birth weights and may also increase the possibility of miscarriage.

Coffee, tea and chocolate all naturally contain caffeine but it also found in some medicines. It can also be added to some soft drinks and energy drinks, so always check the ingredients list (where the caffeine content should be declared)



The amount of caffeine in food and drink will vary, The Food Standards Agency advises using the following information as a guide:



Food or Drink Average Amount of Caffeine

1 mug of instant coffee 100mg

1 mug brewed coffee 140mg

1 mug of tea 75mg

1 bar (50g) plain chocolate 50mg

1 bar (50g) milk chocolate 25mg

1 can of cola 40mg







Marlin, shark & swordfish – it is advised that these fish are avoided during pregnancy due to the risk of exposure to methylmercury (a pollutant) which at high levels can be harmful to the development of the baby



Best of luck with the pregnancy hope that info helps...

Answer 8

well my mid-wife told me that i can eat as many eggs as i want, and also that i can still have like 4 cups of coffee aday. i dont though, i might have 1, but nothing more.



defo dont eat nuts, and its HOMEMADE mayo that you cant eat, but helmans is ok.



cut right down on fish, but try and eat it once a week as its good for baby.



if you eat stake, you have to have it WELL DONE, not medium or anything like that. what i do is over-cook everything so i definately no its cooked right through.



just eat healthy, and drink lots of water and everything will be ok.



good luck!!!!!

Answer 9

A couple i've heard of -



Deli meats.

Caffeine

Anything with Saccharin

and don't eat more than one can of Tuna a week, because of the mercury.

Answer 10

goog;le listeria or listeriosis