What has your ob/gyn told you NOT to eat while pregnant?

My midwife told me to use common sense. She told me about bad stuff (lunch meat, undercooked meats, eggs, unwashed produce, raw fish, etc) but she also told me to be smart about it.

When was the last time you heard about lunch meat or eggs getting someone sick in the US? When was the last time you heard of any women in the US getting sick from any foods during pregnancy? If you want to eat a sandwich, eat a sandwich. Just don’t buy your meat at Aldis a day before it expires. Ask the lady behind the meat counter to clean the slicer for you and then slice your meat if it makes you feel better.

If you like sushi, have sushi. Sushi in the US is frozen and shipped. Freezing kills most everything. Choose the pricier restaurant instead of eating sushi on a buffet. Common sense stuff.

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pretty much anything raw, like sushi or rare burgers (bacteria isn’t so easily handled by a baby and carries risks), certain cheeses that cultivate mold, coffee (not completely, but in large amounts), diet sodas, processed foods like lunch meats, fast food (again, try to limit your intake), some kinds of fish (salmon, swordfish, shellfish like oysters). What to Expect When You’re Expecting has a great rundown of every kind of food and whether or not they are safe during pregnancy, as well as a guide to eating out. Docs might also tell you to avoid spicy food because of the heartburn, but not all women experience this while pregnant.

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