what do you consider your "will not eat/drink" items?

One thing I quickly learned is that everyone has different ideas re what you will or wont eat or drink pregnant.

What do you consider your "absolutely will not eat/drink" items and what do you consider your "will not typically eat/drink... but OK in moderation/special circumstances" items? Do you take the same approach to most of the questionable items or do you consider some more risky than others?

Curious where some of the following fall on your lists: sushi, cold cuts, hotdogs/brats/sausages, soft cheeses, wine, fish, bacon, caffeine, steaks that aren't well done, etc...

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The only things I stay away from are alcohol and sushi.

I drink diet coke daily, cold cuts when I feel like it, hotdogs once in a while etc.

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Alcohol- I'm a big drinker, but have had no desire for any alcohol, we'll see if this changes.
Raw fish sushi- I love raw tuna, but not worth the risk
Hotdogs and cold cuts- don't really eat these anyway, never eat hotdogs.

I'm okay with fish, bacon (though have no desire for it), moderate caffeine and pasteurized cheese.

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Nothing.



There's nothing I wouldn't have once, that I normally had before getting pregnant. Obviously everyone is different but I think all those food lists are a load of crap.

I just use my common sense and don't overdo it on anything at all.

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Sushi - Dont eat it even when not pregnant

Cold cuts - Wont do it

Hot dogs - will eat in moderation, especially because it's summertime and i love bbq hot dogs.

Sausages - eat in moderation

soft cheeses - avoid unpasteurized. if it's pasterurized, i'll eat it.

wine - in moderation- once a week if that

fish - Dont eat fish. Eat tuna in moderation

bacon - Eat in moderation

caffeine - 1-2 cups daily- I love my coffee

steaks that arent well done - I usually love it rare but will have it medium now

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Sushi -staying away. This and all raw fish like oysters..

Cold cuts - didn't have any for the 1st tri, then I had some here and there

Hot dogs - will eat in moderation, especially because it's summertime and i love bbq hot dogs.

Sausages - eat in moderation

soft cheeses - I have yet to find a cheese that is unpasturized lol

wine - in moderation- once a week if that

fish - fish is GOOD for you according to my dr. I avoid certain kinds like tuna and grouper but I eat fish.

bacon -here or there I try not to eat too much bacon anyway lmao

caffeine - 1-2 cups daily- I love my coffee

steaks that arent well done - I usually love it rare but will have it medium now

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This is my opinion on these foods but I tend to be a little paranoid about what I eat.

Sushi - I only eat the "sushi" with veggies or with cooked shrimp normally but if I liked real sushi I wouldn't eat it while preggo.

Cold cuts - I will only eat cold cuts if they are cooked in a dish.

Hotdogs/brats/sausages - I only eat hot dogs that are uncured and don't have nitrates or nitrites anyway so I do the same preggo. I didn't know there was any issue with sausage. I'm going to have to look into this. I always cook my meat well so I've eaten sausage. If you mean the cured kind of sausage and not fresh I have been staying away even though I looooove them.

Soft cheeses - I am only eating pasteurized cheeses.

Fish - I have chosen to not eat any fish or seafood while pregnant. I know doctors say you can eat low mercury fish in moderation but the fact that mercury easily passes through the blood brain barrier scares me. I don't know if I will eat some later on but for now I am staying away. I'm trying to get my Omega 3 from other sources.

Bacon - Same as hot dogs. I only eat uncured bacon with no nitrates or nitrites anyway.

I don't like wine, don't drink caffeine anyway and like all my meat cooked until there is no indication that it was ever alive so I'm no help with these.

Also, I always stay away from artificial sweeteners especially aspartame (Which is not easy by the way. This stuff is in SO many things. You can't buy a regular pack of gum without aspartame. It's even in the regular instant Quaker oatmeal!).

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Posted by MrsPJB2007

Nothing.



There's nothing I wouldn't have once, that I normally had before getting pregnant. Obviously everyone is different but I think all those food lists are a load of crap.

I just use my common sense and don't overdo it on anything at all.

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Like a few other posters have said, I'm really not going to drive myself crazy. I am friendly w/woman in their late 40's and early 50's when I have mentioned what are "no-no" foods now a days, they all literally look at me like I have 10 heads and laugh their hineys off! My golden rule in life is everything in moderation.


Sushi - LOVE, LOVE, LOVE sushi! Havent had any yet since my BFP. I plan to have it a few times a month, everything cooked

Cold cuts - I only eat turkey and I am actually looking forward to turkey pannis

Hot dogs - I dont like them

Sausages - I dont eat it anyway

soft cheeses - avoiding unpasteurized. if it's pasterurized, i'll eat it. LOVE LOVE CHEESE!

wine - havent had any yet, probably will, on occasion.

fish - no problem with fish, love salmon so, I will prob stick w/it

bacon - I dont it eat anyway

caffeine - moderation, I only drink 1 cup of tea a day even b/f BFP

steaks - I only eat well done meat

The only type of food that I will work very hard to stay way from is pre packaged meals. I have a low tolerance for sodium, and those meals are loaded w/sodium.

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i saw my dr. yestersay and he gave me the green light on everything. he didnt restrict anything but basically said use common sense and if you had those "black listed" foods once a week or so it is fine.

I asked about sushi bc I LOVE it and he said go for it. He actually said you have a greater chance of getting some kind of posioning or bacterial infection from eating chicken over sushi!! He did state to eat at busy places that have a high turnover to ensure freshness (with all foods). He basically told me to just eat a healthy balanced diet. I plan on enjoying ALL foods I enjoy normally with moederation.

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Raw fish & any unpasturized cheese.

Everything else in moderation

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Everything in moderation. I am careful with high mercury fish, always have been. Only thing that has really changed is No alcohol, I just don't see the need for a sip or two. If I am going to drink, I'm gonna DRINK

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There is no food or drink that I absolutely won't touch. There are certain foods that I ate before pregnancy that just gross me out now though...oysters, most fish, chinese food.

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I'm a vegetarian, so a lot of the no-no foods don't apply.

I don't drink diet soda or drinks anyway, so that didn't change. I think I can count on both hands all the soda I've had the whole time.

I have 1 cup of coffee a day.

I have pretty much stayed away from raw feta (cooked in spinach pie has been my choice).

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I basically eat everything in moderation. I only really stay away from sushi and soft cheeses but I have eaten some cheese here and there.
I still eat occasionally cold cuts, hot dogs and bacon. And I have even had a glass of wine or 2 in my second trimester.

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What's wrong with sausages? I know breakfast sausage has nitrates but I wasn't aware that sausage otherwise was bad...someone please fill me in.


I stay away from

Alcohol - all of it, I haven't even had a sip

Cold Cuts - a couple of times I had a heated up sandwich but I wouldn't eat it cold. I have a hard time with lunch since this what I ate alll the time.

Hot Dogs - I found hot dogs without nitrates and my doctor said I can eat it hot so I've had hot dogs once so far.

Any unpasteurized cheese

Seafood - I will eat in moderation although while on my babymoon i def ate more then i wanted to. I stay away from all high mercury fish and when I do eat I usually go for shrimp or crab.

Caffeine - I will have coffee on the rare occasion, usually if I have a headache or if I am constipated I consider natural relief lol, tylenol doesn't do anything and I am not one for medication so coffee is my best bet.

Bacon - in moderation

I think that's about it.

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Very interesting to hear everyone's opinions!

As far as the following, here is where I fall:

Sushi: don't eat pre-pregnancy

Cold cuts: used to eat all the time pre-pregnancy!! had heated cold cuts a few times but generally try to avoid

hotdogs/brats/sausages: had nitrate-free hotdogs once, regular hotdog once, and have been trying to minimize... I did eat a lot of cured sausages on one occasion first tri not realizing they were "bad" and have been avoiding since. was going to eat german food last night which inspired this post, and figured that whether nitrates or listeria the risk was minimal for a dish that includes 3 heated brats shared between me and DH. we're going a different night instead but I think I'm OK to eat that...

soft cheeses: I ask at restaurants if pasteurized

wine: haven't had any yet, may have the occasional sip here and there in Italy. had one o'douls first tri and one last weekend

fish: not a big fish eater generally, avoiding the "bad 4" high mercury fish although I did have chilean sea bass once around 13w

bacon: had nitrate free once, had regular a few times. minimizing but not worrying about it

caffeine: had a 1-2 cup a day habit pre-pregnancy, trying to minimize and had about 6-8 cups first tri, every week or so now. only if i need it...

steaks: minimizing steaks because I dont want to get them well done, getting them medium-well instead of medium, but have eaten pieces that still had some pink in them.

I've also had chicken over rice from a street cart twice.

so far so good... I'm pretty risk-averse and don't want to put for stupid reasons but some of the risks are so remote. I'm still working on finding a balance

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I will not eat/drink cold cuts, alcohol, soft serve ice cream, any meat that isn't VERY well done, or anything with eggs that isn't completely cooked.
I don't eat any seafood anyway, except tuna fish, which I have no more than once a week. I don't eat hot dogs ever.
I avoid caffeine altogether for the most part, but maybe once a month or once in 2 months, I might have a small soda or regular coffee, if decaf of either is not available.
I eat soft cheeses, that I can verify are pasteurized (which is nearly all cheeses in the U.S.).
Oh, and I eat bacon in moderation (I used to eat it like 4 or 5 times a week!).

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sorry double post!

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I'm avoiding sushi/anything raw, and alcohol totally. I've also avoided cold cuts completely, even though I'm really craving a Turkey sandwich or Italian hero.

Fish: I dont like the high mercury fish anyway...only shrimp and a crab really...have this in moderation.

Caffeine: i never drank coffee, only tea. I've been having decaf tea...I will have soda sometimes, but I rarely had that pre-pregnancy...so moderation.

Bacon: It's been a craving...moderation

Soft serve ice cream: moderation

only pastuerized cheeses. not into soft cheeses anyway

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Nothing

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Honestly nothing. All the places we eat or the foods I cook are healthy enough and I know where the food is coming from and trust them/us. I don't buy into the whole you must not eat or drink such and such. Moderation, Moderation, Moderation