When you’re pregnant, you learn about all the foods that are off-limits. It can be hard if you love sushi, coffee, or steak. Thankfully, there are more things you can eat than things you have to avoid. To stay healthy and safe during pregnancy, here are 6 foods to avoid or limit .
1. Avoid Seafood high in mercury during pregnancy
Some fishes like tuna, Swordfish, king mackerel, shellfish, shark contain high levels of mercury. Avoid bigger and older fishes.Upto 350 gms of sea food a week can be allowed.Catfish, trout, tilapia, salmon, shrimp, cod, herring are
some of the fishes allowed.
Avoid raw, undercooked or contaminated sea Food. Avoid refrigerated sea food . Fishes to be cooked
Preferably to 65 degrees celsius. Fishes to be cooked till Its opaque . Oysters or mussels to be cooked till their
Shells open.
2. Herbal teas to be avoided during pregnancy
There is very little safety data about herbal tea effects on developing babies. So avoidance is safe
.
3. Caffeine Intake During Pregnancy
Upto 200mg can be allowed a day. For perspective a cup of coffee(250ml) has 95mg same amount of tea has 50mg and 350ml cola has 30mg caffeine.
4. ALCOHOL is off -limit
Not safe in any amount in pregnancy. Avoid completely.
5. What cheeses to avoid during pregnant?
Soft cheese like feta, brie, blue cheese should be avoided. Unpausterized milk should also be avoided.
6. Avoid Undercooked meat, eggs, poultry while pregnant
Undercooked meat can cause fatal listeriosis infection . Eggs should be completely boiled with hard yolk and egg white. Hollandaise sauce, Caesar salad dressing may contain raw egg components and should be avoided.
7. UNWASHED fruits & vegetables and RAW SPROUTS
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