Things you can't eat..

[k3am]

I know this changes all the time. I remember my sister (11 years older than me) being completely baffled when I told her I could have sandwich meats or soft cheeses because I was pregnant, since it wasn't a guideline when she was pregnant. 

So.. tell me about eggs. I.love.fried.eggs. I usually have two every day, but have held off on them since my BFP because they were against the rules. And now a friend who's pregnant tells me her doctor said that as long as the whites are cooked, a runny yolk is okay. Is this true???

[emc]

I was wondering this myself. I have about 3 million questions, hah.

[tincupchalice]

You can eat anything except sketchy sushi from a gas station and non-pasteurized dairy products.

[littlelion]

I heard about this too just recently but with respect to what my baby can or can't eat.  It was something like he can eat the yolk, but not the white. Not sure why.  I ate 2 fried eggs last night (on toast with spicy salsa on top). I love 'em a little runny in the middle so hope that's true. 

[o2girl]

Sept 11, 2015 11:24:20 GMT -5 k3am said:

I know this changes all the time. I remember my sister (11 years older than me) being completely baffled when I told her I could have sandwich meats or soft cheeses because I was pregnant, since it wasn't a guideline when she was pregnant. 

So.. tell me about eggs. I.love.fried.eggs. I usually have two every day, but have held off on them since my BFP because they were against the rules. And now a friend who's pregnant tells me her doctor said that as long as the whites are cooked, a runny yolk is okay. Is this true???

I will say this about the soft cheese......... this is the death of me. It is super hard to find Pasturized soft cheeses... Other than cream cheese obviously.

I usually eat eggs everyday. But I can only stomach the egg whites right now though, and I never eat runny yolks either.

I had a little freak out over the listeria issues with cucumber recently... I buy mine from a local farm.... But I still freaked out and threw them away.

[littlelion]

Sept 11, 2015 11:47:00 GMT -5 o2girl said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:24:20 GMT -5 k3am said:

I know this changes all the time. I remember my sister (11 years older than me) being completely baffled when I told her I could have sandwich meats or soft cheeses because I was pregnant, since it wasn't a guideline when she was pregnant. 

So.. tell me about eggs. I.love.fried.eggs. I usually have two every day, but have held off on them since my BFP because they were against the rules. And now a friend who's pregnant tells me her doctor said that as long as the whites are cooked, a runny yolk is okay. Is this true???

I will say this about the soft cheese......... this is the death of me. It is super hard to find Pasturized soft cheeses... Other than cream cheese obviously.

I usually eat eggs everyday. But I can only stomach the egg whites right now though, and I never eat runny yolks either.

I had a little freak out over the listeria issues with cucumber recently... I buy mine from a local farm.... But I still freaked out and threw them away.

I think the mexican soft cheese "queso fresco" and "queso rancherito" are both pasteurized. And very good but I (try) abstain due to salt. 

[k3am]

littlelion, we gave DD egg white as one of her first foods. We were at the neighbors house and their dog was letting out the raunchiest farts. DD started to fuss and we went home, at which point I realized it was not the dog. OMG it was terrible. I put her down for the night, and for the first time ever, she slept the whole night through. DH went into get her in the morning, and was greeted with a wall of gas when he opened the door. We're pretty sure the smell is what kept her knocked out. Never, ever give your baby egg whites as a first food.

[o2girl]

Sept 11, 2015 11:50:40 GMT -5 littlelion said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:47:00 GMT -5 o2girl said:

I will say this about the soft cheese......... this is the death of me. It is super hard to find Pasturized soft cheeses... Other than cream cheese obviously.

I usually eat eggs everyday. But I can only stomach the egg whites right now though, and I never eat runny yolks either.

I had a little freak out over the listeria issues with cucumber recently... I buy mine from a local farm.... But I still freaked out and threw them away.

I think the mexican soft cheese "queso fresco" and "queso rancherito" are both pasteurized. And very good but I (try) abstain due to salt. 

ya I think those were the ones I bought the other day. I try to remind myself that if the cheese is used for baking or cooking it is ok not to be Pasturized.... But I have a bunch of raw cheese in my fridge that is hard and I haven't had the courage to use it either yet... Ugh. I love all things cheese

[shadesofgold]

Sept 11, 2015 11:47:00 GMT -5 o2girl said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:24:20 GMT -5 k3am said:

I know this changes all the time. I remember my sister (11 years older than me) being completely baffled when I told her I could have sandwich meats or soft cheeses because I was pregnant, since it wasn't a guideline when she was pregnant. 

So.. tell me about eggs. I.love.fried.eggs. I usually have two every day, but have held off on them since my BFP because they were against the rules. And now a friend who's pregnant tells me her doctor said that as long as the whites are cooked, a runny yolk is okay. Is this true???

I will say this about the soft cheese......... this is the death of me. It is super hard to find Pasturized soft cheeses... Other than cream cheese obviously.

I usually eat eggs everyday. But I can only stomach the egg whites right now though, and I never eat runny yolks either.

I had a little freak out over the listeria issues with cucumber recently... I buy mine from a local farm.... But I still freaked out and threw them away.

Do you live in the US? Most cheese is pasteurized here. It is actually harder to find unpasteurized cheese. Check the labels, you will be pleasantly surprised!

[shadesofgold]

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

[cbowl]

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

Wow that's so tough!  You have to maintain this while pregnant as well?  I feel like all I can eat is boxed and processed carbs in the first trimester.

That's awesome though if you can maintain it!

[cbowl]

My doctor is very laissez-faire about the whole thing. She basically just doesn't want me to eat solid white albacore canned tuna...because of the mercury. She does not care what else I eat.

I'm super paranoid though after being lax last pregnancy and losing the baby. So I'm being strict. I seriously crave deli meat and mayo though so I'm thinking of picking up some applegate farms to make a sandwich for myself.

[tincupchalice]

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

...DNW.

[shadesofgold]

Sept 11, 2015 12:44:17 GMT -5 cbowl said:

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

Wow that's so tough!  You have to maintain this while pregnant as well?  I feel like all I can eat is boxed and processed carbs in the first trimester.

That's awesome though if you can maintain it!

They do say if you can't eat anything but white food in the first trimester, that's okay, don't beat yourself up. I already had cut most sugar and white carbs out of my diet while TTC to try to regulate my cycle, so this isn't too crazy for me. And it is actually really logical - those foods can lead to excess weight gain and big babies which make attempting a natural birth a lot riskier. They are trying to be sure you have the best chances of a low risk pregnancy and a smooth delivery.

And for the record, I absolutely intend to have a milkshake and a muffin every once in awhile. As long as I'm sticking to this 90% of the time, I give myself a pass.

[littlelion]

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

Ridiq. Srsly doubt all their patients follow that. GL to you!

[tincupchalice]

I'm much more a fan of moderation diets than elimination diets.

[cbowl]

shadesofgold that makes sense for sure. good for you! and it sounds like you have a good approach to it as well...not being too strict with yourself. everyone needs a milkshake and a muffin once in a while (especially while pregnant)!

[shadesofgold]

Sept 11, 2015 13:03:40 GMT -5 cbowl said:

shadesofgold that makes sense for sure. good for you! and it sounds like you have a good approach to it as well...not being too strict with yourself. everyone needs a milkshake and a muffin once in a while (especially while pregnant)!

Amen. Everything in moderation (even moderation).

[annarose]

I love sunny side up eggs too but won't eat them during pregnancy. The deli meat is so hard since that is always such an easy work lunch but I stay away from that as well.
I always thought I would be OK with drinking a glass of wine here and there throughout but I just couldn't do it last time.

[o2girl]

Sept 11, 2015 12:37:20 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:47:00 GMT -5 o2girl said:

I will say this about the soft cheese......... this is the death of me. It is super hard to find Pasturized soft cheeses... Other than cream cheese obviously.

I usually eat eggs everyday. But I can only stomach the egg whites right now though, and I never eat runny yolks either.

I had a little freak out over the listeria issues with cucumber recently... I buy mine from a local farm.... But I still freaked out and threw them away.

Do you live in the US? Most cheese is pasteurized here. It is actually harder to find unpasteurized cheese. Check the labels, you will be pleasantly surprised!

it could be because I buy mostly imported cheeses. I will definitely need to check out some labels. Thank you for the tip

[o2girl]

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

Honestly this would have screwed me for this pregnancy. I don't usually eat cheese puffs, pie, chocolate, pudding, etc.... But for whatever reason it is all I'm craving

[shadesofgold]

Sept 11, 2015 14:59:43 GMT -5 o2girl said:

Sept 11, 2015 12:37:20 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

Do you live in the US? Most cheese is pasteurized here. It is actually harder to find unpasteurized cheese. Check the labels, you will be pleasantly surprised!

it could be because I buy mostly imported cheeses. I will definitely need to check out some labels. Thank you for the tip

Ooh, you fancy! If you can bring yourself to eat brie, feta and goat cheese made in the states, you'll be fine.

[o2girl]

Sept 11, 2015 15:09:03 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

Sept 11, 2015 14:59:43 GMT -5 o2girl said:

it could be because I buy mostly imported cheeses. I will definitely need to check out some labels. Thank you for the tip

Ooh, you fancy! If you can bring yourself to eat brie, feta and goat cheese made in the states, you'll be fine.

not really fancy. MH is Swiss and they eat all kinds of fancy cheese.... So that is what we buy because it's what he knows.... I can buy all kinds of American cheeses I just won't eat his lol

[singingsea]

Sept 11, 2015 11:39:11 GMT -5 tincupchalice said:

You can eat anything except sketchy sushi from a gas station and non-pasteurized dairy products.

This.

I've never heard the egg thing before.

[k3am]

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

Your midwifery practice would be terrible for me. I have a history with disordered eating and have spent years getting it under wraps. This sounds like a recipe for an eating disorder for certain people. It's great to encourage healthy eating and making smart substitutions, but all these restrictions would start me on a spiral. 

[shadesofgold]

Sept 11, 2015 15:15:12 GMT -5 k3am said:

Sept 11, 2015 12:41:45 GMT -5 shadesofgold said:

My midwifery practice has really strict nutritional restrictions which you must agree to before becoming a patient. You must eliminate from your diet: All refined sugar; All white/processed foods: white bread, white rice, white flour, white sugar, and potatoes; Boxed or bagged cereals or pasta; Hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated vegetable oil; Corn syrup and corn syrup solids. But they say occasional glass of wine is okay, so...

Your midwifery practice would be terrible for me. I have a history with disordered eating and have spent years getting it under wraps. This sounds like a recipe for an eating disorder for certain people. It's great to encourage healthy eating and making smart substitutions, but all these restrictions would start me on a spiral. 

I'm positive they wouldn't enforce this for people with that history. They are very supportive.

[fishbulb]

I wouldn't worry about runny eggs as long as they are pasteurized. Farm fresh eggs I would want to eat cooked through.

[mrssqueegy]

Sept 11, 2015 15:12:19 GMT -5 singingsea said:

Sept 11, 2015 11:39:11 GMT -5 tincupchalice said:

You can eat anything except sketchy sushi from a gas station and non-pasteurized dairy products.

This.

I've never heard the egg thing before.

Yes, this and the only other thing I try to watch is mercury in fish.  I eat all the sushi and lunch meat.  Yum!

[Sammich_Cat]

Does "my feelings" count? I'm a total basket case for a good portion of pregnancy.

But in all seriousness, I avoid deli meat unless it's heated. I don't drink or eat sushi or soft cheeses anyway.

[thehockeylady]

My midwife just said to avoid raw eggs and undercooked meat. She noted that cheese should be pasteurized (and that most are) and that deli meat is fine as long as it is stored properly.

She said I can eat sushi if it's part of my normal diet and stick to places I've been that haven't made me sick before.

I really like her style!

She also said I can keep playing soccer and hockey and to listen to my body and stop when I feel. Hockey makes me a little nervous with pucks and sticks around my ute so I've decided to stick with soccer for now.