i know that in pregnancy your not supposed to eat soft cheese, but is it safe to eat philladelphia as i have a big craven for it, i thought it should be alright to eat as is is pastuerised, can anyone help?
2006-10-21 01:25:12 · 27 answers · asked by chelle 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Pregnancy
Do you mean cream cheese? Yes that is fine. You have to stay away from unpasteurized cheeses while pregnant.
2006-10-21 01:27:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Phillidelphia is fine. The kind of soft cheese you need to avoid are ones that are 'mold ripened'. Cheeses like Brie and Camembert which have a rind on the outside. Whilst they are usually safe, there is a small chance of Listeria being pregnant which is not at all good for the baby !
You also need to avoid any blue cheese, Danish Blue, Stilton and other similar cheeses for the same reasons.
Hope this helps.
2006-10-21 09:53:54 · answer #2 · answered by Gail H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is perfectly safe to eat Philidelphia Cream Cheese and any other soft cheeses that have been made from pastuerized milk. The problem with brie and many other of the gormet soft cheeses is that they are not made from pastuerized milk and so they harbor bacteria that is dangerous to the fetus. But slather all the cream cheese you want cause it's totally safe.
2006-10-21 08:33:59 · answer #3 · answered by Susanne T 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There's a whole lot of food doctors tell you not to eat while pregnant...when I was pregnant (my baby is 4 1/2 months old now), I was always craving shellfish (lobster, crab, shrimp), so what could i do, but EAT IT??? haha =)
But every time I did, I woke up the next morning with my eyes swollen shut (looked like I had been crying all night) and my husband would laugh at me every time i ate it because he knew what he had to wake up to the next morning. I'm pretty sure that it just happened b/c my baby was allergic to shellfish or something. I am not sure, but I couldn't stop eating it. I would literally buy packs of shellfish & eat it in one day. My baby was born 6 lbs & 13 ounces, perfect health & still is. I haven't had to bring her to the doctor for being sick AT ALL!! I am blessed! Congratulations & just EAT THE CHEESE, it won't hurt you! (i am sure back in the old days, they ate lots of foods that doctors tell you now not to eat, just think about it. they tell you not to feed children under 1 year old eggs...in the old days, some of them lived on eggs!! and they are still living today to talk about it, so don't worry)
i am sure you will be fine! (& the baby, too) congratulations! & good luck!
2006-10-21 08:33:53 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can eat whatever cheese you want to eat, except cheese made with raw (unpasteurized) milk. That is pretty easy to avoid. If you live in the US, cheese made from raw milk is extremely rare and hard to find. Commercially made cheese must be made from pasteurized milk. Imported cheese must also be made from pasteurized milk as well. Philly brand cream cheese is perfectly safe. You are trying to avoid Listeria virus, which in the US is more common in the cat litter than the cheese.
2006-10-21 08:30:35 · answer #5 · answered by The mom 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
in pregnancy u should eat anything if u crave for that. ur baby needs that for development, so ur body gives u that feeling of craving. and soft cheese is not at all the worst craving! I had it during my pregnancy,and had no idea it can be of any risk. my baby is healthy.
relax and enjoy any food u want.
2006-10-21 09:10:00 · answer #6 · answered by Lana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes Philly is fine to eat - avoid goats cheese, & all unpaturised cheese - good luck with you pregnancy x
2006-10-21 09:01:30 · answer #7 · answered by swoodleybird 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Philly should be fine it is things like brie that you have to avoid, I ate philly all the way through my pregnancy and now have a perfectly healthy 7 week old beautiful baby girl,
2006-10-21 17:58:41 · answer #8 · answered by JULIEANN B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
From what I understand the soft cheese thing is things like brie and Camembert. The cheeses that aren't pasteurised. Philadelphia should be fine.
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2006-10-21 08:28:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. Its only soft cheese such as blue cheeses containing bateria. Mozzeralla etc are find. Cheese is a good source of calcium
2006-10-22 07:55:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋