what food to avoid?

Question

Ive heard some foods should be avoided in pregnancy. What are they and why should they be avoided?

Answer 1

http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/foodstoavoid.html


Good Luck!

Answer 2

Hi there, Diet restrictions recommended by the OB/GYN I work with are as follows:

During pregnancy, you are allowed:
1, One cup of coffee daily, keep the amount of caffeine you consume to a bare minimum, it can cause problems with the baby's growth.
2, Do not eat or drink anything containing aspartame, If you're diabetic, stick with natural sugar substitutes
3, Lots of green vegetables
4, Try to stick to a low-fat diet, very little greasy food.
5, He recommends a reduced consumtion rate of fish during pregnancy. For full fish-consumtion rates, you're best to contact MotherRisk.

If you are overweight, try to keep your weight under complete control to avoid future development of pregnancy induced hypertension or gestational diabetes.

Answer 3

I think the only foods that need to be avoided are those that diagree with you.
Broccoli, beans and spices causes a lot of gas, lt alone heartburn (not the broccoli)
Try to stay away from high fat, high sugar foods as you want to keep your blood sugar balanced.
I ate a coffee crisp diet for about 3 months....I don;t suggest that....still trying to lose weight after 6 months....LOL

Answer 4

You should not drink alot of caffeine you are aloud 2 cups a day. Do not eat unpasteurized cheeses, lunch meat unless it is heated in the microwave or oven, certain types of fish. Do not eat alot of sugar.

Answer 5

Watch the fish with high mercury levels.
Lunch meats due to listeria (ok if you heat them)
Unpasteurized anything - cheeses, apple cider, etc

Answer 6

Anything fast food. ANYTHING alcoholic, drugs, things that you are aware to be simply unhealthy. You can have some chocolate cake if you want to, just don't eat the whole thing!

Answer 7

I think the best place ever whne i was pregnant to look for answers was babycenter.com they have everything on there. You should definatly avoid anythin unpastureized. soft cheeses cold cuts....cafine should be reduced.....

Answer 8

Don't eat:


Raw meat such as sushi, seafood, rare or uncooked beef, or poultry because of the risk of contamination with coliform bacteria, toxoplasmosis, and salmonella.
Raw eggs, or foods containing raw egg such as Caesar dressing, mayonnaise, homemade ice cream or custard, unpasteurized eggnog, or Hollandaise sauce because raw eggs may be contaminated with salmonella.
Soft cheese such as blue cheese, feta, Brie, Camambert, and Latin-American soft white cheeses such as queso blanco and queso fresco because they may harbor harmful bacteria.
Fish containing accumulated levels of mercury in their fatty tissues such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish.

When a pregnant woman consumes large amounts of mercury, her baby may suffer brain damage resulting in developmental delays (for example, delays in learning to walk or talk).
Fish containing high levels of an industrial pollutant called polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in their fatty tissues such as bluefish and striped bass, and freshwater fish such as salmon, pike, trout, walleye from contaminated lakes and rivers. According to the March of Dimes, consumption of large amounts of PCBs by pregnant women is linked to decreased attention, memory, and IQ in their babies. Check with your local Health Department to determine which fish in your area are safe to eat.

Answer 9

Tuna and some cheeses