These condiments contain high level of fats and so you should avoid or limit its intake. Furthermore, you should limit the use of salt as it can lead to water retention and weight gain. Most spreads and dips contain hummus. This substance can cause food borne illness and is unsafe to eat if you are pregnant. Listeriosis can cause serious illness to pregnant women, older adults, and newborns.
It weakens your immune system thereby making you susceptible to various forms of diseases. Honey is safe for pregnant women as long as it is pasteurized.
If you are pregnant and you eat unpasteurized honey, you will be prone to botulism of food poisoning secondary to Clostridium botulinum. Unpasteurized honey contains disease carrying organisms, which can jeopardize your health and your baby too. If you are going to buy honey in the supermarket, you should carefully read the ingredient label to ensure that the honey is pasteurized. There are beverages you should limit or totally avoid if you are pregnant.
If you are fond of drinking coffee, then you should tone down the intake of caffeinated beverages. You should not exceed to mg of caffeine a day. Studies revealed that too much caffeine can lead to low birth weight and miscarriage. If you are fond of socializing and drinking alcoholic beverages , then you should totally cut it off if you are pregnant. Mustard greens are the young leaves of the Black Mustard plant. Mustard greens are safe to eat in pregnancy.
Before eating mustard greens, ensure they are washed thoroughly to remove any potential bacterial contamination. Mustard oil should not be consumed by pregnant women or used for cooking , as it contains erucic acid, a substance found to have toxic effects on the heart source: Wikipedia.
Despite the ban, you sometimes see mustard oil for sale as a food or ingredient in some ethnic grocery stores. Mustard is eaten in such small quantities, its nutritional value is negligible when it comes to counting it as a nutritious food in pregnancy.
It has trace amounts of magnesium and iron source: Nutrition Data. However, you should watch the amount of sodium in some blends, and the sugars in sweeter versions of mustard, such as honey mustard. Some foods that classically come with mustard may not be safe, such as hot dogs — you can read about those in my article here. Gina is the owner and founder of Pregnancy Food Checker. Quinoa is safe during pregnancy and is full of nutritional benefits Cantaloupe is a type of muskmelon that has been cultivated.
Whilst these are typically 90 per cent H20, nine per cent carbohydrates and one per cent protein and fat, unfortunately the dreaded listeria monocytogenes bacteria can also invade their somewhat bumpy rinds. So, not washing the rinds or nibbling on the rind unintendedly can all pose a risk and increase miscarriage risk.
Pre-cooked hot dogs. If you are out and about and fancying one of those pre-cooked hot dogs with a blob of ketchup and mustard - think twice if you are pregnant. These sausages can be another source of listeria monocytogenes. Dr Derbyshire says that while you don't exactly need to be eating for two just an extra calories in the 3rd trimester there are some foods worth tucking into while pregnant. Avocados packed with 20 different nutrients, eggs encased with 13 essential vitamins and minerals, lean red meat providing high quality protein and heme iron in its most readily absorbed form, along with oily fish up to 2 weekly portions for its essential omega-3 fatty acids are just a few examples of foods that are great to eat in pregnancy.
They need to be reheated to very high temperatures - to around degrees F in order to kill off festering listeria. Quite often, heating methods just don't cut it, so it's not worth the craving. Whilst lean red meat is an important source of high quality protein, well absorbed iron and vitamin B12, pregnant women are advised against eating salami or pepperoni meats, These are quite different in that they tend to contain preservatives called nitrates which could be harmful to the developing bay.
Their salt levels are also exceptionally high which can be harmful for mother and baby. So if you are fancying that spicy dried sausage, perhaps think again. Hollandaise sauce. This Dutch sauce may be great over asparagus tips but it's not great to eat in pregnancy. Typically made with raw eggs this yellow runny sauce poses a risk of Salmonella so could be potentially very dangerous to a pregnant woman.
Eggnog, homemade ice creams and mayonnaises can also be made with raw eggs so watch out for these too. Speaking of raw eggs and Salmonella risk, these can also be found in popular desserts too. Tiramisu is one of these, along with meringues and mousses. So if you are off for a meal out with a baby bump look out for other options on the dessert menu. Tuna can be eaten in pregnancy but just not too much. Ideally no more than two tuna steaks g per steak or four g cans per week should be eaten.
This is because tuna can contain mercury which can harm the baby's developing nervous system. Ideally, if you are going to eat tuna when pregnant try to eat the fresh variety as this has more omega-3 fatty acids which the canning processes can remove. Be it in the chewy black sweet form or in tea Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra contains the active ingredient glycyrrhiza.
Studies suggest that taking this in pregnancy can increase the risk of stillbirth. It's not exactly known why but its not worth the risk.
So, that box of liquorice allsorts will just have to go on hold for nine months.
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