Can you eat jarred pasta sauce when pregnant

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Might be a silly question but is it ok to eat pasta sauce from a jar that contains meat? I'm freaking out as I had a tomato and bacon pasta sauce for dinner last night not even thinking about it until afterwards. I have read that they are fine but still panicking. I'm an anxious person and worry about everything it's so exhausting

I suggest getting out more if this astounds you

Astounded 😆

Freezing does not kill food bacteria, it suspends it. As soon as the food reaches a temperature at which the bacteria can operate they are viable again. The danger is that if you think you have killed the bacteria you will not be as vigilant with food safety.

Jarred pasta sauce has been manufactured and processed at high temperature so most bacteria will have been killed, so if you open it , follow heating instructions and eat the contents immediately you should be safe. I would be much more worried about the additives included in the list of ingredients. As the saying goes, if you don’t have those weird ingredients in your own cupboard why would you want to buy them in a jar?

Do midwives not tell you what's off list anymore?

Op try and think logically, why would a jar be harmful ? Is it bacon you’re worried about? Too much processed food isn’t good generally but a bit of bacon is absolutely fine. Eat like you would being healthy if not pregnant. It’s basically the same.

😂 this answer is amazing

If you're being serious though OP please speak to your midwife. Pregnancy can be a worrying time but stressing to this extent about jarred pasta sauce is concerning.

Humans have been having babies for millenia eating all sorts of food and diets and we have survived. You will be fine but you do need to get the anxiety under control the cortisol from that will do the baby more harm than what you eat.

Jesus Christ. I suffered from anxiety when pregnant but the thought of pasta sauce being harmful never crossed my mind once. It's one of the safest things to eat.

At least cook him thoroughly first 😂

Eh? Sorry? What on earth is the issue. Of course it's fine.

What are you currently doing to address your anxiety. This should be started now to stop your anxiety damaging your child.

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op, you need to be getting regular treatment for anxiety.

As long as it was organic.

You definitely can. Have you spoken to your midwife about the high levels of anxiety you’re experiencing?

Unless he’s been frozen, defrosted and frozen again.

OP, do get some support, it’s great to enjoy as much of your pregnancy if you can.
pasta sauce in a jar is just so safe. And easy.

There are SO many reasons. Takes longer, easier for people with some disabilities, easier for people with limited cooking facilities.

I'm also not convinced it is "cheaper" - to make a tomato and bacon pasta sauce you'd have to buy at least onions, chopped tomatoes, seasoning (herbs, garlic etc) and bacon. Yes you'd be able to make a larger quantity but if you've only got a couple of quid for a meal then it's not realistic.

Jesus the amount of snarky comments. Poor woman is pregnant and anxious. Anxiety can show up in pregnancy about things that wouldn't normally cross your mind - I'm sure that happened to a lot of us.

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First pregnancy?

Don’t worry about it OP. I remember checking Google to see if it was ok to drink pineapple juice when I was early days pregnant with DC1

With the kindest intentions, if your anxiety is this bad you should try and get help for it, this is just the beginning. I was never anxious and once I'd had children I over think everything.

Sorry wrong thread