I am having one cup of coffee (when I can stomach it - and mainly only if I have a headache as a small amount of caffeine helps) OR 2 cups of tea a day at most. But that's it. I have been finding it hard to eat healthily but I am hoping that 2nd trimester I will be feeling much better, able to exercise more and spend more time cooking, rather than just getting home exhausted eating something quick and falling into bed!
Candy have just avoided steak as can't face well done. I prefer it practically raw like you! But apparently it is safe to eat so long as it has been well seared, as the bacteria are only on the outside. The NHS website says it's ok I think, or at least I read somewhere it was. Similarly apparently you can eat sashimi IF the fish was frozen first, as freezing it kills any of the worms/bugs.
Oh here we are (from NHS website):
"It is fine to eat whole cuts of beef and lamb such as steaks, cutlets and joints (but not rolled joints) rare, as long as the outside has been properly cooked." So a nice grilled rare steak is apparently ok - yay!
and also:
"It's fine to eat sushi and other dishes made with raw fish when you're pregnant as long as the fish used to make it has been frozen first. This is because occasionally fish contains small worms called parasites, which could make you ill. Freezing kills the worms and makes raw fish safe to eat.
Sushi sold in shops or restaurants, whether it's ready-made or made in the shop, should be fine to eat. This is because the raw fish the shop uses to make sushi must have been frozen at minus 20C for at least 24 hours.
If you make your own sushi at home, freeze the fish for at least 24 hours before using it.
Some raw fish used to make sushi, such as smoked salmon, doesn't need to be frozen before it's used. This is because smoking kills any worms in the fish."
It nearly feels wrong though as I thought for so long it wasn't allowed!