Please somebody tell me that they ate COLESLAW in pregnancy

[emkana]

Because I did today and have now just realized that you're advised not to in pregnancy, and now I'm worrying.

I'd happily eat coleslaw whilst pregnant, but not off a salad bar - I wouldn't eat anything from one of those, because anyone could have coughed and sneezed and done yukky stuff to it!!

I ate lots of potato salad with mayo cause at one stage that was about all I could keep down. I am sure I was told to be wary of homemade mayo but that reputable shop bought brands were pastuerised ( think?!) and so would be okay.

no coldslaw but lots of cheese and onion sanrie filler which has mayo in it - and mayo on it's own - m/w said as long as it's shop bought pasterised it should be fine. bump seems to be doing OK so far.

no eggs thou - oh how I miss my soft boiled eggy! but the m/w said it's safest not to eat them. unless they're hard done - and well what's the point of that!

I ate poached eggs all through my pregnancy. My midwife told me that the chances of actually contracting salmonella from an egg were very unlikely - although the risk is there it is miniscule, so armed with that information I made a choice.

Dippy eggs and soldiers for me!!

I eat anything i want including coleslaw, prawns and runny eggs. I think its all a load of rubish, eat what you want.

it's more my DH not letting me - I would have caved by not (after all two dyas b4 I found out I was PG I was eating raw cake mix! lol) DH won't even let me have a dip (one single dip) in his runny egg! - so now he only has that when we're out! lol.

Don't worry, I regularly eat coleslaw and I'm 29 weeks pregnant with dd2. I also ate parmesan cheese with dd1 - and then looked at the packet and realised it was unpasteurised! (oops)

In France, they eat blue cheese and loads of red wine, in Italy they eat Parma ham etc.

I take the view that if I am buying from a reputable supermarket then I assume I am O.K.

well, I would say have a runny egg when he's out Munz, but I won't as he's sorting me out with the windows disk

apparently if you use lion mark eggs they have been vaccinated (sp?) against salmonella (the chickens have) and so should be OK.

I would eat coleslaw from a salad bar as well (it's the exact same stuff that goes in the tubs for prepack)!

Parmesan cheese is fine in pregnancy as it is a hard cheese therefore no risk from Listeria.

IME you are more likely to find Listeria on a ready meal (not really a problem if it's cooked properly), cooked meat, salad, fresh fruit and veg!!

Personally I've never not eaten anything in pregnancy and I'm a food microbiologist.

lol sareh - am doing that for u today hon.

HC - well, I said that to the m/w and she said that only menas it's british??? so no - (but we were eating in a greesy spoons) might have to do egg's when he's out!

Thanks Munz

Is there anything you need btw? I am having a big clearout. As a minimum, I have a brand new with tags unisex next sleepsuit/hat/sock set (think its 6-9 months so one to put away) I would like to give you for your kindness.

Let me know

They say you shouldn't eat it and I didn't at first but have since given in to cravings. I have been told that the majority of mayonaises used in coleslaws is pasteurised anyway - you'll be fine, don't fret.

Since when was coleslaw off limits too??

Don't ask me-I used to eat Brie and Pate!

And coleslaw and fried eggs and red wine!

It's all to do with eggs in the mayo Flame. I too have been nibbling on pate dropinthe

Oh and the red wine!

I had carrot sticks and pate for lunch yesterday ... was sooooooooooooo good!

red wine what's wrong with that?

No, it's not the eggs in the mayo that is the issue here. All commercial coleslaw is made using sterile pasteurised egg, and anyway the egg 'risk' is salmonella (though salmonella has been effectively eradicated from British eggs by vaccination). The risk factor in coleslaw is listeria - though that too is a very small risk, and can be minimised by buying a reputable brand from a reputable store.

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Munz - your HV is talking crap, but since when was that news? The Lion mark does indeed mean the hens have been vaccinated against salmonella.

yes apparently white cabbage makes your whole family die in pregnancy

I would only eat the Brie if it was melted to a slop-a tiny bit of pate here and there-the odd crumble of stilton at Crimbo and a couple of glasses of wine every other day or so!
Have 2 very healthy boys to show for it!