Nandos!

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Have any of you eaten at Nandos during pregnancy - do you reckon it's ok? What did you order? Any idea if the mayo they use is pasteurised etc etc?

Thanks - from a very hungry pregnant lady with a possible over the top fear of eating the wrong thing during pregnancy ;-)

I doubt there is anything on the menu which you can't have! Enjoy!

Can't have halloumi! And I steer clear of mayonnaise as you never know.. Apart from that, enjoy!!

Why not hallomi? I thought that was fine. I've been eating it all pregnancy

Of course you can have halloumi! And the mayo is fine. They don't hand make it. It's long life stuff in little packets.

Phew! That's a relief what with avoiding all my favourite foods - sushi, Brie, wine etc hallomi would be a step too far!

Thanks! I was a bit concerned they might not cook the chicken from raw or something but that's good to know!

Mmmmm nandos

Not usually a fan but would pretty much eat anything right now!!

Even fresh mayo from a deli made with raw eggs is unlikely to be harmful if it's made with lion marked eggs. Advice is to avoid raw or undercooked eggs to reduce the risk of salmonella but lion mark eggs are from vaccinated hens, and salmonella makes you ill (not the baby)

Halloumi is fine.

This is the NHS guidance - remember it is guidance, not a list of rules

I want Nandos now

I am convinced that Nandos extra hot chicken brought on the labour of both of my over due babies!

I'd be fairly certain that most restaurants/food chains must have fairly strict policies on hygiene. Imagine the lack of repeat business & scandal for one!!! Most places will cater for the majority of customers so will not be serving unpasteurised foods & so on. Why not ask them if you're worried??

And also, EVERYONE should avoid raw chicken so they will NEVER serve that knowingly.

Mmm Nandos!

Omg I want nandos big time now

Is it your first by any chance?

I wouldn't give this a second thought - all will be well

I went to nandos a few months ago. It was nasty ! Found a hair in my food and got a refund. Got a pizza on the way home instead. I don't think nandos is as nice as it used to be.
Those pregnancy cravings must be satisfied for the good of all that live with you but can be dissapointing

Yes it's my first how can you tell?

Well it's all eaten now and was deeee-licious!!

aaah allthese you've spoilt it for me now this thread was really giving me the nandos horn but im really phobic about hair in food I even tie my hair and put a big hairband at the front when I make food and any suggestion of hair puts in food puts me right off so no nandos for me now

Whoops, didn't realise this thread was in pregnancy, just saw the title "Nandos" and was drawn in! :o

Yummy.... Nandos! I want some now....

Mmmm I want Nandos now!

I've never had Nandos before.

Nandos is yummy! Great salads so you can easily make healthy choices or supplement with healthy stuff to compensate for the not so good stuff. Their olives are also the best (especially if you get a lucky scoop with lots of pickled garlic in).

I actually use Nandos as a cold remedy - spicy chicken and aforementioned pickled garlic somehow zap my colds every time. Great in pregnancy when the alternative is a hot lemon drink.

Happily, I'm just coming down with a bit of a cold and we've nothing in the fridge. I feel some flame-grilled chicken coming on!

Blue Rinse I lived beside the one in Camden for years and looked down my nose at it. I eventually went once on a bank holiday when nothing else was open and it didn't blow my mind. I went a second time, months later and found to my surprise I was completely and utterly addicted. I've been at least once every six weeks ever since .

I am a wimp on the spicy food front

Salad sounds like my only option.