Haggis

[stargirl1701]

Burns' Night approaches... Can I eat haggis in pregnancy? I can't seem to find a definitive answer by googling. I know some recipes contain liver so there would be the vitamin A issue.

Any idea?

There is no vitamin A issue. You need vit a to sustain a healthy pregnancy. Caveat - eat 500 and it's on your own head! ;-)

If you're north-east why not have mealy pudding if it makes you feel better?

I remember staying at a really posh hotel in Edinburgh and having haggis as part of my full Scottish. It wasn't until later that I thought perhaps I shouldn't have done that. Dh had to reassure me somewhat.

So, to summarise - I dunno.

Vitamin A toxicity is an issue.

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/917.aspx?CategoryID=54#close

It's a formal sit down Burns' supper with no other option. I could ask for vege haggis but everyone knows I'm not a vegetarian. I'm in early pg so it's not common knowledge.

Cannae beat a tasty Macsween haggis - doesnt say anything about liver on it although one helping of it would not cause any harm even if it did contain liver.

vitamin A toxicity is not really an issue if you are only having one helping on one night of the year

It's just an uber sausage isn't it? Surely I helping oh haggis is it going to have toxic levels of vit A?

Good question! I never even considered I wouldn't be able to eat haggis. Although I have to say ... vegetarian haggis is also really really tasty - I more than often go for that option anyways - just tell people you've fancied trying the veggie one for a while if anyone asks

I would have thought one portion of haggis would not present a great risk.

FWIW when I was pregnant back in the olden days before internet, and not in the uk, I was never told to avoid liver and ate it almost every week all through pregnancy, thinking it was good for the baby!

My DC are all fine.

Just don't eat a whole haggis by yourself!

Haggis once won't do any damage - in other countries guidelines say liver is fine to eat once a week after the first trimester.

I asked my midwife when I was pregnant as I love haggis! She said it was OK as it didn't have much liver in it, and it's not something you east regularly. So enjoy it [

Ooh I am glad this thread has appeared! I have been wondering this - love haggis!

Got one in the fridge,can"t wait!Haggis,neeps and tatties,no whisky though ;)

We live in Ulster Scots country, you've made me hungry for Haggis now, I'll need to find a pub nearby that does a decent Burns supper!

Oh I so want some haggis now. Not sure I'm restrained enough to limit myself to one portion though. Thankfully I am currently too nauseous to leave my bed so baby is safe from the uber sausage. That really made me laugh bike

Right, I'm just going to eat the normal haggis. Thank you for all your responses.