Can I eat that?

[Lucydean22]

Hiya I am 32 weeks pregnant and on Wednesday I'm going on a work team bonding thing in London but we're getting the train in the morning so I was hoping to get myself a McDonald's breakfast before the journey because I know me I will be hungry. I haven't had a McDonald's breakfast since I've been pregnant (honest truth there) as I usually get the sausage and egg McMuffin meal and add the bacon to it. Just wanted to know if I can still have that whiles pregnant because that's why I have avoided McDonald's breakfast for so long 😩 and I've missed it so much. So any inputs on this would be great

Why on earth wouldn't it be? It's not healthy but as a one off treat, it'll be fine.

Check the NHS website which lists foods to avoid

I can’t see why you couldn’t have it - there’s nothing unpasteurised, and it’ll all be cooked through. Enjoy!

It's muffin, over cooked rubber egg, squashed flat sausage and bacon.
Which bit are you worried about?

Get a double sausage mcmuffin and a double bacon one. Swap one piece of bacon and one sausage. You're welcome!

Thank you 🙏 @zaalitje it's the sausage I was worried about as I thought meat like that had been made another way which could risk harm to the baby 🙈 but if there is nothing wrong with me getting that then I guess I can relax now just wish I was told about this app earlier on 😂🙄

www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/917.aspx

I had a McDonald's breakfast about 3 days a week throughout my whole pregnancy! It was one of the only things I could keep down. All fine with DD and I

No, it's fully cooked - it's things like salami and parma ham which you should avoid because these are not cooked but cured.

Ok that's alright then because i don't really eat Parma ham or salami 😅

You can eat cured meats if they have been cooked e.g. on pizza or if they have been frozen for 4 days before eating

I love a McDonald's breakfast every now and then! There's enough you have to give up in pregnancy without giving up unnecessary stuff too!

Demented pixie, where have you seen about meats having to have been frozen for 4 days? Is it not just that they have had to have been frozen?

It's on the nhs site:

Becautious with coldcured meats in pregnancy

Many cold meats,such assalami,prosciutto,chorizo and pepperoni, are not cooked, they'rejust cured and fermented. This means there's a risk they containtoxoplasmosis-causing parasites.

It's best to check the instructions on the pack to see whether the product is ready to eat or needs cooking first.

For ready-to-eat meats, you can reduce any risk from parasites by freezing cured or fermented meats for four days at home before you eat them. Freezing kills most parasites and makes the meat safer to eat.

If you're planning to cook the meat – for instance, pepperoni on pizza– you don't need to freeze it first.

If you're eating out in a restaurant that sells cold cured or fermented meats, they may not have been frozen. If you're concerned, ask the staff or avoid eating it.

Yup it's fine.

Best bit of advice from someone who's worked for McDonald's.

Order it without something or extra something on the bun and it will be freshly cooked.

Do that for anything at McDonald's and it's classed as a Grill order and freshly made.