cofusion over what is safe to eat and drink ?

[BabanOnTheWay]

Hi all, im wondering if anyone can help me.......i have read that although orange juice is super good for u when pregnant, it has to be pasterised. I have scanned the shopping aisles and cannot find the word pasterised on any atall 🤔 the same for yoghurt ! Im craving both, prob lacking in something but i dont want to risk it ? A lovely lady on here told me all yoghurts are pasterised so maybe i can just take it for granted that its the same for OJ ? Would really appreciate advice 😁

You can take it as read that all commercially available orange juice sold in supermarkets is safe. Same with yoghurt.

Does it say this on the NHS website?
I only go by the NHS guidelines as there is still a lot of old wives tales going around....

I’ve drank OJ throughout, never once checked if pasteurised (didn’t even know it was a thing) and had no issues

If it says fresh juice then it’s not pasturised. Anything you see in a packaged bottle with a long expiry ends to be pasturised.

The NHS does not say you need to avoid unpasteurised orange juice.

Thats brilliant, thanks so much 😁

I have been advised to water juice down with water as the sugars can cause serious damage to your teeth. also green yoghurt is better than regular as again it's full of sugar

What’s green yoghurt?

It doesn't need to say pasteurised as you can take it as a given that shop bought will be. I did once see a fresh orange juice in Asda that said unpasteurized but if it doesn't say that then it's fine.

If you watering down the juice but having the same amount of juice but adding water you are increasing the amount of time your teeth is exposed to sugar. Who advised you? I would ask your dentist if it was someone else.

Yes, lots of yoghurt is full of sugar or even worse imo artificial sweetener. You can get natural yoghurt without either of these in. Thick Greek yoghurt is my favourite, is that what you mean by green?

The Tesco 100% orange juice in my fridge says it is pasteurised. Not something I really looked at tbh. The yoghurts would have to say if they weren't pasteurised

Greek not green! Phone changed it

I was advised by my dentist but to dilute it like squash rather than having your usual amount topped up with extra water. She has advised to only drink water but said if fruit juice that will be better than loads of concentrated fruit juice. I find Tropicana is good to dilute as it’s so strong without water

I thought fruit juice should be limited to one small portion a day?

Would you eat an orange? If the answer is yes then I wouldn’t freak out about orange juice. As others say us the NHS as your guide as there is a lot online only relevant to the USA which has very different food manufacturing guidelines. General rule of thumb is that products sold in supermarkets are safe (due to the super stringent food production laws) and food at Delis or markets should be checked as they are usually artisan produced and not always pasteurised etc.