Mozzarella cheese safe? Worrying!!

[Beth2016xxx]

So I’ve just came out of a family meal at a Mexican restaurant! I had the vegetarian chilli and on top was sprinkled on some cheese it looked like orange cheddar and then white cheddar as I was eating I realised the lighter coloured cheese was actually mozzarella it wasn’t fresh it was dry and grated so seems like the one you buy at the supermarket that’s in the packet and grated ready to use so I’m assuming it should be pasteurised but now I’m not going to lie I’m panicking I feel so guilty for eating it and I naturally worry so much! Should this be okay!? I attached a photo of the cheese! It was dry and grated not soft moz so assuming it should be ok?,?

I'd worry more about the caffeine in Coke which I believe is in Coke Zero too.

No, I can't point towards any studies or anything. Purely the fact that I definitely noticed an association during my first pregnancy between drinking coffee and about 30 or so minutes later my baby starting to move a lot.
So, I presumed it was having an effect and gave up coffee for the duration of the pregnancy.
Yes, I'm sure lots of other things will have got through too and had an effect which I wouldn't have noticed.

Just that that one I found very noticeable.

For those commenting on the coke, there are approx 40mg caffeine in a 330ml can of coke and recommendations are currently 2-300mg caffeine/day (depending on whether you read Expecting Better or just NHS guidelines) so, 1 can with dinner won’t be that big an issue.

34mg of caffeine in a can of both Coke Zero and full-sugar Coke (a bit more in Diet Coke).

100mg in a mug of instant coffee.

75mg in a mug of tea.

Moderate intake of cola won’t represent an excessive amount of caffeine.

More generally, I am struggling to understand the approach of posters who have arrived on this thread, with an OP who is clearly dealing with significant levels of food anxiety, to offer their support and reassurance by saying, ‘oh no, don’t worry about that - here’s a totally different thing which hadn’t even occurred to you. That’s what you should worry about.’

More generally, I am struggling to understand the approach of posters who have arrived on this thread, with an OP who is clearly dealing with significant levels of food anxiety, to offer their support and reassurance by saying, ‘oh no, don’t worry aboutthat- here’s a totally different thing which hadn’t even occurred to you. That’s what youshouldworry about.’

Fair enough.
I shouldn't have mentioned it.
I was thinking out loud (as it were) without thinking it through.

Purely the fact that I definitely noticed an association during my first pregnancy between drinking coffee and about 30 or so minutes later my baby starting to move a lot

I’ve had three children and this never happened to me 🤷🏻‍♀️

OP if you're so worried by all these things you're eating, why do you eat them and then start freaking out. Why don't you check the packets, nhs guidelines etc beforehand, not eat anyway and freak out after?

You're right I shouldn't have said anytning about the coke. OP Congratulations on your pregnancy hope you got the reassurance you needed I apologise if I caused you any worry.

NE i don't think you've caused the OP extra worry, she's doing that all by herself.

The NHS website has a list of foods to avoid OP. It's very short, there isn't much you should avoid. booze, drugs, cigarettes and raw meat is the bulk of it.

Cheese/dairy is only an issue if unpasteurised and that's pretty rare in the UK and has to be clearly advertised on packaging/menus.

Use the very useful NHS tools rather than strangers on the internet, it's a lot more useful.