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KFC

27 replies

ElishaTxx · 22/01/2023 14:57

Can I have kfc when pregnant
Such as a zinger burger or hot wings
I'm absolutely craving a kfc so bad but heard mixed reviews so just wanted to see if anyone else knows at all? I'm in the UK

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Surroundedbyfools · 22/01/2023 14:58

I would have thought that would be fine yeah ? I had kfc when I was pregnant. Can’t think why it wouldn’t be okay other than could give u heartburn x

MarmaladeCrumpets · 22/01/2023 14:59

What reviews have you heard?

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ElishaTxx · 22/01/2023 14:59

This is what came up when I googled it x

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TheBirdintheCave · 22/01/2023 15:00

Of course you can ☺️

Coffeellama · 22/01/2023 15:00

Stick to the NHS website for pregnancy advice. KFC is fine

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ElishaTxx · 22/01/2023 15:01

Thank you everyone. I'm not worrying if the mayo is pasturised or not 🤣😩 I think I'm just over thinking x

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Coffeellama · 22/01/2023 15:06

It will be, why would it not be? Thousands of pregnant people eat at KFC every day, it’s fine! Totally overthink OP, enjoy your food

MoleyAndGeorge · 22/01/2023 15:08

It’s unlikely to be part of a good diet, but that’s not pregnancy specific.

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ElishaTxx · 22/01/2023 15:09

It's more of a one off thing I haven't had one since I found out but craving one today ☺️

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xttcbabyno1x · 22/01/2023 16:42

Just don't have one every day! I'm 28 weeks and KFC has been a bit of a go to x

PointyMcguire · 22/01/2023 18:35

I had KFC a few times during pregnancy and DD is absolutely fine. Didn’t even cross my mind it wouldn’t be ok, and I was a stickler for the rules throughout!

SweetStrawberry · 22/01/2023 18:57

just stick to the NHS website otherwise you will drive yourself nuts

Sallyh87 · 22/01/2023 19:04

Well, I am annoyed at you @ElishaTxx . You made me want KFC so now I have ordered it 😂

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ElishaTxx · 22/01/2023 19:04

Hahaha! Enjoy!!🤣x

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Queeofgreens · 22/01/2023 19:05

I lived on it haha

dementedpixie · 22/01/2023 19:10

Of course the mayo will be pasteurised
It's fine to eat KFC when pregnant

dementedpixie · 22/01/2023 19:13

Googling suggests that in the UK KFC doesn't use MSG in the chicken coating

julz85 · 22/01/2023 19:14

I was going to say I've had a KFC so I hope it's okay.

Isn't it just pate, raw egg and meat, caffeine, alcohol and blue/soft cheeses you can't have anyway??

Sallyh87 · 22/01/2023 22:04

@julz85 , you can have caffeine and runny eggs if you want. According to the NHS anyway, which I go by.

Liveafr · 22/01/2023 22:15

ElishaTxx · 22/01/2023 15:01

Thank you everyone. I'm not worrying if the mayo is pasturised or not 🤣😩 I think I'm just over thinking x

Industrial mayo is fine. It's the homemade ones you have to watch out for.

Icecreamandapplepie · 22/01/2023 22:17

I didn't know kfc had msg. No wonder it tastes so good!

MaverickGooseGoose · 22/01/2023 22:18

It doesn't have msg in the uk

Kendodd · 22/01/2023 22:21

I was super sick when I was pregnant.
KFC was one of the few things that had any chance of staying down. Anything remotely healthy would come straight back up.

Icecreamandapplepie · 22/01/2023 22:23

Oh OK good to know @MaverickGooseGoose

Xrays · 22/01/2023 22:27

Would never have occurred to me to worry about kfc. 😳 Admittedly my two are 19 and 10 now! When I was pregnant with dd aged 19 I literally lived on Burger King chicken royales 😆 she’s turned out fine.