is tofu okay to eat?

[seasister]

Hello

I love tofu and soya products...but wondered whether there was any risk involved in eating them during pregnancy? I'm 7 weeks. Also, this might be a stupid question, but is feta considered a soft cheese?

And finally - can you recommend a definitive food guide of what I can eat during pregnancy? There's lots of different stuff on the net, but I never know what to trust.

Thanks to all of you.

Tofu = fine

feta = fine

lists of food you can eat = not fine

Hi, Tofu is good for you as it is a great source of protein (esp if you don't eat meat or fish like me!) I eat lots of the stuff (I'm 24 weeks pregnant).

I just typed 'foods safe during pregnancy' and the Food Standards Agency came up top - good/safe place to check I guess?

www.eatwell.gov.uk/asksam/agesandstages/pregnancy/

Feta is a goat's cheese and I've read some place that you should avoid all milk products from sheep and goats in pregnancy, even hard cheeses. It's OK if you cook it thoroughly though.

i troughed feta in my last preg and have started doing so in this GP and midwife said it was fine

feta is fine (it's usually mostly or entirely sheep's cheese), and goat's cheese is fine unless it is the kind that has a rind (chevre).

Sheep and goats cheeses, if pasteurised and hard (cheddar-like), are absolutely fine. Ossau-Iraty is a nice one.

Ooooh thank you all. You've made my day. I love goat and feta cheese....so strange that despite constant nausea, all I do is think about food