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Some food and beverage are not good for you pregnancy.You need extra care for your this period of time.here are some foods you should avoid

Fish

DON’T EAT

  • Raw or undercooked fish or shellfish (such as oysters and clams)
  • Fish with high levels of mercury, including shark, swordfish, king mackerel, and tilefish (golden or white snapper)
  • Refrigerated smoked or pickled fish that’s unpasteurized, unless heated until steaming (165° F)
  • More than 6 ounces (one serving) a week of canned “solid white” or albacore tuna

fish food

TIPS FOR SAFE EATING

  • Cook fish to 145° Fahrenheit or until opaque in the center.
  • Eat up to 12 ounces (two servings) a week of low-mercury fish, such as salmon, shrimp, pollock, tilapia, or trout.

Meat and Poultry

DON’T EAT

  • Raw or undercooked meat or poultry
  • Refrigerated meat of any kind (including ham, turkey, roast beef, hot dogs, bologna, prosciutto, and pâté) unless heated until steaming (165° F)
  • Dry, uncooked sausages (such as salami and pepperoni) unless heated until steaming

TIPS FOR SAFE EATING

  • Use a food thermometer. Cook beef, veal, and lamb to 145° F. Cook pork and all ground meats to 160° F. Cook poultry to 165° F.

Eggs

DON’T EAT

  • Runny or undercooked eggs
  • Raw cookie dough or cake batter that contains raw eggs
  • Homemade desserts or sauces that contain raw eggs (such as eggnog, ice cream, custard, chocolate mousse, hollandaise sauce, béarnaise sauce, mayonnaise, and Caesar salad dressing)

eggs

TIPS FOR SAFE EATING

  • Cook eggs until yolks are firm. Cook other dishes containing eggs to 160° F.
  • Use pasteurized eggs or a pasteurized egg product when making food that calls for uncooked eggs.

Cheese

DON’T EAT

  • Unpasteurized or “raw milk” soft cheese. Nearly all cheeses in the United States are pasteurized. Just make sure the label says so, particularly on soft cheese. Don’t eat any uncooked food made from raw, unpasteurized milk.

cheese

TIPS FOR SAFE EATING

  • Check the label when buying soft cheese to be sure it says “made with pasteurized milk.”

Other Foods

DON’T EAT

  • Prepared salads from the deli (especially if they contain eggs, chicken, ham, or seafood)
  • Buffet or picnic food that’s been sitting out for longer than two hours (one hour on a hot day)
  • Stuffing cooked inside a bird, unless heated to 165° F
  • Raw sprouts of any unwashed produce, especially lettuce and cabbage

TIPS FOR SAFE EATING

  • Reheat previously cooked leftovers until steaming (165° F).
  • Keep cold buffet food on ice and hot buffet food heated to 135° F, or roughly the temperature of a hot cup of coffee.
  • Peel fruits and vegetables or wash them well. Keep cut fruits and vegetables refrigerated or on ice.

Beverages

DON’T DRINK

  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Unpasteurized (raw) milk
  • Unpasteurized or “fresh squeezed” juice from a juice bar or grocery store
  • More than 200 mg of caffeine per day (12 ounces of coffee)

TIPS FOR CAFFEINE & FRESH-SQUEEZED JUICE

  • Be aware of how much caffeine is in tea, soft drinks, energy drinks, chocolate, and coffee ice cream.
  • Wash fruit thoroughly before squeezing it for fresh juice. (Making your own fresh juice at home is safer than buying fresh-squeezed juice from a juice bar or grocery store because you can’t be sure how safely fruit has been handled in a retail setting.)
  • Eat Nutritious Foods on pregnancy time.

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