What foods to avoid at Christmas while pregnant?

Whether you are 6 weeks or 8 months pregnant, there are certain products you should avoid consuming until the abusive uterus has cleared itself. Yes, it can be frustrating, especially when all the holiday foods keep you craving it, but it’s not forever, just this Christmas.

Pregnant at Christmas, how do you know what to eat?

Party or no party, pregnancy food can often be a headache, sometimes a source of anxiety for many people. Am I at risk if I don’t wash vegetables properly? Does it matter if my piece of meat is a little too pink inside?

Globally, remember that what is cooked is preferable to what is raw. It works for meat, for fish, for cheeses… Some raw foods do not have the degree of pregnancy, due to the risk of diseases which, depending on the case, can be very serious for the pregnant woman or her fetus.

But don’t panic, with the right information and a minimum of prevention, you can enjoy Christmas lunch like everyone else and Uncle Jean-Michel telling sexist jokes from the first glass of white wine swallowed – and sometimes even without, it’s a bit ‘ so is the magic of Christmas (no).

Can I eat foie gras when pregnant ?

If you feel like fat livera controversial food, but much consumed during the holidays, know that you can eat it, if it is sterilized. Concretely, you can’t eat the foie gras made with passion by your father-in-law in his garage since November, but you can put a few pieces of canned or canned cooked foie gras toast.

As Océane Sorel, the brilliant doctor of virology and immunology who humorously popularizes many scientific facts on Instagram, teaches us, sterilization will kill bacteria and eliminate the risk of listeriosis.

Furthermore, in the a real very recently, Océane Sorel invites Élise Destannes, midwife and author of the perfect little guide My serene and delicious pregnancyTo provide more details on eating foie gras while pregnant:

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And if you don’t want to risk making yourself or your fetus ill, there’s also the option of vegan foie gras, perfect for pregnant women (and ducks). Alright, we have a great recipe on Lose !

What other foods to avoid during pregnancy holidays?

For other foods, avoid:

• The raw oysters (but au gratin in the oven, that’s fine)
• the caviar, taramaall those little raw eggs that smell like the sea
• the gamedue to its lead content
• The alcohol-based sauce dishes (because whiskey never quite evaporates, even when cooking, no offense to the more Scots among us)
• the raw fish and shellfish
• The raw milk cheeses soft, unless baked or roasted (and melted cheese is the foundation for a happy life, right?)
• The raw egg desserts

What you have to keep in mind, to avoid any risk, is to be careful that vegetables and fruit are well washedthat the ci hate the cold being respectedand what food is defrosted and cooked correctly, respecting the basic hygiene rules. It applies to pregnancy, but in the end it always applies a little, nobody likes to get food poisoning.

Of course, let’s also forget the alcoholeven “just a small coupette”, for the holidays and throughout the pregnancy.

If you need clarification or doubts about certain foods, you can find a lot of information in the book by Élise Destannes that I mentioned above, and you can also download the special e-book of the Jolly Mama brand, specializing in food and nutrition supplements during pregnancy.

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