Shrimp and Prawns are a popular ingredient the world over. Unsurprisingly, pregnant women often ask if it's safe to eat shrimp or prawns, as seafood is often a grey area. In this article, I'll...
Category: Meat & Seafood
In almost every country, pregnant women are advised not to eat deli or luncheon meat (also called 'lunch meat'). This includes pepperoni and salami. In this article, I'll use the term deli meat,...
Of all the foods I've written about, whether you can eat ham if you're pregnant wins the prize for having the most confusing, muddled and contradictory answers. Here, I've tried to break down...
Hot dogs (and all their counterparts like brats or bratwurst, bockwurst, and frankfurters) are a common craving among pregnant women. The advice on whether you can eat them in pregnancy isn't always...
Pregnant women are often aware that they have to include fish and oily fish in their diet. However, the recommended quantities are not always clear, and nor is other information about whether...
Smoked salmon is one of the trickiest foods to classify for safety in pregnancy. The web is full of conflicting information and, unusually, it varies from country to country. I decided to put...
