Foods to avoid while pregnant

• Raw meat

• Deli meat (although can be eaten cooked)

• Fish with mercury

  • shark, swordfish, king mackerel, tilefish, and canned, chunk light tuna

• Smoked seafood

  • lox, nova style, kippered, or jerky

• Fish Exposed to Industrial Pollutants (this is primarily for those who fish in local lakes and streams)

  • bluefish, striped bass, salmon, pike, trout, and walleye

• Raw shellfish

  • oysters, clams, and mussels

• Raw eggs

• Unpasteurized milk

• Unpasteurized soft cheeses

  • brie, feta, Camembert, Roquefort, queso blanco, queso fresco and Panela

• Pate (savory minced meat spreads)

• Fresh squeezed juice from restaurants (pasteurized is safe)

• Caffeine

  • should be limited to fewer than 200 mg per day during pregnancy

• Alcohol

• Unwashed fruits or vegetables

• Raw sprouts

  • including alfalfa, clover, and radish

• Herbal products

  • pills and teas

• Prepackaged and preprepared salads, fruit and vegetables

  • buffets, salad bars, grocery stores

    
    

Read full articles at:

https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/pregnancy-health-wellness/foods-to-avoid-during-pregnancy/

https://www.marchofdimes.org/find-support/topics/pregnancy/foods-to-avoid-or-limit-during-pregnancy

https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/foods-to-avoid-when-pregnant