Cold cuts

Sunshine4480

Does anyone one eat cold cuts or is it still a big no no?

Ceridwen77

No due to listeria.

ChristyM87

Yes I eat them cold all the time. If you actually research listeria you will see most of it has been in foods like fruit and veggies and even ice cream. Somehow deli meat has gotten a bad rap when it is perfectly safe for you

PrimRoseMama

Eat them. You are more likely to get listeria from cantaloupe or spinach.

CatsAreShady

I ate them regularly while pregnant. Nothing better than a good sub.

NittanyPA

Eat the hoagie. Listeria can come
From a million things. If you're concerned you cod always heat it up!

PugsandKisses

Yum, turkey meat.

HaruhiChan

It's fine, just pay attention to local warnings for listeria.

Been enjoying lots of subway, sushi, sashimi, and blue-rare steak all pregnancy, baby totally fine!

kacdanz

I haven't held back. I worry in the back of my mind when I do indulge but it's not often that I eat cold cuts anyway.

jessica973

I think it's fine. You could always heat it up or toast it.

Alyllyra

From what I've learned, it's actually toxoplasma that's the main risk with eating cold cuts. Toxoplasma dies if you freeze the meat, listeria doesn't.
I avoided cold cuts during my pregnancy, mostly because I don't really eat a lot of meat anyway so it wasn't a big deal for me to give it up. If you are having doubts about it, talk to your OB to help you decide.

urby87

Oh, my goodness...  I will be so excited if I talk to my doctor and she okays an italian sandwich.  I was so sad to see cold cuts on the list of foods to avoid!

MagFranklin13

Nope, I skip it!

allyx1029

My OB said the cold cuts packaged in the plastic containers. But I still eat any kind.

ChristyM87

Alyllyra said:

From what I've learned, it's actually toxoplasma that's the main risk with eating cold cuts. Toxoplasma dies if you freeze the meat, listeria doesn't.
I avoided cold cuts during my pregnancy, mostly because I don't really eat a lot of meat anyway so it wasn't a big deal for me to give it up. If you are having doubts about it, talk to your OB to help you decide.

Toxoplasmosis is normally what people fear from cat feces. I have not heard of it with food

allrightmeow

Eat your sandwich girl. 

DrMommaDVM

The last 3 major outbreaks of listeria were from cantaloupe, caramel apples, and ice cream.

Alyllyra

ChristyM87 said:

Alyllyra said:

From what I've learned, it's actually toxoplasma that's the main risk with eating cold cuts. Toxoplasma dies if you freeze the meat, listeria doesn't.
I avoided cold cuts during my pregnancy, mostly because I don't really eat a lot of meat anyway so it wasn't a big deal for me to give it up. If you are having doubts about it, talk to your OB to help you decide.

Toxoplasmosis is normally what people fear from cat feces. I have not heard of it with food

I'm in no way an expert on this, but it's what's stated in all official pregnancy guidelines here in Sweden so I just followed those recommendations.