Hello ladies! I know canned food is generally not advisable but my neighbour just made an amazing soup n used canned coconut milk. Safe to have during pregnancy? Or not at all... Thanks in advance!
Canned coconut milk is good for you. Always read the labels. The kind I buy has very few ingredients. The only one that isnt coconut is guar gum. But that is just a thickening agent.
I thought canned goods were safe unless they had an ingredient we are advised not to eat...but Google has told me otherwise. Consult your doctor, as I am about to.
Canned goods are safe in general for pregnancy, just take into consideration the sodium! For me the easiest place to draw the line is with fruits and vegetables, I never have those out of a can unless for some reason a recipe can't substitute fresh which is pretty rare.
So I buy low sodium soups, I should be good? This thread scared me. I always buy fresh fruits/ veggies but soups are time consuming to make. Haha.
@fireinwonderland I had made the jump in logic that it's not forbidden unless there is a no no ingredient in the soup for pregnant women. But....I made a mistake. I did just google this and read that nearly all canned foods contain an epoxy liner containing BPA. WHAT?! I'm going to stop typing because I'm freaked out and going to ask my doctor!
Everything in moderation... don't freak out about the little things. I mean the chances of getting listeria or something from canned food is so minimal. Here's what my doc told me... if you want a cold cut sandwich- eat it, if you want sushi- eat it (with the exception of fish high in mercury), if you crave it- have a little... the key is make sure it is from a reputable place/brand.
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Whoa. I had no idea. We make so many soups that have canned foods in them that I didn't even think about it. I'll talk to my doctor about it next week but since it wasn't in the "pregnancy guide" they instructed me to read, I'm going to assume I shouldn't worry about it. But I will add it to my list of questions.
I've never heard of this until just now. I looked it up and everything I've read says that receipts also have BPA on them. It seems a little unrealistic to avoid canned foods all the time and to never touch a receipt.
I didn't know about the BPA, but considering canned foods are generally less nutritious, it's probably best to do fresh or frozen foods, anyway. I doubt a few canned goods are going to hurt, though. I generally use canned beans, since I don't want to go through the trouble of cooking dry beans....I guess I could get frozen ones.
I have been trying to limit my intake of canned foods. I don't think I'll be able to eliminate it completely, but it is true there is some evidence that canned foods may be problematic (do you see all my qualifiers there?) There are so many boxed soups that I don't think there is a reason to buy canned soup. Plus, making your own soup is not that hard. I even discovered chopped tomatoes in a box (instead of a can).
That is going to be the hardest for me to give up as I cook a lot of soups and various dishes with a tomato base.
I'm eating all organic, too. Eh, I know plenty of women with healthy babies who didn't go this far. My husband is a chemist and is very wary of chemicals in food, so we generally eat organic anyways, don't spray pesticides on our yard, etc. I was not this anal about organic before meeting him, although for some reason I've always preferred organic milk.
This is the first I have heard of the canned food thing. I just stocked my pantry with corn and green beans and soups and beanie weenies. Been eating beanie weenies right out of the can for work lunch sometimes. Please ignore my excessive incorrect usage of the conjunction and in the previous sentence.
I use canned coconut milk all the time. I buy Native Forest brand and its label reads "non-BPA packaging". So if you are concerned, that is one brand you could check out.
@mumbolino - If you're in the US, it's highly likely the brie and blue cheese you find in your local grocery store is pasteurized. There's no need to miss cheese. We pasteurize the crap out of everything.
Edit: I just stalked your history, and you're in Australia. I bet you that you can find pasteurized cheese at your store. It's pretty common these days with mass produced food.
In Australia, but it's probably the same thing. Where I'm originally from (Germany) you'd get a lot of unpasteurized cheese, but here it might even be the same as in the US
Also, I've been craving The Vito from Jimmy John's for a week. I am going to give in and get one this week. I. Can't. Wait.
I've been avoiding tuna just to be safe... But as soon as I hit the second trimester I am for sure getting a Totally Tuna Jimmy John's sub. I want it so badly.
In Australia, but it's probably the same thing. Where I'm originally from (Germany) you'd get a lot of unpasteurized cheese, but here it might even be the same as in the US
Not sure about the blue one though...
Anyone eating blue cheese?
In the US it's almost impossible to find unpasteurized cheese at your standard supermarket. There are way too many laws about pasteurization. I think the cheese has to be aged for 6 years or something to be sold unpasteurized. Not sure about Australia, but just check the label on the blue cheese and it will say whether it is pasteurized or not. If it is, you are safe.
I've been eating organic canned beans lately, because they are high in folic acid. There is NOTHING in my giant newsletter from my Doc's office saying anything about canned products. I am going to keep on with the canned beans.
Yeah, I am still eating things out of a can. I eat low sodium beans, which take way to long to cook other wise and I eat low sodium soups. Fruits and veggies I get fresh or the frozen steamed pack. I think people just want to make us pregntant ladies go bonkers.
@-) I lived on canned soup and spaghetti Os (so bad for multiples reasons, I know) when I was pregnant with DD because it was all I could keep down. I had no idea about this rule, and she turned out okay.
Now that I've read this I feel like I'll be compelled to moderate more... But right now My crockpot is cooking chicken taco chili, which has about 7 cans of beans and tomatoes in it, and you better believe I'll be eating it!!
In Australia, but it's probably the same thing. Where I'm originally from (Germany) you'd get a lot of unpasteurized cheese, but here it might even be the same as in the US
Not sure about the blue one though...
Anyone eating blue cheese?
I didn't know blue cheese is on the no-no list. They've been sampling it at the grocery I go to, and I NEVER turn down cheese samples. Whoops. I am limiting canned food, though. I guess you can't win 'em all!
Everything in moderation... don't freak out about the little things. I mean the chances of getting listeria or something from canned food is so minimal. Here's what my doc told me... if you want a cold cut sandwich- eat it, if you want sushi- eat it (with the exception of fish high in mercury), if you crave it- have a little... the key is make sure it is from a reputable place/brand.
My doc said the same thing - everything in moderation.
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I will echo @megmarissa sentiment. If you take everything in moderation, you will be fine.
If you are constantly licking the inside of cans you might have an issue, but I don't think it has to do with BPA exposure.
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Now that I've read this I feel like I'll be compelled to moderate more... But right now My crockpot is cooking chicken taco chili, which has about 7 cans of beans and tomatoes in it, and you better believe I'll be eating it!!
I didn't know blue cheese is on the no-no list. They've been sampling it at the grocery I go to, and I NEVER turn down cheese samples. Whoops. I am limiting canned food, though. I guess you can't win 'em all!
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