Tuna salad, egg salad, chicken salad...?

Hildietm

I read in one of my baby books that you shouldn't eat these things...Has anyone else heard this? If so, do we know why??? Tuna salad or egg salad sounds awfully good right about now!  2 weeks ago I was craving tacos, then hamburgers, now grilled cheese sandwiches

juliem915

Well I am a little unsure when it comes to egg or chicken, but I do know that you can only eat tuna rarely(like maybe once a week). This is the same with most all seafood due to the mercury in it. Make%20a%20pregnancy%20ticker" mce_src="Make a pregnancy ticker">

punkrockabye

The main concern is about the mayonnaise involved. Not only is it the most vile, evil, stomach turning creation in existence (okay, so maybe this is a biased reply), but people freak out over raw eggs and whether or not it has "gone bad."

As long as the mayonnaise isn't homemade, it's going to be pasteurized, and we just have to use good judgement on whether or not something is fresh. With tuna, we want to stick mostly with light tuna as opposed to albacore (although both are fine), and we want to limit it to only a couple servings a week. Or so they say!

I admit to loving tuna salad if I can't tell that there's any mayonnaise in it. The second I see the mayonnaise or--god forbid--taste it, my week is ruined. I've actually started crying while telling someone how much I hate the stuff!

HeyJune

If you make them at home, there is no issue.

There is a listeria risk in store made salads such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, etc. Listeria is a type of bacteria that can be very serious to pregnant women and their babies. Since pregnant women are 20 times more likely to be affected by listeria than non-pregnant healthy adults, the recommendation is to avoid the foods most often contaminated with it. Even so, listeriosis is very rare.

Here's the recommendation by the FDA. https://foodsafety.gov/keep/groupofpeople/pregnant/chklist_pregnancy.html 

And here's some info about listeria if you are curious:

https://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancycomplications/listeria.html 

obeach8

Hildietm:

I read in one of my baby books that you shouldn't eat these things...Has anyone else heard this? If so, do we know why??? Tuna salad or egg salad sounds awfully good right about now!  2 weeks ago I was craving tacos, then hamburgers, now grilled cheese sandwiches

Egg and chicken should be fine, since it's hardboiled eggs so the yolks are cooked through. I can't see any other reason why it would be a "red flag" on the egg salad. Chicken salad, I really can't think of any reason whatsoever. I check everything on americanpregnancy.org 

Hildietm

Wow! Those are some strong mayonnaise feelings! I love mayo. Has your aversion just stemmed from pregnancy or have you always had a distaste to mayo? Thanks for your info!

punkrockabye

Hildietm:

Wow! Those are some strong mayonnaise feelings! I love mayo. Has your aversion just stemmed from pregnancy or have you always had a distaste to mayo? Thanks for your info!

I have never, ever liked it, but in the past 10 years or so my hatred has intensified, so it has nothing to do with pregnancy! I actually like Miracle Whip since it has a completely different taste, but I can't look at it or else it'll gross me out.

hterry85

Mmmmm....off to boil eggs for egg salad now! Thanks for  the idea!

Wufroggy79

Eat it, eat it, and eat it.  These three are the least if your worries from here on out.

Cheerilee

hterry85:

Mmmmm....off to boil eggs for egg salad now! Thanks for  the idea!

Now I am, too!  I haven't had egg salad for years and it sounds delicious. 

Wally3

I craved eggs salad I bunch my last pg.  Just make sure you don't leave it out.

Stephorse

I heard that egg was really good for you and the baby, so I think egg salda would be ok to eat. I know tuna you should not eat too often and I would assume chicken salad is ok, unless because it's cold chicken then it may not be a good idea unless you warm it up perhaps? But then it wouldn't taste as good. I'm pretty sure egg salad is good though.

kcalpin

I had a major craving for egg salad last night!  I made a batch and had some for lunch today too...yum!