steak question

m&m2006 · August 2010

i read that i'm not supposed to eat pink meat...i had one well done steak, and quite frankly, it wasn't very good...i'm a medium rare girl at heart. we are going out to dinner on saturday night for my birthday, and i've been craving a good filet. how bad is it to have a medium steak?

Dragonfly1226 · August 2010

I will be asking my doctor about this next time I see her. DH and I just made plans to go to Indianapolis for Columbus Day weekend in october, and he made reservations at out favorite steak house there. I am not usually a red meat eater, but I always order a medium steak when we go to a nice steak house.

FWIW, I have a close friend who ate medium steak all the time when she was pregnant with her daughter, but I think it was against doctor's orders. Her daughter is totally fine though.

Let me know what you decide to do!

OrangeSmoke · August 2010

I ate medium rare steaks while pregnant. Embarrassed I just couldn't stomach well done meat.

From what I understand, the risk isn't greater than what you normally take when eating under cooked red meat. There isn't additional risk to the baby.

LTF525 · August 2010

I've been eating medium steaks thus far. As long as they have a warm red center can't imagine it being any more dangerous than it is when your not pregnant. JMHO.

crystalgirl · August 2010

I've always considered pink to be fine, but stay away from red. The juices should not be red, either. I go back and forth on how to order it, though. Normally I would say medium and not worry, but I've had a few served to me that still had some red. If you send them back, they give you charcoal. So, usually I suck it up and say medium well and just hope they don't go too far...

BunnyintheYard · August 2010

I had a medium (kobe beef) burger this weekend. It was so amazing. I felt guilty because I dind't know if it was ok or not... a friend said her ob told her if it's a reputable establishment your ordering from, the risk would be no greater than it would if you weren't pregnant.

Now I'm hungry

altee9 · August 2010

I've been eating my steak medium and I haven't had any problems. IMO, as long as it's cooked through you're fine.

eyenerd · August 2010

I think the biggest concern is food poisoning, and certain bacteria--like listeria can cause late term miscarriages. That is why they say not to eat lunchmeat. That being said, in the US, we have pretty high standards, so i don't really worry too much about it. I remember asking my OB about lunch meat, and he said he only heard of 2 cases since he has been practicing, and they were somewhere across the country.

I have eaten medium steaks. I can't stomach well done either. I just wouldn't go to Mexico and order a medium steak!

dianne2007 · August 2010

I would be more comfortable with medium steak from a reputable establishment. I would be more concerned with undercooked burgers.

j11skate · August 2010

I have no clue as I really don't like it when meat has any kind of red or pink juices. I always order mine medium-well. Maybe compromise and do medium-well if you are worried.

JaGirl · August 2010

I've been having my steaks well done, but from what I have read there is no additional risk having them at medium. I'm just a nervous nellie.

BeccaLandes · August 2010

I only ordered steaks and burgers medium-rare while I was pregnant. I ate at places that I felt had good-quality food, and I didn't worry about it. Everything was fine. I would rather not have steak at all than eat it anything more than medium-rare.

schoolsoutbride · August 2010

I didn't realize medium well steak was even a risk. It's cooked, right?

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