How many of you are you eating lunch meat?

Rilly1212 · September 2010

I am craving an italian sub... particularly some salami (which I have not eaten in probably years). What is your take on the whole lunch meat issue while pregnant. Are you heating up your lunch meat or taking a chance.

Jessica0624 · September 2010

me and I dont heat it up.. I had an italian sub last night and a greek salad with Feta cheese. .. It was great!

flamingos2010 · September 2010

I heat mine up. I know I'm paranoid, but that's me.

pinkflipflops44 · September 2010

lunch meat never sounds good and it especially doesn't sound good now. but italian subs are one thing that has sounded good. but i always get mine heated and never think twice.

mypeanut2010 · September 2010

I'm eating it, but in moderation. We have a sub shop by our house that steams the meat prior to making the sub, so that has been great. Otherwise, it's usually sandmwiches that I have made. My OB did not seem too concerned about, but again his mesage was "just in moderation". Enjoy your italian sub my dear

Scout05 · September 2010

I do eat lunch meat, but I am heating it up. Just a personal comfort level thing.

LadyXaverian · September 2010

I think I've had it twice since getting my BFP. For a while, I wasn't eating any meat at all.

Both times I had it, it was on a toasted/heated sandwich.

janice74 · September 2010

I hate lunch meat (I think it's slimy), but I had a terrible craving for hoagies during my last pregnancy. I ate so many of them and the only side-effect was WAY too much weight gain. I really hope I don't crave them this time.

I never heated the meat.

ToBeMrsC6907 · September 2010

My OBs said lunch meat is fine. I haven't had it since my BFP now that I think about it, but will.

Carbaby411 · September 2010

I always heat it before I eat it. BUT I always have - I do not like cold meat. And melted cheese always tastes better than cold hard cheese.

heathert323 · September 2010

I am eating an italian sub right now. Not heated or anything. I checked with the sub shop and everything is already fully- cooked.

BCare · September 2010

Too Funny!! I have never been a huge fan of deli meats, but I CANNOT GET ENOUGH of my deli salami!!! I figure since I haven't had the stomach for meat lately, this is my best option for getting some much needed protein...but I don't heat it up...

SweetBaby2004 · September 2010

I have eaten it with all my pregnancies and not heated it up. I don't eat it in great quantities though, since it is not my 1st choice. Sometimes, a roast beef sandwich just sounds perfect :-)

DansLuckyGirl · September 2010

I eat it if it is toasted or has been heated. Paranoid, I know, but I actually personally know one of the rare people who has had problems with a pregnancy due to listeria poisoning. So, I'm paranoid.

CanyonMama · September 2010

I do when I crave it, which isn't that much. I usually nuke the heck out of it, but a few times I have not.

Tipsy15 · September 2010

Yep! I had one yesterday and did not heat it up. I ate Deli meat the whole time with my DD and she is 3 and perfectly healthy.

goillini823 · September 2010

I have it occasionally, and make sure it's heated up. Though neither of my losses have been related to listeria, I'm not at a point to be taking any risks.

me&mymonkey · September 2010

I eat it and only heat it up when I would normally eat the sandwich toasted.

uncannycanuck · September 2010

I've only had one sandwich, and got it toasted. I figure that counts as "heated".

I don't really like sandwich meat, and listeria is much more serious than many of the other "forbidden food" risks, like soft eggs, sushi, rare meat, etc. I think people ignore this one because it's inconvenient, not because of any actual risk analysis.

ManiacMcGee · September 2010

I'm not NOT eating lunch meat. I just don't really come across it much in my daily life. If I had a craving for it, I'd probably indulge. But I haven't yet.

nadine21404 · September 2010

I just had an italian sub for lunch. I asked the place to heat it for 30 seconds for peace of mind. Go for it

jteneback · September 2010

I have had it once, from a very reputable place. I haven't really wanted it so it hasn't been a problem for me.

There was some packaged lunch meat recalled recently for Listeria contamination, so it does happen.

pinkflipflops44 · September 2010

uncannycanuck:

I've only had one sandwich, and got it toasted. I figure that counts as "heated".

I don't really like sandwich meat, and listeria is much more serious than many of the other "forbidden food" risks, like soft eggs, sushi, rare meat, etc. I think people ignore this one because it's inconvenient, not because of any actual risk analysis.

yeah, i love the :in moderation: comments because 1 time eating the listeria infected meat is all that is needed. it's not like over eating the meat is the problem

ManiacMcGee · September 2010

pinkflipflops44:
uncannycanuck:

I've only had one sandwich, and got it toasted. I figure that counts as "heated".

I don't really like sandwich meat, and listeria is much more serious than many of the other "forbidden food" risks, like soft eggs, sushi, rare meat, etc. I think people ignore this one because it's inconvenient, not because of any actual risk analysis.

yeah, i love the :in moderation: comments because 1 time eating the listeria infected meat is all that is needed. it's not like over eating the meat is the problem

I've been giving the side eye to these comments as well.

RunningGal900 · September 2010

I haven't yet, but I don't like lunch meat all that much and I'm having a hard time even eating meat at all. For me, I likely won't eat lunch meat because I'll spend a week worrying about it and since I don't like it much anyway, it's not worth it. But who knows what I'll be craving in a month.

melgrady · September 2010

I have been eating it four to five days a week without heating it up for lunch because sandwiches are easier to carry during my morning commute. The thought of heating lunchmeat is gross to me. I get my meat from a reputable deli counter instead of eating the prepackaged stuff.

NY-allie · September 2010

I did with my first and will with my second, but I am careful about what i eat. I get stuff from places I trust and will not eat anything that could have been laying out.

kg_08 · September 2010

I had lunch meat at least once a week through my whole pregnancy. Most of the time it was cold. As long as you're getting it from a clean place with decent turnover (think Subway, lots of customers = fresher stuff ) you should be fine. My DD was born perfectly healthy.

brandioohoo · September 2010

i'm not big on lunch meat, but if i were going to eat it, i would be the one that definitely heats it up. probably almost to burnt. :-) but i'm just paranoid and will be the type that follows every single do and don't that i am given.

virginiagirl11 · September 2010

I've not had it cold at all this pregnancy. I've had it once or twice heated to steaming.

If I really really wanted some lunch meat, I think I'd go buy the nitrite/nitrate-free low sodium natural lunch meat at the store and make my own sub.

mollymurphy · September 2010

ManiacMcGee:
pinkflipflops44:
uncannycanuck:

I've only had one sandwich, and got it toasted. I figure that counts as "heated".

I don't really like sandwich meat, and listeria is much more serious than many of the other "forbidden food" risks, like soft eggs, sushi, rare meat, etc. I think people ignore this one because it's inconvenient, not because of any actual risk analysis.

yeah, i love the :in moderation: comments because 1 time eating the listeria infected meat is all that is needed. it's not like over eating the meat is the problem
I've been giving the side eye to these comments as well.

Ditto. Gotta love the quality of advice here on 1st tri! It's a rare day where I don't see a post that makes absolutely no sense. 'In moderation?' Good grief.

KayteeL82 · September 2010

I've had a couple of sandwiches not heaten up.

LegalLadyBug · September 2010

I have my first u/s today and I plan on going to subway after and getting a roast beef sub, so yummy!

PinkBackPack · September 2010

NOPE - I watched a made for TV movie when I was pregnant with DD about an amish girl who's baby died due to listeria and I'm paranoid~

flamingos2010 · September 2010

PinkBackPack:
NOPE - I watched a made for TV movie when I was pregnant with DD about an amish girl who's baby died due to listeria and I'm paranoid~

I think I saw the same one!

flamingos2010 · September 2010

pinkflipflops44:
uncannycanuck:

I've only had one sandwich, and got it toasted. I figure that counts as "heated".

I don't really like sandwich meat, and listeria is much more serious than many of the other "forbidden food" risks, like soft eggs, sushi, rare meat, etc. I think people ignore this one because it's inconvenient, not because of any actual risk analysis.

yeah, i love the :in moderation: comments because 1 time eating the listeria infected meat is all that is needed. it's not like over eating the meat is the problem

Yeah, no kidding! those comments drive me nuts. wtf!

EJChapman123 · September 2010

I eat deli meat when I feel like it, and I also drink a single cup of coffee if I feel like it, plan to get my hair done, and paint my nails...

And my doctor said all of those things are totally okay.

I won't tell you to do or not do anything, you have to decide if YOU are comfortable with it. I only eat Boar's Head meat, but honestly not because of fear of Listeria, because I personally dont like cheap deli meats.

Also - for the record - eggs and cheese in the United States are 100% PASTEURIZED. You can eat soft cheeses and eggs in any capacity. If you are planning a trip to Europe where they dont pasteurize their cheese (although what the export to us IS-and for the record, unpasteurized cheese tastes better) then you can skip the fetas and gorgonzolas of the world.

scarlett29 · September 2010

bcmull:
Too Funny!! I have never been a huge fan of deli meats, but I CANNOT GET ENOUGH of my deli salami!!! I figure since I haven't had the stomach for meat lately, this is my best option for getting some much needed protein...but I don't heat it up...

i just wanted to share one of my favorite snacks with you! i love salami too i like a slice of salami with some ricotta on it i know it sounds weird everyone alwatys looks at me with 2 heads untill they try it~

kelbel627 · September 2010

I heat mine up.

sweetaug · September 2010

I eat it more often than I should. I try to stay away from it, but I get terrible cravings for subs (or hoagies) and it's the only thing I want. So I give in.

FacciaBella83 · September 2010

I lunchmeat! (We call them hoagies where I'm from.)

Sometimes I think the banned/eat with caution foods, like this one, are a little much. I get the whole staying away from raw fish and caffeine overload thing, but come on, now... I bet our mothers and grandmothers and great-grandmothers enjoyed a nice sandwich now and again when they were pregnant--and we all turned out just fine.

So, to answer your question, I do eat lunchmeat and I don't heat it up or steam it or boil it or whatever they say to do with it. And, Italian hoagies rock! Smile

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