Good morning Ladies, I know its a bit late to ask, but is soy sauce safe while pregnant? Saturday I had a craving for sushi (1st craving w/ all the m/s) So I had some fried rice & a Huricanne roll of course dipped in soy sauce. Then last night I made some fried rice too..with low sodium soy sauce. Then I get on the bump to read about it and I read that is a No-No ? So i'm a bit confused, have any of you ate food with soy sauce. THe following is what got me concerned in the first place, this is a post from a user in May 2009 on the bump:
"You should absolutely not eat soy. I live in Japan and they are advising all pregnant women to avoid ALL soy products during pregnancy because it leads to a much higher probability abnormal sex organ formation, such as hermaphrodism. "
Re: Soy Sauce & Pregnancy
I have never heard that soy was an absolute "no", but that you should have in moderation because it can mess with your hormones. The idea that you would eat so much that it could have an impact on your child's hormones seems far-fetched...
And really, the amount of soy sauce you consume with sushi or in cooking is so minimal. I might not wash it down with edamame and soy milk in the same sitting.
I really really wouldn't worry. I had soy sauce with my sushi last night.
Well if it's bad I'm screwed because I eat a lot of soy.
Also...don't believe everything you read on the internet.
ETA: Think about it...edamame is soy beans which would count as a soy product. Edamame is considered a very GOOD thing to eat during pregnancy.
I was thinking the same thing about edamame. And I've been eating a TON of it
Wow, that's restraint. I have chocolate daily. I look forward to my evening chocolate panda paws ice cream.
Now I'm craving sushi too. I had a california roll and edamame yesterday at lunch but now I want some agadashi tofu.
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I had a coworker who was from Japan (born and raised) and ate soy during her pregnancies and has two normal healthy kids.
Besides I don't think the soy the poster you quoted was probably refering to was soy milk/tofu that kind of stuff. I think the amount of soy in soy sauce is relatively low.
This was my thought too after reading the first post. lol