Quick ladies? Can I have this for lunch????

Kristin83 · November 2011

I want a turkey bacon cheddar flatbread sandwich from Dunkin Donuts very bad for lunch. Would this be considered deli meat and would you risk it? I know many of you have been eating deli meat. I'm one of those patients whose doctor said no deli meat whatsoever. Would you risk it? Nothing else sounds good. Those things normally come pretty steaming hot. It's fine right??? Please re-assure me before I go get this!

momofabigailanne · November 2011

As long as it is heated to steaming it should be fine.

I would personally pass though cause who knows when that meat was even sliced!

Wiscisbliss · November 2011

I eat deli meat, so I would have it.

funkymonkeyohyeahhh · November 2011

I eat deli meat, so I would have it. Have them toast it extra for you if it makes you feel better.

I think the hype over lunch meat and listeria is over the top, especially considering there are tons of other things that can carry listeria but we're not told to avoid all of those.

526SadieSadie · November 2011

Right before opening this post, I polished off a roast beef and cheese sandwich with mustard and I live dangerously, I didn't heat it (gasp!)

You'll be ok.

Mjmksb04 · November 2011

I have eaten sandwiches with deli meat everyday this week. Soooooooo......

kmr8904 · November 2011

I eat COLD deli meat almost everyday *gasp*.

It wouldn't even be a blip on my radar! Yum, yum, yum!

GoldenGibson · November 2011

AshPal61:
funkymonkeyohyeahhh:

I eat deli meat, so I would have it. Have them toast it extra for you if it makes you feel better.

I think the hype over lunch meat and listeria is over the top, especially considering there are tons of other things that can carry listeria but we're not told to avoid all of those.

Amen to that

Agreed!

I'd also like to add that your choice for lunch sounds delicious. Now I want one!!!

Katiebride2b · November 2011

I hope you have already enjoyed your lunch. I am just going to add when I get deli meat out I ask them to cut it fresh or make sure its extra hot.

Enjoy

Jillibean85 · November 2011

I would only eat it if it's steaming as well.. but i have been trying to avoid all deli meat, caffeine and alcohol... sure, chances are you may be fine, but i feel weird risking it. It's like driving without a seat belt... Would rather not chance it. But, to each his own!

Kristin83 · November 2011

Well ladies, I got it. I figure I'll just make sure it's a once in a while thing. I got it with hash browns & an iced coffee (gasp). It was really hot when I got it, and when I got it home I just zapped it another 40 seconds or so in the microwave. It was so hot I burned my mouth on the first bite, so I feel better that it was heated really well. I'm trying not to feel guilty or worry myself sick over it. It was delicious!

funkymonkeyohyeahhh · November 2011

Jillibean85:
I would only eat it if it's steaming as well.. but i have been trying to avoid all deli meat, caffeine and alcohol... sure, chances are you may be fine, but i feel weird risking it. It's like driving without a seat belt... Would rather not chance it. But, to each his own!

Okay, so you're avoiding lunch meant because it could carry listeria, right? The point is that manyyy other things could carry it also but we don't avoid them all like the plague.

KaliChick · November 2011

I was told to zap it for 20 seconds and that's all it takes to kill bacteria.

mrs+harlow · November 2011

My doctor is the doctor of NO and when I inquired about deli meat she said she was more concerned with the nitrate intake than listeria contamination so I should eat in moderation.

A lot of these "don't's" are because we are a overly litigious society. So the doctor plays it safe and says no.

That said with the cantaloupe outbreak listeria is one very much on many of our minds. The media also creates a culture of fear when this stuff happens. I found it helpful to look at actual statistics on listeria and lunchmeat. You can read one here:

https://www.fsis.usda.gov/oppde/rdad/FRPubs/97-013F/ListeriaReport.pdf

To look at things in a rational and statistical manner you are far more likely to get listeria from produce and we aren't told to avoid that. You are also SO MUCH - like exponentially - more statistically likely to get in your car today and get in a fatal accident than contract listeria from your lunch....not to be morbid but it's true. And they don't tell you not to drive or get in a car for 9 months.

Enjoy your sandwich.