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Caesar Salad

jenn2132jenn2132 member
in October 2015 Moms
So I totally forgot you're not supposed to eat Caesar dressing while pregnant and I had a Caesar salad at lunch today. Should I worry?
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  • danixbanani24danixbanani24 member
    One time is just fine. Don't worry about it.
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  • thinkrabbitthinkrabbit member
    A couple weeks ago I had unpasteurized fruit juice by accident and nothing happened, I think you're good. ;)
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  • orangeivyorangeivy member
    I didn't even know you can't have ceaser salad?!
    Is there like a total complete easy do's and dont's list somewhere??
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  • lanaloulittlelanaloulittle member
    There are so many random things you can't have, and I'm sure I've eaten a bunch of them in the last 7 weeks :) you'll be fine, one Caesar salad shouldn't harm you.
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  • jenn2132jenn2132 member
    Thanks guys!
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  • krittagkrittag member
    Oh me too! Twice now! Also I ate blue cheese on accident, feta, and unpasteurized juice! Sorry little baby! I always realize what I've done when it's too late!
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  • casserole27casserole27 member
    edited March 2015
    Didn't know about this one but my baby hates anything even remotely healthy. Every salad I try to eat comes right back up!
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  • numbr2numbr2 member
    I think the only Caesar salad u are not supposed to eat while pregnant would be if it were made with raw eggs. Most places don't do that and most dressings are not with raw eggs. I'm sure you are fine.
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  • JinnelJinnel member
    Yes, it has to do with raw eggs. Just ask for now one or read labels. I've become a huge label reader.
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  • heids1106heids1106 member
    Reading the labels I find confusing....some say contains egg- however it's off the shelf (not in the fridge section), would that be safe to eat??
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  • Wigglesx2Wigglesx2 member
    So is Panera's Caesar salad safe to eat? Or do they make it themselves? Sorry if this sounds stupid. It's my favorite and I've wanted it sooo bad.
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  • lanaloulittlelanaloulittle member
    Wigglesx2 said:

    So is Panera's Caesar salad safe to eat? Or do they make it themselves? Sorry if this sounds stupid. It's my favorite and I've wanted it sooo bad.

    Call the restaurant and ask. :) I emailed corporate for cheesecake factory to ask them something about cheesecake and raw eggs and they actually called me back a fee days later to answer all my questions.
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  • MamaOwl15MamaOwl15 member
    What? You're not supposed to have Caesar dressing? I've been eating Caesar salad almost daily! It's usually the Fresh Express salad kits that come in a bag, does that make any difference?

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  • Wigglesx2Wigglesx2 member
    lanaloulittle said:

    Wigglesx2 said:

    So is Panera's Caesar salad safe to eat? Or do they make it themselves? Sorry if this sounds stupid. It's my favorite and I've wanted it sooo bad.

    Call the restaurant and ask. :) I emailed corporate for cheesecake factory to ask them something about cheesecake and raw eggs and they actually called me back a fee days later to answer all my questions.
    Oh! Good idea!
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  • devonsd315devonsd315 member
    MamaOwl15 said:

    What? You're not supposed to have Caesar dressing? I've been eating Caesar salad almost daily! It's usually the Fresh Express salad kits that come in a bag, does that make any difference?

    I would bet that dressing does not have raw eggs in it. That is the main concern.
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  • LiveNLove44LiveNLove44 member
    I thought this might be helpful:


    It's always important to be an informed consumer, but especially during this time in our lives. Always ask the person in charge at a restaurant if you're concerned about their ingredients, and read the labels on your store-bought items. If the label confuses you, Google the question and only seek an answer from a credible source! I hope this helps.
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  • AnnikaD20AnnikaD20 member
    Soft cheeses are safe if they're pasteurized, which honestly in America it's pretty hard to find unpasteurized stuff. I think it's more common in Europe. The label will usually say. Your feta and blue cheese are probably pasteurized.

    I doubt most restaurants use raw eggs when pasteurized eggs work just fine, but you can always ask. Why would they risk giving customers salmonella when there's such an easy alternative? Generally when restaurants do serve raw eggs (like over easy) or rare/raw meat, they have disclaimers all over the menu about the risk.

    It's important to be more safe when you're pregnant, but I don't think it makes sense to be super restrictive for no logical reason. Our culture of fear surrounding pregnancy doesn't help anyone. So avoid unpasteurized foods, raw meat, etc, but your salad is probably fine.
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