To all you sushi lovers

CopperLane · October 2015

Sushi, above coffee and alcohol is the one thing I am missing most in my life.

I know that some sushi stuff is ok, but I worry about cross contamination. I am paranoid about worms and actually thought I caught worms from my cat when I first had MS...then about 5 days later I realized I was probably pregnant. My husband says that when we announce our pregnancy he's going to tell everyone I thought I had butt worms but turns out I was pregnant.

After drooling over sushi pictures on Instagram I decided to do something about this ridiculous craving and made some homemade seafood salad! It's like all the nominess of a California roll atop a golden ritz cracker. It definitely helps. It's no gloriously plump chunk of raw salmon or tuna drizzled in soy wasabi heaven, but it's definitely holding me over.

I recommend this to anyone going through sushi withdrawals.

https://www.food.com/recipe/seafood-salad-with-shrimp-and-crab-418145?photo=333009
I didn't use MSG or garlic salt. I also replaced the onions with green onions. And it's amazing with avocado!

verily · October 2015

I've read on other pregnancy-focused sites that some sushi is safe as long as it is flash frozen from a reputable restaurant. I can't seem to find the official guidelines though. :T I'm just avoiding it, but it does make me sad. I think I'm more distraught about not being able to drink beer.

When it comes to fish, I'm mostly concerned about overdoing it on the mercury intake. My work cafeteria serves a lot of awesome cooked fish dishes and I'm always having to pull out my phone to look up what kind of mercury levels it's got.

aloha5736 · October 2015

I have the vegetable ones 4 times a week lol. For some reason it settles fine in my bad stomach.

susiec923 · October 2015

I actually went out to have sushi last night because I couldn't take it anymore. My husband & I use to order sushi at least once a week before we found I was pregnant. Well, I ordered everything cooked & stuck with the salmon, crab, & California rolls. I could only eat about 4 or 5 pieces before I felt grossed out

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CopperLane · October 2015

I know that some foods at a sushi restaurant are safe, I'm just paranoid about it since I have no clue what's going on in the kitchen. It's like deli food, you don't know what has been sitting out for how long or touching what (though I realize this could be true in any restaurant). And with the raw fish, you never can know if it truly is sushi grade.

Baked salmon rolls are so good!!! I actually cried because I couldn't have sushi and my husband wasn't sure what to do with me. Haha.

RNMegan0711 · October 2015

I don't know why but I can't open that recipe link and I sooooo want to make it! Please re link if you can? Thanks a bunch!

HighFive16 · October 2015

Yep during my last pregnancy I had Sushi and enjoyed every bite. As long as it isn't raw you are fine. I love California Rolls so it is a win win for me!

VeraMali · October 2015

If you eat sushi as often as I do (and it sounds like you do) you probably have a favorite restaurant that you go to often right? If you've eaten sushi there forever, know they are a clean & reputable place, and have never gotten sick from it before then you are probably no more likely to get sick from it now just because you are pregnant. You are probably more more likely to get sick from some unexpected undercooked something at a regular restaurant.

KayDray15 · October 2015

verily said:
I think I'm more distraught about not being able to drink beer.

I miss beer so much! And it's October so all of our local microbrews are busting out their best! Dh is trying to be sympathetic and not drink either. Poor guy!

Another thing you can do for sushi is make it yourself and use cold smoked salmon. It tastes similar enough to give you a little fix. :-)

CopperLane · October 2015

RNMegan0711 said:
I don't know why but I can't open that recipe link and I sooooo want to make it! Please re link if you can? Thanks a bunch!

I just did a screenshot. I did a half recipe and eyeballed the mayo, because I was hungry and didn't want to take the time to measure ANYTHING. You chop the imitation crab and cooked shrimp, and mix everything together. Then refrigerate for four hours, but it also tastes fine right after being prepped.

I'll probably give in to the sushi at some point, but I'm really paranoid about it. Our go to sushi place has been fine, but some of the Yelp reviews include people not feeling right or complaining about the freshness of the fish. I've never had that issue but don't want to chance it.

Squash0612 · October 2015

I told my regular sushi chef at the restaurant that I'm pregnant, he says "don't worry I make you good sushi for pregnant woman" and he makes
Me cooked salmon, veggie rolls, fried shrimp rolls. This was I don't have withdrawal.

sorarose · October 2015

I will have California Rolls on occasion (although I freaked out when there was roe on it last time), but I'm a raw salmon person, so it really doesn't do it for me.

This was what I wanted last pregnancy:

RNMegan0711 · October 2015

CopperLane said:

RNMegan0711 said:
I don't know why but I can't open that recipe link and I sooooo want to make it! Please re link if you can? Thanks a bunch!
I just did a screenshot. I did a half recipe and eyeballed the mayo, because I was hungry and didn't want to take the time to measure ANYTHING. You chop the imitation crab and cooked shrimp, and mix everything together. Then refrigerate for four hours, but it also tastes fine right after being prepped.

I'll probably give in to the sushi at some point, but I'm really paranoid about it. Our go to sushi place has been fine, but some of the Yelp reviews include people not feeling right or complaining about the freshness of the fish. I've never had that issue but don't want to chance it.

Thank you!!!!

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