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Checklist of Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy

foods to avoid during pregnancy

• Don’t Eat These Foods

• Soft CHEESES made from unpasteurized milk, including Brie, feta, Camembert, Roquefort, queso blanco, and queso fresco

• Raw COOKIE DOUGH or CAKE BATTER

• King mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, shark, swordfish, tilefish (Gulf of Mexico), and tuna (big eye)

• Raw or undercooked FISH (sushi)

• Unpasteurized JUICE or cider (including fresh squeezed)

• Unpasteurized MILK

• SALADS made in a store, such as ham salad, chicken salad, and seafood salad.

• Raw SHELLFISH, such as oysters and clams

• Raw or undercooked SPROUTS, such as alfalfa, clover, mung bean, and radish

• Be Careful with These Foods

• Hot dogs, luncheon meats, cold cuts, fermented or dry sausage, and other deli-style meat and poultry

• Eggs and pasteurized egg products

• Eggnog

• Fish

• Ice cream

• Meat: Beef, veal, lamb, and pork (including ground meat)

• Meat spread or pate

• Poultry and stuffing (including ground poultry)

• Smoked seafood