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Pregnancy food safety · 4 entries

Salad during pregnancy

Of the 4 salad entries here, 1 is fine, 2 need care and 1 is worth avoiding. Usually it's how something was cooked or stored that decides it, not the food itself — each entry says which, and why.

Every salad entry, with a verdict

Sorted with the ones worth knowing about first. Avoid means skip it entirely; take care means it depends on how it was prepared.

  • Ready-made salad

    Avoid

    Don't eat ready-made salads and coleslaws from delis and salad bars. With these you didn't how they were made and you don't know how fresh they are.

  • Caesar salad

    Take care

    Caesar dressing is traditionally made with raw eggs, and they, as you know, can be contaminated with salmonella. Caesar dressing you buy in a grocery store is not dangerous as raw eggs are rarely used there, but you should check the ingredients to find out whether a particular brand uses raw eggs. When ordering Caesar salad in the restaurant, ask your waiter if their Caesar dressing is made using raw eggs. You should also make sure that chicken, salmon or shrimp in the salad are cooked properly.

  • Greek salad

    Take care

    Greek salad is traditionally made with feta cheese, which is a soft cheese generally made with unpasteurized milk, so, as you remember, it can be contaminated with listeria. Listeriosis can harm the placenta and cause serious health risks for your baby. Don't add feta to your Greek salad, when ordering a salad make sure they leave this cheese off your plate. At home make sure that all feta you consume is made from pasteurized milk.

  • Almost all types of fresh-made salad

    Safe

    Great idea! This is a light, tasty, and nutritious meal. Wash salad ingredients well before eating. When ordering a salad in a restaurant, choose the one that will be freshly made, make sure that "dangerous" ingredients like meat or fish are cooked properly and order it only in trusted places.

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