These Street Foods Are Not For Pregnant Women

Friday, September 16, 2011, 10:56

Is your wife pregnant and has been wanting to eat a lot of stuff available in the streets? Well, think before you get, as the food stuffs available even with the best of the best garnish is not safe for the to be mothers and also for the to be born baby. Take a look at this list that gives you a brief of what type food stuff needs to be taken out of the healthy pregnancy diet.

Street Foods That Need To Be Strictly Avoided During Pregnancy (what not to eat) -

1. Most Common Ones – Avoid caffiene, alcohol, trans fat, artificially coloured food items, additives, perforated drinks, junk food and fried foods.

2. Dairy Products To Be Avoided By Pregnant Women – Unpasteurized milk (milkshakes), ripened cheese (burgers, cakes), ice creams especially the softees that come directly from the whipping machines.

3. Meat – Ground meat mixed with fat (pate), partially cooked eggs (egg curries that serve in local restaurants), liver products, mayonnaise (burgers), canned meat, fish varieties like tuna, swordfish and marlin is a strict no no.

4. Vegetables and fruits – During pregnancy, it is best to avoid food stuffs such as cut fruits and vegetables available on streets, even packaged beans and pulses cannot be had directly without washing. Sealed vegetable salads available in restaurants, pickles, better if not preferred.

Ghee is best to have as it a highly purified fat. Olive oil, green leafy vegetables, berries, whole grain, nuts and fiber rich vegetables are the best pregnancy foods.