im craving COLESLAW!! is it safe to eat??

[IsabellaJayne]

i know homemade isnt but is shop bought coleslaw okay to eat? i really want it. im 6 weeks preg today i think! or is it just not worth the risk?

 

[ama]

I thought it was okay to make your own as long as its not with whole egg mayonnaise ? But I might be wrong I'd personally avoid coleslaw from the deli section of the supermarket just because you never really know how fresh it is but that's just my preference .i craved it in my last pregnancy and I just made my own but used mayonnaise without the egg in it

 

[ChloePCOS]

Most coleslaw is made from mayo with raw egg. So i would avoid just incase. I love coleslaw so really hard but id rather be safe x

 

[juicee]

Shop bought coleslaw is fine, I craved this and salad in my last pregnancy with my son, ate in all the time, he is absolutely fine, x

 

[Oasis717]

I asked my midwife at my 8 week appointment specifically because I'd read it wasn't safe to eat shop bought coleslaw, she confirmed that it wasn't safe, as the vegetables are raw and you cannot be sure they are thoroughly washed there is a small chance it could contain Listeria, no pre prepared salads are ok including potato salad and coleslaw, i was a bit worried as I'd eaten shop bought once before I knew, she told me homemade with mayo made with pasteurized cooked egg was perfectly fine but steer clear of shop bought. Xx

 

[Mummymelie]

I was told not to buy coleslaw! And if I wanted to make it not to use fresh mayo, maybe try and make some

 

[IsabellaJayne]

thank you ladies. im just going to stay clear i think. petrified of a miscarriage as it is !

 

[megz143x]

Oops! I had KFC Coleslaw yesterday i really hope it is ok!

 

[LoveSanrio]

I really wouldn't worry about it. I have eaten cole slaw many times during pregnancy, and I have never had any problems. I never knew you weren't supposed to have it, but either way, I think the chance of Listeria is VERY small. They pretty much tell pregnant women they can't have ANYTHING these days, but when we were in our mother's bellies it wasn't that way, and we are perfectly fine. I don't eat sushi, deli meat, or honey. Obviously don't drink alcohol, but other than that I try not to worry. I have been drinking a lot of Coke because it is the only thing that doesn't make me sick to my stomach, and I'm not worried about it. With all of my pregnancies I craved iced tea, and I drank it.

I'm not saying you should sabotage yourself or anything, and by all means, don't eat cole slaw if it worries you. I'm just saying, try not to worry to much about it. Everything is going to be just fine!

 

[Oasis717]

Yes I agree, now I know I avoid it, which is a shame cause I love shop bought, but I did eat Asda extra special before I realised and I'm not going to worry about it, the chance of contracting Listeria is very small but all the same ill keep making my own until after baby is born, after two losses I won't do anything, however slight, to risk it, I read recently you shouldn't eat fresh pineapple either, it can cause the cervix to soften, you'd have to eat a lot I'd have thought but all the same I think I'll just carry on playing safe, I miss some foods but it's not like it's forever, I miss sex more lol xxxxx

 

[missjennakate]

I had coleslaw today! Eeek

 

[Glitterdiva]

I've been told to avoid but it's so hard everything seems to have mayo or coleslaw on it!

 

[missjennakate]

Another thing to add to the worry list!

 

[Oasis717]

Don't worry hun, I've eaten once too without knowing, at least we know now! Homemade is really nice, I used a Masterchef recipe it was yummy! Xx

 

[missjennakate]

One more thing to avoid

 

[IsabellaJayne]

its my craving!! how rubbish. i love it but actually used to hate it! how weird is that lol?

 

[Oasis717]

Lol that's pregnancy for you! The cravings are so funny and mine have been for what I can't have, cold prawns/prawn cocktail, runny egg, coleslaw! Xx

 

[IsabellaJayne]

yeah mines prawn cocktail too, how strange ha. its always what you cant have lol

 

[Clo]

It says on the nhs website that you CAN have shop bought coleslaw...and sushi and cooked prawns x

 

[Oasis717]

I don't know Clo, I've read on other sites it says no, that's confusing, I think I'll stick to the midwives advice and make my own xx

Isabella how strange is that I've been literally dying for a prawn cocktail for weeks! I know you can have cooked prawns but I'm craving an ice cold prawn cocktail, loads sauce, salad, lemon and brown bread and butter, my mouths watering lol xxx