Summer Sausage?

[sjwebb]

My husband bought some and I've read conflicting things. Can I have it, can I not have it? If I can't I'm going to freak out and probably eat it anyway

 

[Kristin52]

I listen to basically nothing when it comes to food. I eat what I'm hungry for, and what I crave. I won't eat raw squid or anything like that, but I say go for it! Just make sure it's cooked or not raw! and enjoy!

 

[Skadi]

As long as you cook it before you eat it, you should be fine.

 

[amjon]

I would heat it up first. It should be fine if you do that.

 

[sjwebb]

Its just not as good hot ugh. Its never made me sick before so why should it bother me now?

 

[Chasesmommy]

LMAO! While reading the replies I was thinking, "mmmm summer sausage COLD on a cracker sounds delicious!"

My doc told me if it never made you sick before you got pregnant, it probably won't now. But ya never know when you might get a hold of something that went bad or had listeria in it. You can't predict that or prevent it though really (I mean seriously who would have thought cantaloupe had listeria! It's all I ate the first few weeks after I found out I was pregnant!)

It wouldn't hurt to cook it but you're right, it is much better NOT cooked.

 

[sjwebb]

Who the hell makes up these rules?! As if pregnany isnt hard enough, they want to deprive us of everything. All I want is some COLD, summer sausage on ritz crackers with cheese. If I heat it up, I think its just going to be nasty and I won't want it anymore haha.

 

[babymomma37]

Maybe if you heat ot up for a bit to kill the bacteria then let it sit for a minute untill it cools off? dont worry i LOVE summer sasuage and now im sad that i cant just cut a piece off and eat it haha

 

[pixeldust]

Who the hell makes up these rules?! As if pregnany isnt hard enough, they want to deprive us of everything. All I want is some COLD, summer sausage on ritz crackers with cheese. If I heat it up, I think its just going to be nasty and I won't want it anymore haha.

To be fair, it's not about depriving anyone of anything, it's minimizing the risk of contracting listeria which could kill your unborn baby. If you want to accept that risk, then eat whatever you want!

 

[Kristin52]

Who the hell makes up these rules?! As if pregnany isnt hard enough, they want to deprive us of everything. All I want is some COLD, summer sausage on ritz crackers with cheese. If I heat it up, I think its just going to be nasty and I won't want it anymore haha.

To be fair, it's not about depriving anyone of anything, it's minimizing the risk of contracting listeria which could kill your unborn baby. If you want to accept that risk, then eat whatever you want!

That was uncalled for, I think.
You could have worded that a little better, instead of basically saying eat what you want but you could kill your baby.

 

[SawD]

I am not ashamed I ate summer sausage and I did so cold.. numm numm. I got mine from a local place I trust. The kind of place they give you a fresh piece of jerky to chew on while you decide what to get. If I let fear rule what I eat, it would not leave very many things to eat. Just my thoughts. Do not beat yourself up if you have something. everything in moderation as they say. If unsure ginny pig the hubby! Have him eat it and if he is fine the next day, then dig in.. thats what I do anyways lol

 

[pixeldust]

Who the hell makes up these rules?! As if pregnany isnt hard enough, they want to deprive us of everything. All I want is some COLD, summer sausage on ritz crackers with cheese. If I heat it up, I think its just going to be nasty and I won't want it anymore haha.

To be fair, it's not about depriving anyone of anything, it's minimizing the risk of contracting listeria which could kill your unborn baby. If you want to accept that risk, then eat whatever you want!

That was uncalled for, I think.
You could have worded that a little better, instead of basically saying eat what you want but you could kill your baby.

I disagree. You read it however you like, my words were factual, not emotive.

 

[SAJ]

I have also had summer sausage from our local grocery store. I've put it on buns with butter (cuz that's TOTALLY healthy lol) and I enjoyed every bite. Everything in moderation I'd say. P.S. my baby is fine.

 

[SAJ]

Who the hell makes up these rules?! As if pregnany isnt hard enough, they want to deprive us of everything. All I want is some COLD, summer sausage on ritz crackers with cheese. If I heat it up, I think its just going to be nasty and I won't want it anymore haha.

To be fair, it's not about depriving anyone of anything, it's minimizing the risk of contracting listeria which could kill your unborn baby. If you want to accept that risk, then eat whatever you want!

That was uncalled for, I think.
You could have worded that a little better, instead of basically saying eat what you want but you could kill your baby.

I disagree. You read it however you like, my words were factual, not emotive.

That logic can be applied to many many situations and I'm guessing we all don't refrain from every such situation.

 

[pixeldust]

Who the hell makes up these rules?! As if pregnany isnt hard enough, they want to deprive us of everything. All I want is some COLD, summer sausage on ritz crackers with cheese. If I heat it up, I think its just going to be nasty and I won't want it anymore haha.

To be fair, it's not about depriving anyone of anything, it's minimizing the risk of contracting listeria which could kill your unborn baby. If you want to accept that risk, then eat whatever you want!

That was uncalled for, I think.
You could have worded that a little better, instead of basically saying eat what you want but you could kill your baby.

I disagree. You read it however you like, my words were factual, not emotive.

That logic can be applied to many many situations and I'm guessing we all don't refrain from every such situation.

Exactly. It's an individual choice and one each woman has to make. But the recommendations aren't in place to "deprive" us of anything, or put there by killjoys, they are there to minimize risk. That is a fact. Not an emotive response.

At the end of the day, if people want to eat raw chicken, that's their choice, they choose to accept the risk. Same with all the stuff recommended against during pregnancy.

Do I accept the risk of catching the bus to work knowing it might crash? Yes. Because the alternative (walking 12km per day) is not simple.

Do I accept the risk of crossing the street? Yes. Because there is no other simple alternative to get to the other side.

Do I (personally) accept the risk of eating food my midwife warned me against eating due to the potential danger of listeria to my baby? No. In my mind, I have a million alternatives and it's not forever.

Personal choice

 

[Stormynights]

I had it early in my pregnancy, and everything is fine.

 

[Stormynights]

And about the whole listeria thing, they say not to eat lunch meat cold right? But they don't say anything about fruits/vegetables because they're what we are supposed to eat. I've never heard of a listeria outbreak before the other day, and surprise, it was in CANTALOUPE!! Now I'm scared of eating fruit, a few people even died from it.

 

[Skadi]

And about the whole listeria thing, they say not to eat lunch meat cold right? But they don't say anything about fruits/vegetables because they're what we are supposed to eat. I've never heard of a listeria outbreak before the other day, and surprise, it was in CANTALOUPE!! Now I'm scared of eating fruit, a few people even died from it.

They DO say about Fruits and Vegetables, and I'm sure its something you have heard since a child! WASH your fruit and Vegs! As long as you wash fruit and vegetables before eating you should be ok. The Listeria will sit on the outside and get inside the fruit when you cut into it. (The Listeria related to the Cantaloupe would have been sitting on the rind - simply scrubbing it with water ahead of time would have removed risk of contamination to the actual fruit when cut into!)

 

[MissIntrigue]

I was bad and had some garlic coil (garlic sausage) on crackers during our thanksgiving a few weeks ago... didn't heat it up. Since it was freshly packed and smelled fine I just went for it lol. Didn't get sick and bubs is still dancing around in me so all is good

 

[Sam182]

Someone mentioned heating then cooling food before you eat it - PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS! it causes more bacteria and would be more harmful! If you heat something to kill the bacteria then make sure you eat it hot!