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Friday 22 February 2019

Harmful foods during pregnancy


Many things need to be highlighted and it's very important to tell pregnant women that there are some foods she must never eat. Often official guidelines from medical staff, doctors and midwives say that fish and red meats are not good. People wishing to start a family must be told that there's a load more foods to avoid, and those foods appear harmless because they eat it anyway. Pregnant women are encouraged to stay healthy and are told what to eat and drink, and not what to eat and drink. Midwives and nurses always outline this. The NHS advice for food during pregnancy mentions the same foods to avoid, such as soft cheese, eggs, pâté, raw meat, processed meat, liver, game if killed by lead, fish, tea, alcohol and fruit juice. When you want to find out what you can eat there is just a tiny piece about fruit and vegetables. 
Eat plenty of fruit and vegetables because these provide vitamins and minerals, as well as fibre, which helps digestion and can help prevent constipation. Eat at least five portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day – these can be fresh, frozen, canned, dried or juiced. Always wash fresh fruit and vegetables carefully.
 Link to article of NHS on pregnancy diet here.
This is all it says about it. The problem is that it doesn't mention any fruit and vegetables to avoid while pregnant. Certain fruit and vegetables, especially exotic ones, are best avoided during pregnancy as they can cause harm.

Fruits to avoid during pregnancy:

Pineapples
Grapes
Bananas
Tamarind
Papaya
Dates
Sesame seeds
Watermelon
Frozen berries
Canned tomatoes

Mainly papaya, pineapple and grapes are very harmful during pregancy. There are also vegetables and other plants to avoid eating too while pregnant. .

A list of vegetables and herbs to avoid during pregnancy are:

Fenungreek
Asafetida
Garlic
Angelica
Peppermint
Raw sprouts
Rosemary
Sage
Turmeric
Ginger

While some pregnant women have been encouraged to take the above spices and herbs to help ease nausea, the foods on both fruit and veg lists are very harmful and bring on a miscarriage. If starting a family please research and be careful. Not all fruit and veg is good for you whilst pregnant.

  

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