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bookworm
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Cheese is stressing me out.
No "soft cheeses" is a little vague and hard to follow. I know brie, feta, blue-veined cheeses, and queso are on the bad list, but my waitress last night said parmesan was a no-no too.
Does anyone have a good list of what's safe/not?
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Posted 12/28/14 2:59 PM  |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Parmesan cheese is fine.
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| Posted 12/28/14 3:03 PM |
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ElizaRags35
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Cheese is stressing me out.
As long as it's pasteurized, it's fine to eat. Most (if not all) cheeses in the US are pasteurized.
ETA: The reason for "no soft cheeses" is b/c there's a risk of listeria. However, listeria can be found in lettuce, melon, and most recently, caramel apples. Just use moderation and common sense when eating.
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| Posted 12/28/14 3:16 PM |
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Jenn79
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Almost all cheeses bought in the US are fine to eat! I eat feta and parm all the time! They are pasteurized if bought in a store. If you're in a chain restaurant most likely all the cheese is pasteurized as well. If you buy cheese from some farm, then I'd think twice.
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| Posted 12/28/14 3:43 PM |
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shellbebaby
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Cheese is stressing me out.
I had brie the other night because I bought it at the grocery store so I knew it was pasteurized. First ingredient on the list was pasteurized milk. I would avoid soft cheeses in fancy restaurants where they may make their own and don't buy it from high end cheese shops where they may import it. For example, in general I eat mozzarella raw (cooked is always fine) but not at the high end Italian restaurants where its nice and soft and most likely fresh. Also if I go to a party I stick to hard cheeses because I don't know where they bought the cheese.
Parmesan is considered a hard cheese.
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| Posted 12/28/14 4:51 PM |
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ANewDayHasCome
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by NYCGirl80
Parmesan cheese is fine.
Most Parmesans aren't pasteurized. The last two nights we went out to dinner and had cheese plates and both restaurants they were actually the only one on the list Wasn't pasteurized was the Parmesan
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| Posted 12/28/14 5:07 PM |
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Mrs213
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Cheese is stressing me out.
I had a nice big cobb salad with blue cheese chinks for lunch today
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MrsM84
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Cheese is stressing me out.
Anything pasteurized is totally fine, even soft cheeses. I eat feta and blue cheese quite often in salads and have been using parmesan like I usually do.
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| Posted 12/28/14 7:24 PM |
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Ayne11
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by ElizaRags35
As long as it's pasteurized, it's fine to eat. Most (if not all) cheeses in the US are pasteurized.
ETA: The reason for "no soft cheeses" is b/c there's a risk of listeria. However, listeria can be found in lettuce, melon, and most recently, caramel apples. Just use moderation and common sense when eating.
Exactly!
I eat soft cheeses all the time. I just make sure it says pasteurized milk on the ingredient list.
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| Posted 12/28/14 8:46 PM |
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pumpkinmom
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Cheese is stressing me out.
I went by the page linked below from NHS. I didn't have certain cheses even if they were pasteurized.
It's funny, I saw a babycenter article that said anything pasteurized is ok and a babycenter.uk article that says avoid certain cheeses even when pasteurized. And I saw lots of other conflicting things.
http://www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/are-hard-cheeses-safe-to-eat-during-pregnancy.aspx
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GoodThoughts
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by MrsM84
Anything pasteurized is totally fine, even soft cheeses. I eat feta and blue cheese quite often in salads and have been using parmesan like I usually do.
This. Don't listen to some random waitress.
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| Posted 12/29/14 12:00 AM |
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alli3131
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Cheese is stressing me out.
I never once worried about a cheese or read a package to see if it was pasteurized. My DS is 3 and perfectly healthy.
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| Posted 12/29/14 5:47 AM |
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bookworm
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Good advice, girls!
I am going to Italy in April. Navigating the listeria/salmonella thing there should be interesting!
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| Posted 12/29/14 7:21 AM |
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ANewDayHasCome
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by bookworm
Good advice, girls!
I am going to Italy in April. Navigating the listeria/salmonella thing there should be interesting!
So jealous. LOVE Italy, but yeah. They do not have the regulations like we do here, plus language will be a barrier. Where are you going?
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| Posted 12/29/14 7:25 AM |
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
I only stay away from cheeses if I eat out. Anything packaged from a grocery store where I know it's pasteurized, is what I eat.
Fresh mozzarella and other soft cheeses out at a restaurant, I pass on just to be safe.
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| Posted 12/29/14 9:26 AM |
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shellbebaby
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by bookworm
Good advice, girls!
I am going to Italy in April. Navigating the listeria/salmonella thing there should be interesting!
Yes your going to have to be much more careful. Only eat cheese when it's cooked. Stay away from custards, mousse, pastry creams. My sister lives in France and is pregnant. She said french women will smoke and drink wine, but will not each cheese or fillings made with dairy.
My mom got listeria in France. I was pregnant at the time though I miscarried before the end of the trip. She got it from a dessert made with custard. We almost switched desserts because mine had nuts, but being pregnant I thought better of it, thank god. She was sick for days. Luckily they'd been to France many times and we had a few days before my sisters wedding. So DH and I toured without them, since it was his first trip.
Also if you buy a pastry in Europe and put leftovers in your fridge it turns by the next day, so everything is fresher, but goes bad faster.
Italy you'll need to take the same precautions.
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| Posted 12/29/14 9:56 AM |
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by ElizaRags35
As long as it's pasteurized, it's fine to eat. Most (if not all) cheeses in the US are pasteurized.
ETA: The reason for "no soft cheeses" is b/c there's a risk of listeria. However, listeria can be found in lettuce, melon, and most recently, caramel apples. Just use moderation and common sense when eating.
I agree. I don't get too crazy with cheeses. I eat them all in moderation. I tend to stay away from bleu cheese but that's it. With all the outbreaks of listeria in fruit, I find it silly to get all crazy with cold cuts and soft cheeses. I eat them all in moderation.
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08BabySurprise
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by GoodThoughts
Posted by MrsM84
Anything pasteurized is totally fine, even soft cheeses. I eat feta and blue cheese quite often in salads and have been using parmesan like I usually do.
This. Don't listen to some random waitress.
Same. I haven't given up any cheeses. I eat blue weekly and feta almost daily.
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| Posted 12/29/14 11:20 AM |
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NYCGirl80
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
Posted by NYCGirl80
Parmesan cheese is fine.
Most Parmesans aren't pasteurized. The last two nights we went out to dinner and had cheese plates and both restaurants they were actually the only one on the list Wasn't pasteurized was the Parmesan
No, parmesan cheese is fine -
All hard cheeses, even if they are made with unpasteurised milk, are generally considered safe to eat. This includes parmesan. There is only a very small amount of listeria bacteria in hard cheeses, so they are not considered a risk during pregnancy.
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| Posted 12/29/14 5:49 PM |
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SLPRunner
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
I ate everything if I bought in a store and saw that it was pasteurized. Most cheese sold in this country are pasteurized.
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| Posted 12/30/14 9:06 AM |
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bookworm
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
Posted by bookworm
Good advice, girls!
I am going to Italy in April. Navigating the listeria/salmonella thing there should be interesting!
So jealous. LOVE Italy, but yeah. They do not have the regulations like we do here, plus language will be a barrier. Where are you going?
We're going to Tuscany with my husband's family and then solo down to Capri for some romance. I figure I'll need to be more than a little cautious about this stuff there. No cured meats, sausages, custards, soft cheese. I guess the big question for me is gelato...
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jessnbrian
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Re: Cheese is stressing me out.
Posted by NYCGirl80
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
Posted by NYCGirl80
Parmesan cheese is fine.
Most Parmesans aren't pasteurized. The last two nights we went out to dinner and had cheese plates and both restaurants they were actually the only one on the list Wasn't pasteurized was the Parmesan
No, parmesan cheese is fine -
All hard cheeses, even if they are made with unpasteurised milk, are generally considered safe to eat. This includes parmesan. There is only a very small amount of listeria bacteria in hard cheeses, so they are not considered a risk during pregnancy.
This. Plus, I've never come across a parm cheese that was UNpasteurized.....and I eat a LOT of parm cheese... Even the imported Parms I've had were pasteurized.
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| Posted 12/31/14 1:17 AM |
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TyReseGreen
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Cheese is stressing me out.
All this talk about cheese has me wanting a Greek Salad with Feta from Petes Pitaria!!!
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