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ThreeforTea
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Please talk this through with me.......
today out of all food, I'm craving Chinese food but reading all these things about food from China and chemicals .. I'm wondering if it's even worth to have it.
Now, I am not one to analyze what I eat. I generally eat everything when preg in moderation of course. But now I'm having doubts about Chinese food. Please talk this through with me...safe or skip it?
Thanks for your input!
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nycgirl
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Chinese food?
Like chicken with broccoli?
Besides being oily, it's totally safe. There hasn't been MSG in most places for years.
And it's not FROM China.
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| Posted 5/1/15 9:49 AM |
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ThreeforTea
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Posted by nycgirl
Chinese food?
Like chicken with broccoli?
Besides being oily, it's totally safe. There hasn't been MSG in most places for years.
And it's not FROM China.
yea Chinese food like shrimp with broccoli and lomein.
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| Posted 5/1/15 9:50 AM |
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
I'm one to try to eat very clean while pregnant and in general, but I think regular chicken with broccoli types of foods are fine. Sodium and oil are the main considerations, depending if you have high blood pressure, etc.
Two ideas if the local Chinese food place makes you nervous:
1) Trader Joe's! Their frozen Chinese food dinner entrees are delish and you can pair with some easy frozen-to-microwave rice. No fake stuff at TJ's!
2) A nicer restaurant for Chinese food - do you have a PF Changs near you? Their food is delish and could settle the craving! :)
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ThreeforTea
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Posted by NearTheSea1025
I'm one to try to eat very clean while pregnant and in general, but I think regular chicken with broccoli types of foods are fine. Sodium and oil are the main considerations, depending if you have high blood pressure, etc.
Two ideas if the local Chinese food place makes you nervous:
1) Trader Joe's! Their frozen Chinese food dinner entrees are delish and you can pair with some easy frozen-to-microwave rice. No fake stuff at TJ's!
2) A nicer restaurant for Chinese food - do you have a PF Changs near you? Their food is delish and could settle the craving! :)
Thanks for the suggestions!!!
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Cheeks24
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Posted by ThreeforTea
Posted by nycgirl
Chinese food?
Like chicken with broccoli?
Besides being oily, it's totally safe. There hasn't been MSG in most places for years.
And it's not FROM China.
yea Chinese food like shrimp with broccoli and lomein.
Many restaurants don't import the food from China, it's pretty local.
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JDubs
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
I would not be worried about the food from a local Chinese takeout place
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Please talk this through with me.......
Thanks everyone!!
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ElizaRags35
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Please talk this through with me.......
Def eat. I might have chinese for dinner. Or mexican.
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jessnbrian
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Please talk this through with me.......
For the first 3 or 4 months of my pregnancy that was all I could eat... take out chinese... DS is a wonderful happy soon-to-be 6 month old.
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NervousNell
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Posted by JDubs
I would not be worried about the food from a local Chinese takeout place
Yeah this.
Just avoid travel to China
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Loveme
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Thanks, now I'm craving some Chinese!! 
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TyReseGreen
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Posted by jessnbrian
For the first 3 or 4 months of my pregnancy that was all I could eat... take out chinese... DS is a wonderful happy soon-to-be 6 month old.
Wow...6 months already!
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TyReseGreen
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Up until a month ago I was eating Chinese Food at least twice a week. I was craving it bad. I'm now tired of it and Pizza is my now crave.
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MAK07
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Go for it! You can ask for it without MSG if that makes you feel better about eating it.
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Posted by ThreeforTea
today out of all food, I'm craving Chinese food but reading all these things about food from China and chemicals .. I'm wondering if it's even worth to have it.
Now, I am not one to analyze what I eat. I generally eat everything when preg in moderation of course. But now I'm having doubts about Chinese food. Please talk this through with me...safe or skip it?
Thanks for your input!
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| Posted 5/1/15 7:59 PM |
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ThreeforTea
Girls just want to have fun..
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Posted by hmm
Posted by ThreeforTea
today out of all food, I'm craving Chinese food but reading all these things about food from China and chemicals .. I'm wondering if it's even worth to have it.
Now, I am not one to analyze what I eat. I generally eat everything when preg in moderation of course. But now I'm having doubts about Chinese food. Please talk this through with me...safe or skip it?
Thanks for your input!
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I know I'm insane!  It's just all these threads are scaring me!
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Strawberry2468
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Re: Please talk this through with me.......
Totally fine! It does have higher sodium but in moderation is ok. My current fave is pineapple shrimp fried rice from the Thai place. Yum!!
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shellbebaby
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Please talk this through with me.......
Be careful... I had Chinese at the end of 2nd Trimester and swelled up like a balloon. Only swelling I had all pregnancy. I haven't touched chinese since, and won't until all my c-section bloating is gone.
My OB said that's a normal reaction to Chinese because it's loaded with sodium. He said I was smart to eat low sodium the next day and drunk extra water or the swelling could have stuck. I had almost no swelling during pregnancy other then that.
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