Foods to avoid during pregnancy

[Atia_Julii]

I've googled this A LOT, but am having a hard time finding a comprehensive list online.  I thought I would start this topic, so you can add the foods.  For example, over the weekend, a friend told me brussel sprouts were bad during pregnancy.  What??? I hadn't heard that! I'm sure there are more out there.  Here are the ones I know of.

Deli meat (unless heated)
Soft cheeses

Can more people add to this list?  I feel like I need to start paying closer attention.

[bluegenie2003]

My doctor told me that raw vegetables are fine as long as they're washed, its just not a good idea to eat them from a public salad bar.  They're washed before they're put out, but so many people have the opportunity to handle them that the chance of bacteria goes up.

[Lucey12]

Wait a sec, if hotdogs is for the same reason as deli meats, then doesnt it just need to be cooked? Im not going to worry about a hot dog here and there. If it was super bad to have even once Im sure there would be a warning label on it saying not for pregnant women. These days people will sue over everything that they even need to put that on smokes... duh!

[worrieddd612]

replace all those stars with american pregnancy except one word

[worrieddd612]

deli sandwiches if they're heated are fine..like paninis and stuff like that. everytime i make a sandwich i heat up the deli meat for about a minute in the microwave...so the toaster would be no different. i haven't read all the posts so im sorry if im repeating stuff buttt here goes:
for fish here's a good link that will tell you all the fish you can't eat and the ones to eat in moderation
http://www.*****************.org/pregnancyhealth/fishmercury.htm
also sushi if its raw
any cheese, juices, etc that are unpasteurized. the label should say pasteurized or made with pasteurized milk (for example a lot of feta cheese in the grocery stores is pasteurized nowadays you just have to check the label)
watch out for any cookie dough, pizza dough, etc that contains egg..dont eat it if its not cooked
i heard citrus fruits are supposed to cause contractions if eaten later in pregnancy...although that might just be a myth
a letter that my doctor gave me also says "dont eat refrigerated pate, meat spreads from a meat counter, or smoked seafood found in the refrigerated section of the store. do not eat salads made in the store such as ham salad, chicken salad, egg salad, tuna or seafood salad." all of those have to do with listeriosis
umm alcohol obviously...and apparently cooking food in alcohol still leaves like 40% of the alcohol so its up to your preference at the point.
as far as spices and herbs go here is a link although im not sure how reliable and i wouldn't worry too much about it except for large quanitities
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art24325.asp

[Sunkissed19]

ive never heard of the raw leafy vegetable thing as being an issue either lol if it is bad for you then im screwed because ive been eating a lot of romain lettuce! lol and i deffinitly dont cook my salad!

[ammanda]

I have no idea that's just what my book said. Its called "great expectations"  And I know what you mean all I ate for the first three months was salad and Soup, everything else just came back up