What should you not eat and drink when you are pregnant?

1. When you are pregnant, you are overwhelmed with all kinds of advice. Such as the advice that you should take enough folic acid and vitamin D. But there are also a lot of things you shouldn't eat and drink.

1. During your pregnancy you cannot just eat and drink everything. You probably know a lot of 'forbidden foods', such as filet americain. But did you know that you also have to watch out with licorice, for example? Below are the foods you should be careful with and why. Incidentally, there are also some products in the spice cabinet that you should not be too generous with.

Fish

1. Fish is very healthy, especially when you are pregnant. For example for the development of your baby's brain. But not all fish is equally suitable to eat during pregnancy. This way you can better keep the following fish: â € ¢ Prepackaged fish You can find these in the refrigerator of your supermarket. Examples are smoked mackerel, salmon and eel. In prepackaged form, these fish species can contain harmful amounts of the listeria bacteria. This bacteria can be harmful to the unborn child. Incidentally, you can safely eat the listed fish in other forms, for example baked salmon and mackerel from a can. â € ¢ Raw fish and crustaceans and shellfish, also because of listeria â € ¢ Predatory fish, such as swordfish and shark, because of possible dioxins â € ¢ Eel from Dutch rivers, because of possible dioxins Fatty fish is healthy, but if you are pregnant you might want to avoid it with two servings of fatty fish a week because of the possible amount of dioxins. [! 155535 => 1130 = 3!] Meat

1. You should not eat raw meat during pregnancy. So leave filet americain, roast beef, carpaccio and tartare. The harmful salmonella and / or toxoplasma bacteria can occur in these meats. Eat beef and chicken well done hot. You should also not eat liver because of the enormous amount of vitamin A that this product contains. Too much vitamin A is harmful to the unborn child. You have to be careful with liver products on bread. Sandwich spreads such as sausage or pâté also contain a lot of vitamin A. With this you can only spread 1 sandwich per day.

Cheese

1. The vast majority of cheeses can be eaten as normal, only the soft cheese made from raw milk should be left alone. Many foreign cheeses are pasteurized and are therefore safe, such as brie, feta and camembert. Blue cheese and Dutch farm cheese made from raw milk (hard cheese) are also safe. If it says 'au lait cru' on the package, it is better not to eat the cheese. In that case it is a soft cheese made from raw milk. Too many listeria bacteria can occur on this cheese.

Eggs

1. Only eat eggs that are hard boiled or well cooked. Eggs cooked too soft or not well cooked can contain too many salmonella bacteria.

Candy

1. For your own blood pressure during pregnancy you better be careful with licorice. Only take a few liquorice a day.

Drinking

1. Most drinks are completely safe, except that you should not drink alcohol during your pregnancy. This can be harmful to your child. You should not drink too much coffee, tea and cola because of the caffeine. Caffeine may harm the unborn child. As the mother takes in more caffeine, the risk of miscarriage or of a baby with a low birth weight increases. Therefore, drink a maximum of 4 cups of coffee per day, or a maximum of 8 glasses of tea or cola. Energy drinks often contain a lot of caffeine, so leave it alone. It is sometimes said that it is better not to take bitter lemon or tonic because the quinine in it is said to induce labor. This is a baker's talk. Quinine can indeed have a stimulating effect, but you would have to drink many liters for that. A few glasses won't hurt.

Calabash Lime

1. The natural product gourd lime or pimba is sometimes used to prevent morning sickness during pregnancy. Almost all tested products of this type of lime contain too much lead. This is potentially harmful to the unborn child. Too much lead can cause premature birth and lower birth weight. So it's better not to do so.

2. The natural product gourd lime or pimba is sometimes used to prevent morning sickness during pregnancy. Almost all tested products of this type of lime contain too much lead. This is potentially harmful to the unborn child. Too much lead can cause premature birth and lower birth weight. It is better not to do so.