What To Eat While Pregnant: Food Guide And Cheat Sheet

Protecting yourself and your baby often means a few tweaks to your routines.

• Wash all fruit and vegetables well, even if they are organic. (Phillipson-Webb recommends using a veggie wash, not just rinsing with water.)
• Meats, eggs, seafood, hot dogs and sprouts need to be thoroughly cooked (that means no medium-rare steak or sunny-side up eggs).
• Love sushi? You can switch to vegetarian or cooked seafood options, such as a California roll, unagi (eel) roll or shrimp nigiri (but skip the spicy tuna and salmon rolls).
• And if you’re suddenly craving a turkey melt, just heat the deli meat to steaming hot throughout.
• Honey is fine if it’s pasteurized, but pass on refrigerated smoked salmon, pâtés, meat spreads (unless canned), and unpasteurized juice and cider.