Your A-Z of what you can and can't eat while pregnant
Polly Logan-Banks
Content EditorWondering if it's safe to drink alcohol in pregnancy? How about eating soft cheese, seafood and pâté? Here's the official advice on whether it's safe to have your favourite foods and drinks in pregnancy, from coffee to yoghurt.
Are you wondering what foods you should avoid during pregnancy, what's OK to eat during the first trimester and the all-important question: 'What cheese can I eat while pregnant?' We've got answers in this at-a-glance guide to what you can and can't eat during.
Click on the name of any food or drink to learn more about why it is or isn't safe, and discover tasty recipes and other handy safety tips.
These are general guidelines for women with a healthy pregnancy based on NHS guidance and official advice. If you have any allergies, follow a special diet or are experiencing pregnancy complications such as gestational diabetes, be sure to talk to your midwife or GP for further advice.
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Everything what you can and can't eat and drink during pregnancy
Can you drink alcohol while pregnant?
Note: Alcohol is not safe to drink during pregnancy. Even small amounts may harm your baby. Click through to read more.
Can you drink alcohol-free beer and wine while pregnant?
Can you eat Babybel cheese while pregnant?
Can you eat bacon while pregnant?
Can you eat baked beans while pregnant?
Can you eat baked camembert while pregnant?
Can you eat bananas while pregnant?
Can you eat black pudding while pregnant?
Can you eat blue cheese while pregnant?
Can you eat Boursin cheese while pregnant?
Can you eat brie while pregnant?
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Can you eat Caesar salad while pregnant?
Can you eat calamari while pregnant?
Can you eat camembert while pregnant?
Can you eat carbonara pasta while pregnant?
Can you eat cashew nuts while pregnant?
Can you eat caviar while pregnant?
Can you eat cheesecake while pregnant?
Can you eat Chinese food while pregnant?
Can you eat chocolate while pregnant?
Can you eat chorizo while pregnant?
Can you eat clotted cream while pregnant?
Can you eat cockles while pregnant?
Can you drink coffee while pregnant?
Can you drink Coca-Cola and Diet Coke while pregnant?
Can you eat coleslaw while pregnant?
Can you eat corned beef during pregnancy?
Can you eat cottage cheese during pregnancy?
Can you eat crab during pregnancy?
Can you eat crab sticks during pregnancy?
Can you eat cranberries during pregnancy?
Can you eat cream during pregnancy?
Can you eat cream cheese during pregnancy?
Can you eat crème brûlée during pregnancy?
Can you eat crème fraîche during pregnancy?
Can you eat custard during pregnancy?
Food and drink beginning with D
Dairylea
Duck
Eggs
Elderflower
Energy drinks
Ferrero Rocher
Feta cheese
Fish
Garlic
Goats' cheese
Gorgonzola
Grapes
Green tea
Guacamole
Guinness
Haggis
Halloumi
Ham
Hollandaise sauce
Honey
Horlicks
Hot dogs
Hummus
Ice cream
Jelly
Kebabs
Kidney beans
Lamb
Lasagne
Liquorice
Liver
Lobster
Lucozade
Mango
Marmite
Mascarpone
Mayonnaise.
McDonald's milkshakes
McFlurries
Meringue
Milk
Mince pies
Mozzarella
Mushrooms
Mussels
Nuts
Olives
Oysters
Panna cotta
Parma ham and prosciutto
Parmesan
Pâté
Peanuts and peanut butter
Peppermint tea
Pepperoni and Peperami
Pesto
Philadelphia cream cheese/soft cheese
Pineapple
Pizza
Pomegranate
Pork
Prawns
Pre-packed salad
Profiteroles
Protein shakes
Quiche
Raisins
Rare steak
Raspberries
Rhubarb
Ribena
Rice and rice pudding
Ricotta
Salad cream
Salami
Salmon steaks
Saveloy
Scallops
Scampi
Shandy
Smoked salmon
Sorbet
Sour cream
Spicy food
Spinach
Steak
Stilton
Sushi
Taramasalata
Tartar sauce
Tea
Tuna
Venison
Wensleydale
Yoghurt
The Whole 9 Months is a week-by-week guide to nutrition during pregnancy, with lots of delicious recipes to try. See more details here at Amazon.
Looking for more pregnancy diet info? Check out our articles below, or swap tips with other mums-to-be in our forum.
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