Do you avoid salads at restaurants?

[pinotgrig]

Due to concerns about listeria?

[FastHands]

I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW, THANKS A LOT.

lol

Buut, no. I'm actively trying to eat more veggies, and salad is a great way for me to do that.

[pinotgrig]

Jan 10, 2014 10:23:42 GMT -5 FastHands said:

I HADN'T THOUGHT ABOUT IT UNTIL NOW, THANKS A LOT.

lol

Buut, no. I'm actively trying to eat more veggies, and salad is a great way for me to do that.

Lol. I swear I hate the internet and its knowledge sometimes.

[shelbyann]

Nope! I order salad often when we go out.

I wouldn't eat at a sketchy looking salad bar PG or not, though.

[marie3246]

No, but I'm not much of a salad eater in general.

[browneyedgirl9]

Nope. I ate salads out often throughout this pregnancy.

[NachoProblem]

No.

[timorousbeastie]

Sometimes yes, sometimes no. It really depends on the restaurant and how much I trust them to really wash the lettuce/veggies. Not saying it's logical, but it's what I do.

[Deleted]

No. I don't get them with lunchmeat though.

[SJ]

No, hadn't occurred to me.

[jene]

Nope

[Myrrhine]

No. When I asked my doctor how thoroughly to clean my own produce, she was all "just rinse it and make sure all the dirt is off... Some say to avoid sprouts. "

[IndiaInk]

I'm not one to avoid much of anything during pregnancy. I even eat sushi. HOWEVER, when DH's grandma told me her doctor told her to avoid restaurant salad bars while undergoing chemo (due to high incidences of food poisoning from dressings and toppings left at unsafe temps) I put the brakes on salad bars.

I still eat regular restaurant salad though.

[rbp]

No. None of the books I read nor my doctor mentioned that salad was risky.

(I eat sushi and rare steak too, so maybe I like to live on the edge?)

[papie]

No
The list of foods to avoid is getting more ridiculous with each of my pregnancies, so I say screw it.

[starlily]

No.

[greencrayon]

I did. I was worried about listeria and e. coli... but I don't really like salads anyways. It wasn't that difficult, lol.

[D2M]

<-- chowing down on a deli-bought salad at this very moment.

[robinsbff]

no. i mean, like others said, if it looked sketchy i'd avoid it pregnant or not.

[MrsDarcy]

No, I even have a major current craving for a salad from a salad bar. Man, that sounds amazing right now.

[pitterwoo]

Jan 10, 2014 12:46:13 GMT -5 rbp said:

No. None of the books I read nor my doctor mentioned that salad was risky.

(I eat sushi and rare steak too, so maybe I like to live on the edge?)

Mmm, I had sushi last night.

[rbp]

A little bit of reading has indicated that listeria can possibly be present in any raw fruit or vegetable. No chance that I'm cutting out all raw fruits and vegetables for the next seven months, since my doctor didn't suggest this.

[speyedr]

I dont do salad bars but have and will continue to eat pre made salads at a restaurant.

[vaportrail]

Hell to the NAW!

Salads are crazy delicious to me these days.

[speckledfrog]

No. It never occurred to me to do so.

[earlgreyhot]

No, but I also don't avoid deli meats and ate some raw sushi last night.

[rbp]

I don't think sushi is a common source of listeria? My reading has indicated that you're as likely to get sick from sushi as when you're not pg, and my understanding is that salmonella doesn't cross the placenta. (Listeria, on the other hand, does cross the placenta, which is why it is a concern.)

I just wanted to make sure my previous post about sushi wasn't contributing to internet-induced pregnancy fears. 

[smock]

Jan 10, 2014 16:40:53 GMT -5 vaportrail said:

Hell to the NAW!

Salads are crazy delicious to me these days.

OMG YES SALADS. I couldn't stand them at all during the 1st tri, they were just completely disgusting. Now I'm averaging 2-3 a day, lol.

[chicago]

Nope, I definitely still order them.

[picksthemusic]

Nope. I do get salad from the salad bar at the cafeteria where I work - at a hospital. They have very strict regulations monitored regularly by the health department, so they're really good at keeping things cold.