Food To Avoid While Pregnant
Avoid the following foods completely while you are pregnant:
- unpasteurized milk or cheeses made from unpasteurized milk (examples include: feta or other goat cheeses, brie, camembert, blue-veined cheeses such as Roquefort, and Mexican-style soft cheeses like asadero and queso blanco.)
- lunch meats
- hot dogs
- sprouts (such as alfalfa sprouts)
- certain types of fish (swordfish, shark, king mackerel, tilefish)
- raw or undercooked meats, poultry, eggs, fish, and shellfish
- Don’t eat more than 12 ounces (or 4 meals) of fish per week. Choose chunk light tuna instead of white or albacore tuna.




