Question about lunchmeat

So for me since im prego I should heat it and for my kids its ok cold. Thank God cuz my kids would kill me if I heated up there food. Thanks Kathy W..

My nutr told me I could heat it all up at once and then put it in the fridge.  Just as long as i heated it to kill germs and then I could eat.  Hope this helps.

Stacey

for the past 3 weeks I have been craving turkey subs... I only eat a quarter of a sub but a place by me makes awesome ones so i just eat it...I ate turkey with my daughter as well...

You have to do what you feel is right.  I know friends who have been pregnant and they chose to eat cold cuts and they were fine.  Some other chose not to. It depends on what you feel. I chose not to at least until after my baby is born and then I will go right back eating them.  When my child gets old enough to eat hot dogs and cold cuts he will eat them also but for now I am not going to eat it.  I do eat hot dogs but they are cooked but I have always eaten them that way. So it all depends on the person. 

They tell you not to eat certain things like lunchmeat because of a virus known as Listeria.  Not may adults get this virus is is not that common but can happen. 

 

I hate to be the one to break it to everyone, but listeria can be contracted by other things as well.  I personally figure there are a lot of other things that are more dangerous to me and my developing child than lunch meat. 

How does Listeria get into food?

Listeria monocytogenes is found in soil and water. Vegetables can become contaminated from the soil or from manure used as fertilizer.
Animals can carry the bacterium without appearing ill and can contaminate foods of animal origin such as meats and dairy products. The bacterium has been found in a variety of raw foods, such as uncooked meats and vegetables, as well as in processed foods that become contaminated after processing, such as soft cheeses and cold cuts at the deli counter. Unpasteurized (raw) milk or foods made from unpasteurized milk may contain the bacterium.

Listeria is killed by pasteurization and cooking; however, in certain ready-to-eat foods such as hot dogs and deli meats, contamination may occur after cooking but before packaging.

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Over 28 weeks of eating lunchmeat for me! lol I asked the OB and she said that if you get it from a reputable source that has a good turnover (no meat that is sitting out or unrefridgerated etc) then it is fine. Oh and also to eat it within 3-4 days of buying it. You can nuke it then put it back into the fridge but to me it really changes the taste.

I have made the choice to just eat it.

Liz

Down here Hormel makes a Natural lunchmeat that is preservative free and nitrite free.  That is what I use.  Hope this helps.  They come in Turkey, Ham, and Salami (of which I crave)

Jackie