Trying to make a reasonable decision about dinner...
I guess the threat is Listeria (though the FDA website doesn't mention this...and from previous reports of actual outbreaks, it seems like E. coli is far more likely)...
Also, do you think that having the people behind the counter handle your veg really makes it any safer????
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pineapple / 12234 posts
I did...frequently! Some salads bars look fine and clean so I didn't worry about those. Others are gross but I wouldn't eat from the gross salad bar pregnant or not.
It's probably slightly safer to have someone else make your salad but you never really know.
pomelo / 5678 posts
I didn't. My dr was pretty hardcore. DH works in good safety and he says just err on the side of caution.
wonderful grape / 20453 posts
I totally nom salads from fresh and cold salad bars. I don't avoid foods on the slim chance I "may" get sick. I used to work in a restaurant with a salad bar and ate every day. Never had E. coli in my life. Prob won't while pregnant 
kiwi / 728 posts
Oh yeah. That was one of my biggest cravings towards the end. Tons of salad and all the other carby things they offer. Everything was fine!
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
That was one of the specific things my dr said no to so I didn't eat from it. Which was inconvenient-- the hospital was right near a whole foods and I would have loved a salad bar lunch after appointments, especially toward the end when I was going in every week!
pomegranate / 3329 posts
I bought fresh and made my own, but I'm a weirdo and avoid any type of buffet pregnant or not.
grapefruit / 4418 posts
Pretty much daily. Never heard of a listeria outbreak at whole foods salad bar, but have with bagged lettuce we buy at the grocery store that no one cautions against. I've never gotten food poisoning in my life, I figured the odds of grtting it during pregnancy were slim - my doc agreed.
persimmon / 1168 posts
Every day. There were A few really nice one by my job. Having all the variety was nice for my crazy pregnancy appetite. I say go for it
hostess / wonderful watermelon / 39513 posts
Yes! I had Souplantation a couple of weeks ago.
pomegranate / 3533 posts
Thanks ladies! I might go to our natural foods co-op salad bar (quality is similar to Whole Foods) but might avoid Jason's Deli for a while, where I'm pretty sure their salad comes out of a bag!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Meh, I eat it. Listeria can happen with anything (think Trader Joe's edamame hummus or cantaloupe.) I refuse to live in fear of food, as long as it looks good I'll eat it and this was never something my doc brought up to me.
nectarine / 2784 posts
Whole foods salad bar/hot bar! One of the best treats when pregnant and you want a little of everything.
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I didn't eat any salad at first except what DH makes at home... But then I got GD and if I didn't even eat salad I'd have very lil choice of food!
nectarine / 2797 posts
Every day. We have one in our work cafeteria. I've never gotten sick in 1.5 years of eating there, so not going to worry now.
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
I love salad it never occurred to me to not eat it lol
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