https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 13 May 2026 11:04:57 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1898013 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:21:26 +0000 Espion 1898013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@FaithFertility: I wouldn't worry as much about cooked. And I personally wouldn't worry if the salad bar had a really high turnover, but sometimes it's hard to tell! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1898011 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:15:35 +0000 FaithFertility 1898011@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Espion: :/ really?!?!?!?! I just had pai tai noddles the other day and they were moxed with bean sprouts, but cooked, so hopefully that kills it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897971 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:43:31 +0000 Espion 1897971@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hocuspocus: My microbiology professor in college said sprouts are the most unsafe salad bar item, because apparently they can harbor bacteria very easily in the stalk/root system and it is impossible to wash the bacteria away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897968 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 16:30:23 +0000 Purpledaisy 1897968@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Soft cheeses are fine. It's hard to even find unpasteurized cheese in the US. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897906 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:29:57 +0000 Rockies11 1897906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hocuspocus: eat the cheese, but sprouts really should be avoided. In Canada, they tell you to avoid only two things - alcohol and uncooked sprouts. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897905 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:26:14 +0000 SerenaSF 1897905@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I ate (and continue to eat) tons of soft cheese. I'm 16 weeks and still have little to no appetite, so when something sounds good to me, I go for it. As long as it's pasteurized, you are fine.</p> <p>I also eat deli meat but only if I buy it myself from a grocery store and eat it within 2 days of opening the package - my OB said deli meat was fine in general, but I'm still a little iffy about eating it from a deli just because I'm not sure how long it has sat out. But when I buy it myself, I feel confident it's okay. </p> <p>Based on the data (I am taking this from data listed in "Expecting Better") avoiding a ham sandwich lowers your risk of listeria infection from 1 in 8333 to 1 in 8255. So... your chance of getting it is really really really really slim. </p> <p>Sprouts... there was a listeria outbreak with them in 2008, but again, the chance is super small. The most recent outbreak was in cantaloupe, and yet that's not on the "do not eat" list. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897857 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:04:58 +0000 genarator 1897857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>First baby I did not indulge Bc of fear. Second baby I enjoy soft cheeses often. I have yet to come across an unpasteurized cheese. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897855 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 13:02:49 +0000 hocuspocus 1897855@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't understand why the sprouts are considered unsafe ? I'll talk to my dr. When I go in. I'll be so bummed if I can't have them :( I guess lunch meats are kind of iffy too... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897834 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:33:33 +0000 FaithFertility 1897834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hocuspocus: I eat goat cheese, my DR said it just has to be pasteurized.......</p> <p>Stay away from brie though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897826 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:22:40 +0000 Mrs.Panda 1897826@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh yes I would have died without my soft cheeses. Look in the ingredients and it should say pastured milk :) as far as sprouts, I stayed away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897816 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:07:26 +0000 hocuspocus 1897816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks guys I'll definitely be getting some pasturized cheeses! yay lol so excited ! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897790 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:28:48 +0000 Mae 1897790@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Definitely read the label. TJs actually has a lot of raw milk cheese, which I bought by accident a few times while pregnant because I assumed grocery store cheese would be pasteurized. But TJ's has some triple creme brie that is pasteurized and DELICIOUS so I highly recommend that ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897779 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:06:01 +0000 Snowdrop 1897779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, ate it all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897757 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:37:21 +0000 Foodnerd81 1897757@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hocuspocus: it will say pasteurized milk or whatever in the ingredients in the label. Most are. At TJs I think they usually mark the none pastuerized ones with an orange RAW sticker. </p> <p>And yeah I ate them throughout my pregnancy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897737 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:17:25 +0000 hilsy85 1897737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It should say on the label whether it's pasturized. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897735 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:15:23 +0000 Janet 1897735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I definitely did so when I was pregnant - tons of brie! My OB specifically told me it was OK as long as it's pasteurized. Most cheeses in big supermarkets are pasteurized and the label usually says "pasteurized milk." </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897734 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:11:17 +0000 Anya 1897734@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hocuspocus: definitely </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897731 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:08:29 +0000 hocuspocus 1897731@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Okay. Do you think most cheeses at trader joes are pasturized? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897729 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:07:39 +0000 Anya 1897729@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Go for it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897727 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:06:33 +0000 Mrs.Someone 1897727@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pasteurized is fine, enjoy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897726 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:05:48 +0000 charmed 1897726@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think as long as you make sure it's pasteurized it's fine! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/craving-soft-cheeses#post-1897724 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 10:03:33 +0000 hocuspocus 1897724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm in my first trimester and I've been craving me some goat cheese, feta, and blue cheese. Did anyone eat soft cheese while prego? How unsafe is it ? I've also read that any kind of sprouts are bad too and I've been craving a turkey sandwich loaded with sprouts. I know I may be googling too much and may be overly paranoid. lol </p>