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Be careful with fruits and vegetables. I'd say the insides of fruits (like melons) are ok, but DH got sick from eating salad (think about how they wash things)

I think the milk should be fine as long as it's pasteurized! We were told to avoid fruits/veggies at restaurants if they may have been washed in unclean water (so salad, for instance.) Anything we washed ourselves with filtered water, or that was peeled (like bananas) was fine!

@Ra: I think the milk would probably be fine as along as it's cold. Be careful of other foods that need to be kept cool too...I got sick from sushi in the DR...like violently ill. And close your mouth when you shower!

@Ra: I just spoke with my pediatrician this week about this because we are going to an AI next week in Mexico! He said the main rules are bottled water and don't let LO eat unpeeled fruits or uncooked veggies, and he should be just fine.

I have read a lot of reviews the past week and everyone keeps posting the milk is fine as long as it comes in the little cartons. Have fun!

@Ra: I'm sure the milk is fine, but if you want, you can get shelf-stable milk and take it with you in your suitcase (Organic Valley sells it in juice box-sized cartons).

If you want to be super careful, bottled water only (including for brushing teeth, and no ice), only fruit you peel (nothing that has been sliced, like melons, since the knife drags the bacteria from the skin through the fruit), no raw vegetables (like salad or anything else), no raw anything else like sushi, and if possible nothing that's been sitting out for a while, like on a buffet.

I don't know if those rules are too extreme for DR, but it's what we did in India.

Have a wonderful trip, I'm sure it will go very well - don't worry too much!

I've been to an all-inclusive in DR and none of the 6 of us on the trip had any issues whatsoever and we ate anything and everything there!

You should be fine!