Pregnancy Nutrition

From Aptaclub Ireland channel

Foods to avoid during pregnancy

Seafood high in mercury:

• Swordfish
• Shark
• King mackerel
• Tilefish
• Limit to 8 -12 ounces of seafood a week:
• Shrimp
• Crab
• Canned light tuna (limit albacore tuna, chunk white tuna
• and tuna steak to no more than 6 ounces, or 170 grams, a week)
• Salmon
• Pollock
• Catfish
• Cod
• Tilapia

Raw, undercooked or contaminated seafood

Undercooked meat, poultry and eggs

Unpasteurized foods- milk, cheese

• Brie
• Feta
• Camembert
• Blue cheese
• Mexican-style cheeses,
• such as queso blanco, queso fresco and panela
• Avoid unwashed fruits and vegetables

Avoid large quantities of vitamin A

• Portion control liver intake

Excess caffeine – less than 200 milligrams a day
(~2-8 oz cup of coffee)

Avoid alcohol all together.