Does anyone worry about listeria?

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Of all the things I could be worrying about I keep finding that I come back to this. We eat out a lot and sometimes I forget the rules about soft cheeses...no lunch meats for me but I know it's in other places. I think I'm so concerned because a lot of times you wouldn't even know you had it! Does anyone else worry about this and eat things by accident they aren't supposed to??

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Listeria is so random and so rare, I've decided to not worry about it. It is extremely hard to predict what it will show up in. The last listeria outbreaks have been: ice cream, cantaloupes, and humus. I'm avoiding sliced turkey and queso fresco because it happens more in those foods than others, but otherwise- it's a crapshoot. Live your life. Your chances of getting it are extremely low, no matter what you do.

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If I remember correctly, you're more likely to get it from contaminated greens like spinach. I wouldn't stress out too much.

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Yes- going out to eat always makes me nervous because usually the menu doesn't list every ingredient and am often surprised by soft cheese, etc. I also worry about things like housemade dressings and if the restaurant is properly washing and chilling certain foods. But I try not to stress too much about it, otherwise I would go crazy. Also it seems like the healthier options always have something on the "do not eat" list, which is very annoying!

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This is my first and I have eaten hot dogs deli meat bleu cheese seafood sushi and soda no regular coffee just decaf but I have had iced tea and green tea. I drink 90% water and I do it healthy foods but of all the things that could go wrong listeria is on the bottom of the list for me. As long as you are buying fresh and eating it while it's fresh there shouldn't be an issue. Just don't have anything unpasteurized.

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I eat subway all the time and lunch meat. My baby is healthy as can be.

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This is my first and I'm doing all of the crazy things, pretty extremely. Staying away from caffeine so no tea, coffee soda and minimal chocolate. No deli meats or salads at all. No blue cheese, feta, gorgonzola, brie, etc. I'm not even doing fish whatsoever. No sushi. No alcohol. No hummus since the outbreak unless I make it myself. No hot dogs. Not even deli meats on a cooked pizza as toppings like pepperoni, ham.... I think I may be more concerned with listeria than you, don't feel bad 😝

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This is my first, so grain of salt and all that.. My poor, put-upon man would probably burn every food list there was if he could. He has two other children, so he's over it, lol, and reminds me just about every day that women somehow managed to give birth for thousands of years without a food list. I basically stopped worrying myself when I learned that my stomach seems pretty capable of taking care of itself right now. Any time I eat anything questionable, it either stays down, or it gets rejected within a few minutes and all comes back up, so apparently it's doing a good job on its own warding away anything bad!

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I try to stay conscious of what I'm eating and ask about cheeses/meats when I got to parties, but I still enjoy a sandwich from Jimmy Johns every now and then (maybe like once a month). I've been craving Quiznos & unfortunately the Quiznos by me closed & the closest I can get to the sandwich I used to get there is at JJ.

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My doctor said soft cheeses were fine as long as they are pasteurized, and most are in the US! Every restaurant I've asked said yes all their cheeses are pasteurized.

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I eat lunch meat everyday for lunch- i make sure to heat it up before eating though. We are human and sometimes we forget about things but I try not to stress over it. This is my third pregnancy and w first i was very cautious, second I was more open and this one I slip most days but I do try. What number baby is this for you?

Does anyone worry about listeria?

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