Cesar salad : Can I eat this while pregnant? Can my baby eat this?
Pregnant woman 🤰
Yes!
Risk
No risk
Information
During pregnancy, Caesar salad can be consumed provided you use safe ingredients. The Caesar salad is a salad made up of Roman lettuce, parmesan cheese, croutons and a sauce made from olive oil, anchovies, vinegar, mustard, garlic and lemon juice. Although the Caesar salad does not include products dangerous for health, it contains Parmesan cheese, which can be dangerous when not fresh. Parmesan cheese should be consumed fresh and should be kept in the refrigerator. It is also important to make sure that mayonnaise -based sauce is made with fresh eggs. If you use a prepared mayonnaise-based sauce, make sure it has not been produced with raw eggs or poorly cooked eggs. In addition, anchovies are very rich in salt and can be harmful to pregnant women if they consume too much. Overall, the Caesar salad can be consumed during pregnancy, provided that the ingredients are fresh and that the mayonnaise -based sauce is prepared with cooked eggs at appropriate temperatures.
All these recommendations are given as an indication based on ANSES information and cannot replace the advice of a health professional.
