Pregnant Mrs, Rare Steak
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So the mrs is due to drop in the next two weeks. She has been diligent in avoiding all the obvious things pregnant wimmins are told to avoid including her beloved rare steak.
But it being valentines I was thinking of picking up some super special steaks from a posh butcher and cooking them up for her.
So, do we think its ok for her to have it a but pink at this late stage of pregnancy or is this a total no no?....
But it being valentines I was thinking of picking up some super special steaks from a posh butcher and cooking them up for her.
So, do we think its ok for her to have it a but pink at this late stage of pregnancy or is this a total no no?....
DoubleSix said:
So the mrs is due to drop in the next two weeks. She has been diligent in avoiding all the obvious things pregnant wimmins are told to avoid including her beloved rare steak.
But it being valentines I was thinking of picking up some super special steaks from a posh butcher and cooking them up for her.
So, do we think its ok for her to have it a but pink at this late stage of pregnancy or is this a total no no?....
Mate, definitely fine!!!But it being valentines I was thinking of picking up some super special steaks from a posh butcher and cooking them up for her.
So, do we think its ok for her to have it a but pink at this late stage of pregnancy or is this a total no no?....
NHS say you shouldn't but as usual it used to be ok to eat rare steak!
NHS said:
Cook all meat and poultry thoroughly so it is steaming hot and there is no trace of pink or blood. Take particular care with poultry, pork, sausages and minced meat, including burgers.
Avoid rare meat. The Department of Health previously advised that it was fine to eat whole cuts of beef and lamb rare, as long as the outside had been properly cooked. As a precaution, this advice has now been removed while a food safety committee (The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food) looks into the issue of toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite that can be found in meat, soil, cat faeces and untreated water. If you are pregnant the infection can damage your baby, but it's important to remember that toxoplasmosis in pregnancy is very rare.
If you feel you may have been at risk, discuss it with your GP, midwife or obstetrician. If you are infected while you're pregnant, treatment for toxoplasmosis is available.
Wash all surfaces and utensils thoroughly after preparing raw meat. It’s also important to remember to wash and dry your hands after touching or handling raw meat. This will help to avoid the spread of harmful bugs such as salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli 0157 that can cause food poisoning.
Avoid rare meat. The Department of Health previously advised that it was fine to eat whole cuts of beef and lamb rare, as long as the outside had been properly cooked. As a precaution, this advice has now been removed while a food safety committee (The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety of Food) looks into the issue of toxoplasmosis. Toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by a parasite that can be found in meat, soil, cat faeces and untreated water. If you are pregnant the infection can damage your baby, but it's important to remember that toxoplasmosis in pregnancy is very rare.
If you feel you may have been at risk, discuss it with your GP, midwife or obstetrician. If you are infected while you're pregnant, treatment for toxoplasmosis is available.
Wash all surfaces and utensils thoroughly after preparing raw meat. It’s also important to remember to wash and dry your hands after touching or handling raw meat. This will help to avoid the spread of harmful bugs such as salmonella, campylobacter and E. coli 0157 that can cause food poisoning.
This is what pisses me off about society in general. I bet there’s nothing on the NHS about her sticking diet coke full of artificial sweeteners down her neck? Or processed ready meals, the daily air pollution etc… but you have something as natural as red meat which has absolutely zero wrong with it and they tell you to steer (see what I did there?) clear.
Great logic there.
Great logic there.
Mr Gearchange said:
What utter and total rubbish.
+1As another poster said, she may take one look at it and send you back in the kitchen to 'harden' it up (I'm still talking about the steak btw).
My missus is due to drop her 2nd in 5 weeks, and she has avoided certain foods for soo long that she's become OCD, so she's happy to wait until baby pops out.
Then I have a feeling the butchers and the off licence are going to have a sudden profit spike.
Well Ive just gone to organic butcher/farm shop and bought some proper aged sirloin.
Will add photos later.
I generally side with the 'dont be precious' gang and suspect all will be fine. However, I'll let her make the call as to how well done she wants it.
Interesting to read the differing views!
Will add photos later.
I generally side with the 'dont be precious' gang and suspect all will be fine. However, I'll let her make the call as to how well done she wants it.
Interesting to read the differing views!
The legitimate worry is Salmonella in the first and second term, violent expulsion at that end can trigger another violent expulsion, terminating the poor wee thing in your toilet bowl.
But you are having beef, and he/she won't be all that premature even if the worst happens. It'll just be a romantic day to have their birthday on. And a ready made story for you at the wedding speech.
But you are having beef, and he/she won't be all that premature even if the worst happens. It'll just be a romantic day to have their birthday on. And a ready made story for you at the wedding speech.
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