Can I eat salads when pregnant?

Filled with vitamins, minerals, fiber and, yummy flavors, salads make a perfect lunch. Boost the taste and nutritious value of a salad by adding some protein such as chicken or fish. Wash salad ingredients well before eating. When you want to add meat or fish, cook it well. Avoid ready-made salads.

As you might know, a traditional Caesar dressing is made with raw eggs. Raw eggs can be contaminated with salmonella. Ready-made dressing, which you buy in a grocery store, is not dangerous as raw eggs are rarely used there, but you should check the ingredients. When you order a Caesar salad in the restaurant, ask your waiter if their dressing is made using raw eggs.

Greek salad is traditionally made with feta cheese, which is a soft cheese generally made from unpasteurized milk. Unpasteurized products can contain listeria. Listeriosis can harm my development.