Can You Eat It When Pregnant?
Written by Jordan Morley · Reviewed against NHS, FSA and USDA FoodKeeper guidance · Last updated 28 October 2026
Verdicts for hundreds of foods, all based on current NHS guidance. Green = enjoy, amber = limits apply, red = avoid (usually with a cooked exception).
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🔴Brie🔴Soft Cheese🔴Smoked Salmon🟢Eggs🟢Runny Eggs🟡Sushi🟡Rare Steak🟡Pâté🟡Prawns🟡Tuna🟡Coffee🔴Alcohol🔴Salami🟡Hummus🟢Peanuts🟢Mayonnaise
Cheese (51)
🟢Babybel🟢Baked Camembert🔴Blue Cheese🟢Boursin🔴Brie🟢Burrata🔴Cambozola🔴Camembert🟢Cheddar🟢Cheese🟢Cheese Spread🟢Cheese Strings🟢Cheshire Cheese🔴Chèvre🟢Comté🟢Cottage Cheese🟢Cream Cheese🔴Danish Blue🔴Dolcelatte🟢Double Gloucester🟢Edam🟢Emmental🟢Feta🔴Goat's Cheese🔴Gorgonzola🟢Gouda🟢Gruyère🟢Halloumi🟢Hard Cheese🟢Jarlsberg🟢Lancashire Cheese🟢Laughing Cow🟢Manchego🟢Mascarpone🟢Mozzarella🟢Paneer🟢Parmesan🟢Philadelphia🔴Pont-l'Évêque🟢Processed Cheese🟢Quark🔴Reblochon🟢Red Leicester🟢Ricotta🟢Rindless Goat's Cheese🔴Roquefort🔴Saint Agur🔴Soft Cheese🟡Stilton🔴Taleggio🟢Wensleydale
Meat, pâté and cured meats (49)
🟢Bacon🟢Beef🔴Beef Carpaccio🟡Blue Steak🔴Bresaola🔴Brussels Pâté🟢Burgers🟢Chicken🔴Chicken Liver🔴Chorizo🔴Cod Liver Oil🟡Cooked Ham🟡Corned Beef🔴Cured Meat🟡Deli Meat🟢Duck🟢Frankfurters🔴Game Birds🔴Haggis🟢Hot Dogs🟡Kebab🟢Lamb🔴Liver🔴Liver Pâté🔴Liver Sausage🔴Liverwurst🟡Medium Steak🟡Medium-Rare Steak🟡Mushroom Pâté🔴Nduja🔴Pancetta🔴Parma Ham🔴Pepperoni🟢Pork🟡Processed Meat🔴Prosciutto🟡Pâté🔴Rare Roast Beef🟡Rare Steak🟢Roast Chicken🔴Salami🟢Sausages🔴Serrano Ham🟡Steak🔴Steak Tartare🟢Turkey🟡Vegetable Pâté🔴Venison🟢Well-Done Steak
Fruit, vegetables and herbs (44)
🔴Alfalfa Sprouts🟢Apples🟢Aubergine🟢Avocado🟢Bananas🟡Beansprouts🟢Blueberries🟢Broccoli🟢Brussels Sprouts🟢Carrots🟢Cherries🟢Chilli🟢Coriander🟢Courgette🟢Cucumber🟢Dates🟢Figs🟢Garlic🟢Ginger🟢Grapes🟢Kale🟢Kiwi🟢Lettuce🟢Mango🟢Melon🟢Mushrooms🟢Olives🟢Oranges🟡Papaya🟢Peaches🟢Peppers🟢Pineapple🟢Plums🟢Pomegranate🟢Potatoes🟢Pre-Washed Salad🟢Raspberries🟢Rocket🟢Spinach🟢Strawberries🟢Sweetcorn🟢Tomatoes🟢Watercress🟢Watermelon
Fish and seafood (42)
🟡Anchovies🟢Basa🟢Calamari🔴Ceviche🟢Cod🟡Cooked Salmon🟢Crab🟢Crayfish🟢Fish🟢Fish and Chips🟢Fish Fingers🔴Gravlax🟢Haddock🟢Halibut🟡Herring🟡Kippers🟢Lobster🟡Mackerel🔴Marlin🟢Mussels🔴Oysters🟡Pilchards🟢Plaice🟢Pollock🟡Prawns🔴Raw Fish🔴Raw Shellfish🟡Salmon🟡Sardines🟢Scallops🟢Sea Bass🟢Sea Bream🔴Shark🔴Smoked Mackerel🔴Smoked Salmon🔴Smoked Trout🟡Sushi🔴Swordfish🟢Tilapia🟡Tinned Tuna🟡Trout🟡Tuna
Drinks (38)
🔴Alcohol🟡Alcohol-Free Beer🟢Almond Milk🔴Beer🟡Caffeine🟡Camomile Tea🔴Champagne🔴Cider🟡Coffee🟡Cola🟢Creme Fraiche🟢Decaf Coffee🔴Energy Drinks🔴Gin🟡Ginger Tea🟢Goat's Milk🟡Green Tea🟡Herbal Tea🟡Kefir🔴Kombucha🟡Matcha🟢Milk🟢Oat Milk🟢Orange Juice🟡Peppermint Tea🟢Probiotic Drinks🔴Prosecco🟡Protein Shakes🟡Raspberry Leaf Tea🔴Raw Milk🔴Red Wine🟢Smoothies🟢Soya Milk🔴Spirits🟡Tea🔴Unpasteurised Juice🔴Unpasteurised Milk🔴Wine
Eggs and egg dishes (20)
🟢Boiled Eggs🟡Chocolate Mousse🟢Dippy Eggs🟢Duck Eggs🟢Eggs🟢Fried Eggs🟢Hard-Boiled Eggs🟢Hollandaise Sauce🟢Homemade Mayonnaise🟢Mayonnaise🟢Omelette🟢Poached Eggs🟢Quail Eggs🟢Quiche🔴Raw Cake Batter🟢Runny Eggs🟢Scrambled Eggs🟢Shop-Bought Mayonnaise🟢Soft-Boiled Eggs🟡Tiramisu
Everyday foods, takeaways and other (42)
🟢Aspartame (Sweeteners)🟢Bread🟡Buffet Food🟢Butter🟢Cheesecake🟢Chinese Takeaway🟢Chocolate🟢Cinnamon🟡Coleslaw🟢Custard🟡Deli Counter Food🟡Garlic Supplements🟢Granola🟢Greek Yoghurt🟢Honey🟡Hummus🟢Ice Cream🟢Indian Takeaway🟡KFC🟡Leftovers🟡Liquorice🟢Manuka Honey🟢Marmite🟢McDonald's🟢Mr Whippy (Soft-Serve)🟢Nuts🟢Olive Oil🟢Pasta🟢Peanut Butter🟢Peanuts🟢Pizza🟢Porridge🟡Potato Salad🟢Ready Meals🟡Ready-Made Coleslaw🟢Rice🟡Seaweed🟢Sourdough🟡Street Food🟡Takeaway Food🟢Turmeric🟢Yoghurt
Other guides
→Breastfeeding→Fridge storage times→Can you freeze it?→Reheating guides→Use-by dates→Left out overnight⭐Best pregnancy snacks⭐Best first-trimester foods
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