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Pregnancy nutrition: Foods to avoid during pregnancy
Avoid seafood high in mercury
Avoid raw, undercooked or contaminated seafood
Avoid undercooked meat, poultry and eggs
Avoid unpasteurized foods
Avoid unwashed fruits and vegetables
Avoid excess caffeine
Avoid herbal tea
Avoid alcohol
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Don't eat seafood high in mercury
Don't eat raw, undercooked or tainted seafood
Don't eat undercooked meat, poultry or eggs
Don't eat unpasteurized foods
Don't eat unwashed fruits and vegetables
Don't have too much caffeine
Don't drink herbal tea
Don't drink alcohol
Avoid raw, undercooked or contaminated seafood
Avoid undercooked meat, poultry and eggs
Avoid unpasteurized foods
Avoid unwashed fruits and vegetables
Avoid excess caffeine
Avoid herbal tea
Avoid alcohol
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Don't eat seafood high in mercury
Don't eat raw, undercooked or tainted seafood
Don't eat undercooked meat, poultry or eggs
Don't eat unpasteurized foods
Don't eat unwashed fruits and vegetables
Don't have too much caffeine
Don't drink herbal tea
Don't drink alcohol
Don't have too much caffeine
Caffeine can cross to the baby, but the effects on the baby aren't clear. To be safe, your health care professional might tell you not to have caffeine while pregnant. Or you may be told to limit caffeine to less than 200 milligrams (mg) a day.
An 8-ounce (240-milliliters, or mL) cup of brewed coffee has about 95 mg of caffeine. An 8-ounce (240-mL) cup of brewed tea has about 47 mg. And a 12-ounce (360-mL) cola with caffeine has about 33 mg.
