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Pregnancy food safety
Can I eat this? Tap to find out.
Guess eat, cook first, or skip for each food. Every answer comes from the CDC, FDA or ACOG.
Your score
0 of 0Eat: fine as isCook first: safe once heatedSkip: avoid in pregnancy
Pasteurized feta
Deli meat sandwich
Canned light tuna
A glass of wine
Runny egg
Honey
Raw-milk brie
Hot dog
Cup of coffee
Swordfish
Lox bagel
Hard-boiled egg
Refrigerated pâté
Raw sprouts
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In the Alma app
Pregnancy nutrition, set up for you.
- Choose Pregnancy nutrition as your goal.
- Alma turns calorie counting off by default and applies pregnancy nutrient targets.
- Caffeine starts at a 200 mg daily default.
- Alma’s coach never suggests fasting or a calorie deficit.
Questions
What people ask
Why are some foods riskier in pregnancy?
The CDC says pregnant people are 10 times more likely to get a Listeria infection, which can spread from deli meat, unpasteurized cheese and refrigerated smoked fish.
Can I eat sushi while pregnant?
Skip sushi made with raw fish or shellfish. Sushi with cooked fish or only vegetables is fine.
Can I eat deli meat while pregnant?
Yes, if you heat it to 165°F or until steaming hot first. The same goes for hot dogs.
Which fish are best in pregnancy?
The FDA suggests 2 to 3 servings a week from its Best Choices, such as salmon, shrimp, cod, sardines and canned light tuna. Avoid shark, swordfish, king mackerel, marlin, orange roughy, bigeye tuna and Gulf of Mexico tilefish.
What about herbal tea and kombucha?
No US federal agency has issued guidance on either in pregnancy, so there is no consensus. Ask your care team before you drink them.
Can I eat liver while pregnant?
Liver is very high in vitamin A. Three ounces of beef liver has more than twice the daily upper limit for preformed vitamin A in pregnancy, so ask your care team before eating it.
Sources
Written by Alma from the primary sources below and reviewed November 13, 2026. This is general information, not medical advice. Your care team knows your pregnancy, so check questions with them. Editorial standards
- CDC. Safer Food Choices for Pregnant Women
- FDA. Food Safety Booklet for Pregnant Women, Their Unborn Babies, and Children Under Five
- FDA and EPA. Advice about Eating Fish
- ACOG Committee Opinion 462. Moderate Caffeine Consumption During Pregnancy (2010)
- CDC. About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
- NIH Office of Dietary Supplements. Vitamin A and Carotenoids
Eat well for two, without the guesswork.
Choose Pregnancy nutrition as your goal, and Alma applies pregnancy nutrient targets to every meal you log.