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rae_06

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Soft Served..
Posted: 06-23-05 11:25am

Is it true that you cant eat soft served ice cream??? Lol I heard that and I dont know if its true but thats really stupid if it is true. I ate soft served ice cream yesterday and things seem to be fine.
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rae_06

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Posted: 06-23-05 13:11pm

Ne one?
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babyblues

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Posted: 06-23-05 14:17pm

I all was eat soft served ice cream
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nervousmom2be

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Location: Lansing MI

Posted: 06-23-05 14:23pm

I dont think I could live without it.
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gav0328

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Posted: 06-23-05 22:20pm

I'm lovin it each and every day!
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El

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Joined: 31 Mar 2005
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Soft Serve
Posted: 06-25-05 01:23am

Um...I hate to say this....
You are supposed to avoid soft serve ice-cream during pregnancy for the same reasons as soft cheese, pate, etc.
There is a high risk of soft serve containing harmful bacteria (sorry) it's one of those high risk foods (i'm so sorry)- especially if it is coming from an ice-cream van or whatever.
I once heard that the safest place to buy soft serve ice-creams from was mcdonalds, because they are reknowned for sanitising and cleaning their equipment, but that it was still not recommended to take the chance during pregnancy.
I guess if it's a craving of yours, or you simply must have some-or it's keeping you awake or whatever (that can happen with cravings, so i've heard) then maybe at least get it from mcdonalds, or somewhere you know for sure the are fastidious about cleaning.

If it makes you feel any bettter, I know how you feel- I was missing my salami, ricotta, brie and pate something terrible, and was thanking god I could at least have some fetta in my salads(under the impression this was a hard cheese) after researching again, if found out it's on the "give up" list too. On top of that there's the coffee and cigarettes i've had to give up, and i'd kill for a few cold beers!!!!
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gav0328

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Posted: 06-25-05 19:08pm

Update: research say that soft serve ice creams from mcdonald's turns out to be the healthiest among all that's being served there. The soft serve was being made from all natural ingredients. Just don't overdo it. Eat in moderation. :wink:
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El

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Location: Melbourne, Australia
Soft Serve
Posted: 06-26-05 22:46pm

Yep, my doctor told me this in my first pregnancy, and I noticed it's listed in the literature I was given this time 'round also.

It has a high risk of containing bacteria, as it's dairy, and, alot of times vendors are not as careful as they could be about cleaning out their machines, and storing the mixture etc. Also, alot of times, the mixture which is already frozen in the machine is not thrown out, as it should be, but pumped through, and put back into the unfrozen mixture, alowed to thaw overnight, and then poured back into the machine the next morning, to be re-frozen abnd served. Risky risky risky ( I know this happens, and i've actually seen it being done myself- when I worked in mcdonalds as a teenager, and they are supposed to be the most reliable- so I dread to think what's going on elsewhere)

alot of people get food poisoning from it too, and therefore it is considered to risky for pregnant women to eat.
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