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I LOVE rare steak (steak tartar, steak carpaccio, rare ribeye, yum!!) I have eaten steak only occasionally during my pregnancy so far, but when I have ordered it I have ordered it medium rare. It's not remotely enjoyable for me otherwise. Bad mommy! I do get hamburgers cooked medium.
My husband is taking me to a brazillian steakhouse this weekend for my birthday and I'm worried about what to get. I think it really depends on the cut of meat you're getting, since some can be eaten more rare than others without risk of salmonella. I'm probably going to stick with medium/medium-well.
I can't really do steak during pregnancy, but when I do, I stick with my regular medium rare. I think it just depends on your personal feelings on the risk of listeria and other bacteria.
I think medium well is best for me although DH always flips out and tries to make me eat it well done. That is never happening haha.
I ate steak every Friday while I was pregnant. I craved it like nothing else!!!! I always had mine medium =)
We're being cautious and cooking all meat till there is no pink.
I do lurve a medium steak though. Sigh. We're making a dry aged prime rib in a couple weeks and I'll have to eat that puppy cooked all the way through - wah.
During college I worked in a steakhouse, it was a chain, but they would serve steaks anywhere from med rare to well since the bacteria is on the outside and it can be seared off. We were not allowed to take orders for hamburgers under med well though since hamburger meat is blended so the bacteria could be anywhere.
I always eat my burgers and steaks med rare, but when I'm pregnant I will eat them cooked to at least medium, if not med well. I will feel much more comfortable this way.
In the last couple of months DH and I have decided not to eat beef anymore. But prior to that When I used to eat beef I would always have it well done, regardless of whether I was pregnant or not. I'm just not comfortable eating partially raw meat.
I didn't realize you couldn't eat rare steak while you were pregnant. Hmm...well that gets rid of the baby fever I was starting to feel. I don't smoke and rarely drink, but God do I love me some rare (bloody) steak!
I usually have mine medium-rare to medium, but during pregnancy, I had them well done. I wanted no extra risks.
I had a few steaks during my pregnancy and all of them i ordered medium well and it did not cause any problems :)
This is something I honestly never thought about until now. On the very seldom occasions that I actually eat steak, I like it medium rare, so I'll probably just forego steak altogether when I'm pg.
I'm a Midwestern girl who was raised to never eat steak that is cooked beyond rare - I can say with full certainty there is not a chance in hell I will be eating a well done steak during pregnancy! :-)
I will sacrifice my taste buds a little and order steak/prime rib medium rare, but edging more towards the rare side. Hamburgers I'll go with medium but that's it. I guess the positive is that living in Australia, I don't eat steak very often, but on this upcoming trip home, I will probably be having steak several times - and it will be medium rare every time.
Some of the food rules for pregnancy I follow to the letter, others I think are a bit silly. This is one that I don't put a lot of stock in and my doctor has also said that it's fine - just not to eat it raw.
I eat all meat well done. I know plenty of farmers and hunters who feel very strongly that people should eat their meat well done.
This was actually a question I asked my doctor today since I love my steak rare and figured I would have to eat it well done which, in that case, I would just not eat it. She said medium rare was fine. Yay!
I'll be ordering my steaks "medium" while pregnant. I usually order than "medium-rare".
No way in Hades I'd go "well done", blech! Not my taste at all.
I always eat meat well done, it would turn my stomach to do otherwise.
I normally eat them med-rare and have continued to eat them med-rare. My doctor told me it was perfectly fine.
@KatyElle: I totally agree on the sushi. I've still been eating the crab and shrimp kinds because the meat is pre-cooked but I miss me some Philly rolls. Mmmmm.
Not pregnant, but I'll consider myself lucky when I am that I actually prefer my steaks to be well done!
@zippylef: I am actually embarrassed to try and order a spicy tuna roll with cooked tuna haha! It seems like such a blasphemy, but that's my only option. I do love eel and crab roll though, so that's a consolation.
Fortunately this hasn't been a problem for me, since I really haven't wanted a huge hunk of steak since getting pregnant. Pre-pregnancy I used to order steaks medium or medium-rare, but I think if I do eat a steak I would go with meadium-well to be safe during pregnancy...
@KatyElle: I've been doing a lot of California and veggie rolls. I do like crabstick rolls too. I've actually been making some at home with crab, cucumber and cream cheese. Pretty yummy. There is this ridiculous sushi place about 5 minutes from the hospital and I'm planning to make DH drive to go get me some after I give birth. lol. For real though, the guy that owns it drives to the coast every single morning to buy fresh fish and it's the best sushi I've ever had, no contest.
An update do my dilemma.
As we were sitting down for dinner, DH and I got in a discussion the food rules. In short, he thinks they are all a bunch of bull.
"what do you think cave women did when they were pregnant back then? I highly doubt they threw back their cow leg because it was underdone"
As I am ordering my steak Medium (I normally order it mid rare) DH chimes in,
"you better get that medium well. You know, just incase"
My filet came out well done. :( What a waste of steak, I should have ordered the chicken.
Don't even get me started on sushi. mmmm salmon.
@panterapeach: What is it with men, pregnancy and cave women? "Cave women didn't read What to Expect When You're Expecting and they turned out fine. Cave women didn't have to buy special back pillows and they turned out fine. Cave women didn't worry about foodborne illness."
Cave women also had a greater risk of being trampled by wooly mammoths, what's your point?
@KatyElle: ROFL. So true. That's when you look at them and tell them, "Well, cavemen didn't have COD/WOW/XBox/computer/etc. and they turned out fine."
@KatyElle: Thank you for this. So true.
And also, this thread made me eat a steak last night for dinner. I like them rare, but during pregnancy, I go medium rare. Any more cooked, and I might as well not even bother.
@KatyElle - LOL! What is it with that?? Do they all read the same book but pretend like the don't? The old women have been having babies for millions of years without boppies and boucers/with eating deli meat/etc etc etc is getting OLD.
@Pantera - sorry you had to eat a shoe! My husband does the same thing - "You're fine, eat it! But then 2 seconds later, wait, can you eat fresh mozzarella?" Double personality.
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Did you eat steak while pregnant if so, did you make sure it was well done?
DH and I are going out tonight and I want a steak dang it! -not a leather shoe, but at the same time I am so flippin scared.