Can pregnant women eat peanuts?
You should avoid peanuts during pregnancy if you have a food allergy or a family history of food allergies. This means you have to raise your awareness of foods that contain traces of peanuts. For example, many cookies and granola bars are made with ‘traces of peanuts.’ Read food labels before you make a purchase and search for the warning that the product contains traces of nuts. Also, when out to dinner, consider how your food is prepared. Some restaurants, particularly Thai, use peanuts and peanut oil frequently in the preparation of their food. While peanuts are a great source of folate and protein, and can make protein intake easier on vegetarians, you may still want to avoid them even if you don’t have a food allergy. Though there is some deabte as to just how much your pregnancy diet will affect your child’s likelihood of developing allergies, most experts agree that the more peanuts you consume during pregnancy, the greater the chance your child has of being allergic to them in
