Is it o.k. for a pregnant woman to drink non-alcoholic beer(odouls)?
Answer Dear Patrick, No level of drinking alcohol has been proven safe during pregnancy. There are some non-alcoholic options. But please note: The legal definition of non-alcoholic, is a product that contains less than 1/2 of 1% of alcohol. (This is less alcohol than most fresh squeezed orange juice – you can also find trace amounts of alcohol in orange juice and bread). Alcohol is a natural by product of the fermentation process. It is impossible to remove all the alcohol. From what I can find, O’Douls does have one-half of 1 percent alcohol by volume. But there is another option of O’Douls – O’Douls Amber – that is considered non-alcoholic. There is also Busch NA and St. Pauli Non-Alcoholic beers to choose from, plus a few others. St. Pauli was the Gold Medal winner for the American Tasting Institute Best Imported Non-Alcoholic Malt Beverage from 00′-02′. Any of these non-alcoholic beers would likely be ok for a pregnant woman to drink on occasion – but not in excess. If she would w
