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Can I eat chives while pregnant?

No known issues Doola Scan's answer in the United States

Chives aren't on the pregnancy food lists of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand or Ireland, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for them, fresh, dried or cooked. The one thing to check is the same as for other fresh herbs: wash them before eating, because soil can carry bacteria and toxoplasma. Australia's Pregnancy Birth and Baby names herbs with fruit and vegetables as things to wash. Chinese chives, the flat garlic chives used in dumplings, aren't named in these countries' lists either.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated

  • Fresh chives, snipped raw on eggs, potatoes or salads

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Cooked chives, in dumplings, omelettes, soups or stir-fries

    No known issuesIn all six countries

  • Dried chives

    No known issuesIn all six countries
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What each country says

Chives while pregnant: what each country says.

Each country's own pregnancy guidance on chives, with a link to it. Doola Scan uses your country's first.

  • No known issues

    None of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names chives.

  • United States

    No known issues
    Washing fresh herbs and vegetables
    • FDAAvoid unwashed fresh vegetables, including lettuce and salads.Source

  • United Kingdom

    No known issues
    Washing fresh herbs and vegetables
    • NHSSoil on produce can carry bacteria and toxoplasma.Source

  • Canada

    No known issues
    Washing fresh herbs and vegetables
    • Health CanadaRinse delicate produce under cool running water; scrub firm produce.Source

  • Australia

    No known issues
    Washing fresh herbs and vegetables
    • Pregnancy, Birth and Baby (Australian Government Dept of Health)Wash fruit, vegetables and herbs to remove soil (toxoplasma).Source

  • New Zealand

    No known issues
    Washing fresh herbs and vegetables
    • Health NZWash and dry all fresh fruit and vegetables well just before eating.Source

  • Ireland

    No known issues
    Washing fresh herbs and vegetables
    • HSEWash all fruit, vegetables and pre-packed salads before eating.Source
What to check

Before you eat chives.

  1. Rinse fresh chives well before snipping

    Australia's Pregnancy Birth and Baby asks you to wash fruit, vegetables and herbs to remove soil. Chives grow close to the ground, so rinse the bunch under running water and shake it dry. Pregnancy Birth and Baby

  2. Wash them just before you use them

    Health NZ asks you to wash and dry fresh vegetables well just before eating them raw, or to wash them before cooking. Snip chives after washing, not before. Health NZ

Questions

About chives
in pregnancy.

Raw chives aren't on any pregnancy food list in these six countries, so Doola Scan shows No known issues. Wash them first: all six countries ask you to wash raw vegetables in pregnancy, and Australia names herbs too.

None of these bodies names chives as such. The NHS asks for at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables a day in pregnancy. Chives can be part of the vegetables and herbs you eat, washed first.

The chives in them aren't named in any country's guidance. The filling decides the rest, such as the meat being cooked through, so scan the menu and Doola Scan checks each ingredient.

這六個國家的孕期飲食清單都沒有列出韭菜。生吃前請徹底清洗，因為泥土可能帶有細菌和弓形蟲。

Chives aren't on the pregnancy food lists of these six countries, raw or cooked. Wash them well before eating them fresh.

Chives aren't named in the pregnancy guidance of these six countries, and in a soup they're cooked. Wash them before cooking, as Health NZ asks for fresh vegetables.

The guidance is the same in every trimester. No country lists chives, and washing fresh herbs applies all through pregnancy.

Yes. Take a photo of the plate, the menu or the label, and Doola Scan checks each ingredient against your country's pregnancy guidance. Food scans are free, 3 a day.
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Doola shows what official guidance says; it never diagnoses. No known issues means none of these countries' pregnancy guidance names it, not a promise that a food is safe.