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Can I eat nuts while pregnant?

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

Nuts, raw or roasted, 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 peanuts, almonds, cashews, walnuts, pistachios and mixed nuts. The NHS says peanuts and other nuts can be eaten in pregnancy unless a doctor or midwife has told you not to, or you have an allergy, and it lists nuts among the sources of protein. Health NZ counts a small handful (30 g) of nuts or seeds as one serving and asks for a serving every day in pregnancy.

Checked against Doola Scan's pregnancy rules · Updated
  • Raw nuts, such as almonds, cashews, walnuts and hazelnuts

    No known issuesIn all six countries
  • Roasted and mixed nuts

    No known issuesIn all six countries
  • Peanuts and peanut butter

    No known issuesIn all six countries
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What each country says

Nuts while pregnant: what each country says.

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

  • No known issues

    None of the six countries' pregnancy guidance names nuts.

Questions

About nuts
in pregnancy.

Nuts aren't named on the pregnancy food lists of any of these six countries, so Doola Scan shows No known issues for them. The NHS says peanuts and other nuts can be eaten unless you've been told not to by a doctor or midwife or you have an allergy.

The NHS line on nuts in pregnancy makes an exception for allergy, and for anyone told by a doctor or midwife not to eat them. If you're allergic, that comes first, and your doctor or midwife can advise you.

The NHS lists nuts among the sources of protein in pregnancy. Health NZ puts nuts and seeds in the food group that gives protein, iron and zinc, and Health Canada says nuts contain healthy fats.

None of these countries sets a limit for nuts in pregnancy. Health NZ counts a small handful (30 g) of nuts or seeds as one serving and asks for at least one serving a day.

The nuts themselves aren't on any list. For salt, the NHS says adults should have no more than 6g a day, and Doola Scan reads a salted or flavoured pack ingredient by ingredient from its label.

Nuts and dried fruit aren't on the pregnancy food lists of these six countries, and Doola Scan shows No known issues for them. Doola Scan doesn't read mawa as a name of its own yet; if you mean khoya made from milk, the NHS lists unpasteurised milk products among the foods to avoid, so scan the label or ask how it was made.

Kacang tidak tercantum dalam daftar makanan kehamilan Amerika Serikat, Inggris, Kanada, Australia, Selandia Baru, dan Irlandia, dan Doola Scan menunjukkan No known issues. NHS mengatakan kacang tanah dan kacang lainnya boleh dimakan saat hamil, kecuali jika Anda alergi atau dilarang oleh dokter atau bidan.

Yes. Take a photo of the plate, the menu or the label, and Doola Scan checks every ingredient against your country's pregnancy guidance, sauces and snack mixes included. Food scans are free, 3 a day.
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Point Doola at a plate, a menu or a label. It checks every ingredient against your country's pregnancy guidance and shows its sources. Food scans are free, 3 a day.

Download app nowDoola 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.