Which foods are safe, caution or avoid during pregnancy?
Sushi, brie, canned tuna, herbal tea, runny eggs. Avo rates 365 foods for pregnancy with a clear verdict and the reason behind it, so you know what to skip, what to cook through and what to eat more of.
Why a list beats a search
Search gives ten answers, not one
Type a food into a search engine and the first page disagrees with itself. A rated list gives one verdict, the reason, and tells you which authority said so.
Safe is not the whole story
Most foods are safe. The useful question is which ones are worth eating more of, and which safe foods come with a serving note, such as tuna or liver.
You will ask the same food twice
Pregnancy is nine months of the same questions in a different shop. A list you can search in two taps, with the verdict on the card, is faster than remembering.
How the food list works
Search or browse, verdict on the card
Every food shows its Safe, Caution or Avoid chip in the list, before you open it. The Eat tab starts with the foods people ask about most and a search box for the rest.
The reason, the nutrients, the serving
Open a food and you get why it is rated that way, what it brings in pregnancy, a nutrient spotlight and the common questions. A hot pizza is safe; the care is in the toppings, and the page says so.
500 recipes with every ingredient rated
Recipes filtered by trimester and dietary need, each ingredient carrying its own verdict, so a recipe is safe as a whole and not just in its title.
The list is the base for everything else
常见问题
What foods should you avoid in pregnancy?
The lists from the NHS, the FDA and the European agencies agree on most of it: raw or undercooked meat, raw fish and shellfish, unpasteurised milk and cheese, mould-ripened and blue soft cheese, liver and liver products, high-mercury fish and alcohol. They differ on runny eggs, cold deli meats and some cheeses. Our foods to avoid guide sets the three side by side.
What does 'Caution' mean in the Avo food list?
The food is fine in some forms or amounts and not in others. Canned tuna is a caution because of a weekly limit; feta is a caution because it depends on pasteurisation; herbal tea is a caution because some herbs are not advised. The food's page explains which form is which.
How many foods are in the list?
365, rated Safe, Caution or Avoid for pregnancy, each with the reason, the nutrients it brings and a serving note where one matters. The same list is published free on this site so you can check a food without the app.
Which countries' rules does the list follow?
The NHS and Food Standards Agency in the UK, the FDA and ACOG in the US, and EFSA and the national food agencies in Europe. Where they disagree, the food page shows the difference rather than picking one silently.
Is the list medically reviewed?
No. It is compiled from the public guidance of those bodies by an editorial team and is not reviewed by clinicians, which we state on our About page. It is general guidance, and your midwife or doctor's advice comes first.
Is the food list free in the app?
Yes. The food library, the week-by-week and the trackers are free. Premium, at $29.99 a year or $3.99 a week in the US, unlocks unlimited scanning and the full recipe library.