So I've heard that salad bars are unsafe to eat from during pregnancy due to possible contamination. I have been absolutely CRAVING salad and would love to get one from the salad bar at work. I am 23 weeks into this pregnancy, does anyone know if it is safe at this point? Anyone eat from the salad bar while pregnant? Thanks.

Generally salad bars are safe, but you may want to avoid meats and cheeses in the salad bar because the may contain listeria. If you do get them, try to microwave the meat / cheese before eating them. Hope that helps!

Thank you, thank you , thank you! I don't put meat on my salads anyway, the chhese I can do without. I thought you were supposed to avoid the salad bar because of contamination of the greens. Can't believe I went 6 months without a good salad

I think its totally a judgement call. There are salad bars out there that I check out and run far away from even when I'm not pregnant.
Do a quick inspection of the appearance of the food before you order it.

I totally love Ruby Tuesday's salad bars- the croutons are amazing. But sometimes its a little....off...so I get something else instead. Maybe it depends on who is working there that night- lol.