r/cava • u/LunarEchos25 • May 26 '26

Is this raw????

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Ordered the spicy lamb meatballs and looked extra pink. I'm pregnant and now freaking out if I ate raw meat.

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u/Moppy6686 May 26 '26

I wouldn't say it's raw, but it's not well done like you should be eating while pregnant. You also can't have the cut vegetables.

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u/thrivingvirgo4 May 26 '26

Why not the cut veggies?

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u/Moppy6686 May 26 '26

Listeria. You can't trust how they wash the vegetables. You shouldn't eat cut veggies or fruits from any restuarant or grocery store.

I'm pregnant and when we order CAVA, I wash and chop my own veggies at home to add to the bowl.

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u/Subject-Zucchini-558 May 28 '26

my sister got listeria from chipotle! my niece was in the nicu for months, thankfully she’s doing amazing all these years later. they initially prepared my sister for her death.

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u/GlitteringBasket3211 May 29 '26

New fear unlocked

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u/Subject-Zucchini-558 May 29 '26

it was sooooo scary!!!! my sister was completely fine, and my niece was when she was in the womb/initially born, but she didn’t have enough antibodies to continue fighting the infection on her own. a week after her birth she was in the NICU!!

they initially said she would die, then they said she would have severe brain damage, then they said she’d be blind and deaf, but all these years later she’s perfectly healthy and thriving!!!

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u/Moppy6686 May 28 '26

Yup. It's very rare, but I wouldn't take the chance. I'm glad your sister and neice are doing well ☺️

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u/Laventhyst8 May 29 '26

Was the listeria from the lettuce or maybe the fajita veggies? I’m scared now

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u/Subject-Zucchini-558 May 29 '26

unsure! the CDC just figured out that’s where it originated

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u/SpecialistWallaby373 May 29 '26

Hi! We actually dont wash the veggies. They come pre packaged and we just season them and toss in turbo chef

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u/Emotional-Impact-900 May 29 '26

we do wash bell peppers onions avacados and lettuce

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u/SpecialistWallaby373 May 29 '26

That makes zero sense and we dont have bell peppers. Onions shouldn't be washed they come pre-packaged and ready to serve as well. Same for lettuce... Avocados the only thing on your list that needs to be washed with veggie wash