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"  It&amp;#039;s hard to be pregnant. Forget the weight-gain and the hormones and the tiny person kicking you from the inside, it&amp;#039;s the constantly growing list of suggested food restrictions that make things really complicated. You want to eat tuna? Sorry, there&amp;#039;s mercury in that. Sushi? Sorry, raw fish is too risky. Eggs? I don&amp;#039;t know, are you sure you want to risk contracting salmonella? A cocktail? Who do you think you are, French? Well, some restaurants have realized the plight of the pregnant and have created pregnancy-safe menus. If you happen to be passing through Hong Kong and are with child, the T&amp;#039;ang Court restaurant has four different pregnant-friendly menus in place: one for each trimester and one for post-pregnancy. For HK$500 (around $64) an expecting mother will enjoy a meal packed with extra folic acid, calcium and iron. For example, the first trimester menu includes dishes such as Sauteed Bird&amp;#039;s Nest with Scrambled Egg White and Sauteed Sliced Garoupa (grouper) with Lily Bulbs and Sweet Peas. In their second and third trimesters, pregnant women are provided with menus high in protein and calcium. These menus include dishes like Stewed Diced Cod Fish with Asparagus and Beancurd Soup. The post-pregnant mother is offered treats like Double Boiled &amp;quot;Wu Shan&amp;quot; Chicken and Fish Maw with Chinese Herbs. Who isn&amp;#039;t craving some fish maw right now? Doraku, a Japanese restaurant in Miami Beach, also provides pregnant women with a &amp;quot;safe&amp;quot; menu. For $25 expectant mommas can enjoy a fully cooked meal of baby spinach topped with tempura sauce or shiitake mushrooms saut\u00E9ed with onion and bell pepper with chilli ponzu sauce, followed by Cornish hen marinated in garlic, ginger and soy sauce, salmon teriyaki or seafood tempura. For dessert: banana tempura with vanilla ice cream. No word yet on any restaurants catering to the cravings of pregnant women rather than nutritional needs. We&amp;#039;re looking for a menu including dishes like pickles and ice cream or potato chips dipped in a chocolate milkshake. What do you think about these specialized menus? Have you heard of any others? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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