Boosting iron intake - vegetarian on a budget!

shoefairy13

Hi,

I have chronically low iron and regularly take treatment doses of ferrous sulphate. I have found MFP really useful for showing me which vitamins etc I lack in my daily diet, usually my real low is iron.

I am vegetarian, have been for more than 15 years now, but my iron levels were low even when I ate meat. I enjoy cooking and trying new foods, but I am on a reasonably tight budget so often limited by Aldi's range!

Does anyone have any tips for naturally boosting iron intake? Or any iron-rich recipes?

Phoenix_Down

Off the top of my head spinach, nuts, quinoa, beans

LTKeegan

Spinach actually isn't good in iron! There was a decimal place error that has been perpetuated by a popular misconception!! But eat your spinach cause it's yummy!!


I think broccoli? And veggie meat. One of the problems is that plant based iron isn't as bio available as meat based. So eat more than you think.

Also, trader joes soy protein powder, 1 serving has 82% of your daily iron in under 200calories.

madrose0715

dark chocolate almonds.

Laurend224

Spirulina. It's one of the only things I don't buy at Aldis.

RodaRose

soy beans, pumpkin seeds, dried peaches,

melimomTARDIS

Total cereal, it goes by the name "bran flakes" in store brand generics. I also take a chewable multi with iron, flintstones kids brand. My doctor says eating a orange, grapefruit or drinking a glass of OJ is helpful when eating fortified iron foods.

leyla87

Try fortified cereal or google Floradix Florovital its a German liquid iron & vitamin supplement; I'm low in iron too and I'm taking that.

madrose0715

dried apricots

FredDoyle

Use cast iron cookware. You could probably get some cheap at a garage sale or camping shop.