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swheeler0602
swheeler0602 Posts: 110 Member
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What would be a good side dish with cheesy broccoli quinoa patties? What would you eat with it?

I'd like to increase my iron intake, if possible with this meal.

Give me your best ideas.

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  • ValerieMartini2Olives
    ValerieMartini2Olives Posts: 3,041 Member
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    Spinach salad.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
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    My cookery book would suggest "something red" to complement the golden-green tones in this dish. So I'm going with steak. Or bacon-wrapped liver.
  • suruda
    suruda Posts: 1,233 Member
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    iron intake aside...when you say cheesy, I think heavier so would have a fruit salad with it.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
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    Cheesy broccoli quinoa patties? Seriously?
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    edited February 2016
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    Chicken. Chicken goes well with quinoa, cheese, and broccoli.

    For a vegetable, maybe roasted butternut squash, radishes or beets.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,426 Member
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    swheeler0602 wrote: »
    What would be a good side dish with cheesy broccoli quinoa patties? What would you eat with it?

    I'd like to increase my iron intake, if possible with this meal.

    Give me your best ideas.


    Meat- Beef, Chicken, Turkey, Fish, Pork
    Eggs
    Salad- spinach or kale
    Soup- lentil, bean, tomato, chicken noodle, etc

    http://www.redcrossblood.org/learn-about-blood/health-and-wellness/iron-rich-foods/
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
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    As an FYI, dairy affects your absorption of iron, and that the absorption of iron through food ends up being rather minimal (that last is what I was told by my hematologist). That being said, spinach/kale is your high winner for iron in vegetables, and liver for meats, as have been suggested before. :smile:
  • mjwarbeck
    mjwarbeck Posts: 699 Member
    edited February 2016
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    to have a little fun and add some iron: take 1 patty, top with a sautéed green like spinac for a bit more colour, and then arrange on top 2 or 3 pan seared shrimp in a tomato based curry or sambal...thinking Indian flavours.

    Make them smaller and you'd have tasty nibble for parties.

    ...and the shrimp has a good iron content.
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
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    Sautéed spinach with onions in olive oil, sprinkle toasted sunflower seeds afterwards!

    The patties sound delish!

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