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12Sarah2015
12Sarah2015 Posts: 1,117 Member
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Ideas please!! Trying to up iron while on a budget.

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  • goldengirljake
    goldengirljake Posts: 21 Member
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    I eat dried apricots daily, and spinach is high in iron (smoothies, salads, etc).
  • almostsuperpowered
    almostsuperpowered Posts: 135 Member
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    I second dried fruits, plus beans, and you can buy iron-fortified cereals and pasta (I think some kinds of quaker oats have like 30% of your daily need). Also, steak. Bodies absorb iron from meat better than other sources (according to mayoclinic).

    Eating Vitamin C rich foods with your iron foods helps absorption. So the suggestion of spinach smoothies is extra awesome if you include some strawberries or orange in there.

    Or a nice steak with a spinach and orange salad with craisins on top.

    ...ok I need a snack now.
  • VeryKatie
    VeryKatie Posts: 5,931 Member
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    Ground beef
    Chicken livers
    Mollusks (frozen may be cheaper)
    Um... prenatal vitamins (off brand - apparently they're all the same! Just look for one that has 27 mg of iron).

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