Raising iron levels with food/diet

alteredsteve175

I have been donating platelets for several years. They check the iron level in your blood before each donation. I have not been allowed to donate twice in the last two weeks due to low iron levels.

I could take an iron supplement, but I would rather try to correct this with whole food. What foods should I eat to raise my iron levels? I have been told to eat Cream of Wheat and dried fruits.

Unicorn_Bacon

This is from red cross blood site

https://www.redcrossblood.org/donate-blood/blood-donation-process/before-during-after/iron-blood-donation/iron-rich-foods.html

alteredsteve175

Thanks, Kriss. I should have checked the Red Cross site myself. DOH!

Unicorn_Bacon

Lol. No problem.

Google has become so common now sometimes we forget its there.