Iron-Rich Foods

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Clipickett
Clipickett Posts: 42 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was looking through my food diary and saw I was not getting enough iron. I found this website with this list.


http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/top-10-iron-rich-foods

To boost the amount of iron in your diet, try these foods:

Red meat
Egg yolks
Dark, leafy greens (spinach, collards)
Dried fruit (prunes, raisins)
Iron-enriched cereals and grains (check the labels)
Mollusks (oysters, clams, scallops)
Turkey or chicken giblets
Beans, lentils, chick peas and soybeans
Liver
Artichokes
And here's a tip: If you eat iron-rich foods along with foods that provide plenty of vitamin C, your body can better absorb the iron.

Just in case anyone needs it...

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  • JennLifts
    JennLifts Posts: 1,913 Member
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    Thanks :)
  • roylawrence87
    roylawrence87 Posts: 970 Member
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    I ought to be made of steel then... I eat a ton of spinach, eggs, and beans.... THanks bro!
  • Silver180
    Silver180 Posts: 294
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    Don't forget fortified cereals. Iron is hard to get if you shy away from red meat (I personally eat a lot of chicken and fish). Fortified cereal usually has 25-50% of your daily iron requirement in one serving. I eat Kellogg's Special K Red Berries personally. Also, daily multivitamins are good as well.

    Edit*: Totally didn't realize that cereal was already on the list, thus nullifying my post. Whoops.

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