Iron

dscofield
dscofield Posts: 2
edited September 24 in Health and Weight Loss
My plan requires 100 for iron but I can't seem to get it past 30. I don't like to eat alot of red meat. Any suggestions on how to increase my iron without going over my calories?

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  • BigBoneSista
    BigBoneSista Posts: 2,389 Member
    Excellent Sources of Iron are:
    Clams
    Pork Liver
    Oysters
    Chicken Liver
    Mussels
    Beef Liver
    Enriched breakfast cereals
    Cooked beans and lentils
    Pumpkin seeds
    Blackstrap Molasses

    Good Sources are:
    Beef
    Shrimp
    Sardines
    Turkey
    Baked potato with skin
    Enriched pasta
    Asparagus
  • Vicky14174
    Vicky14174 Posts: 715 Member
    beets
  • fittocycle
    fittocycle Posts: 827 Member
    Green leafy vegetables like a green leaf lettuce salad or a baby spinach salad. Pair an iron rich food with one high in vitamin C to add in the absorption of the iron. Also, avoid eating a calcium rich food at the same time because the two will "fight" each other.:smile: Also, soft drinks deplete the body of iron and calcium.
  • spinach
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