Boosting iron intake - vegetarian on a budget!

shoefairy13 · January 2015

Hi,

I have chronically low iron and regularly take treatment doses of ferrous sulphate. I have found MFP really useful for showing me which vitamins etc I lack in my daily diet, usually my real low is iron.

I am vegetarian, have been for more than 15 years now, but my iron levels were low even when I ate meat. I enjoy cooking and trying new foods, but I am on a reasonably tight budget so often limited by Aldi's range!

Does anyone have any tips for naturally boosting iron intake? Or any iron-rich recipes?

Phoenix_Down · January 2015

Off the top of my head spinach, nuts, quinoa, beans

LTKeegan · January 2015

Spinach actually isn't good in iron! There was a decimal place error that has been perpetuated by a popular misconception!! But eat your spinach cause it's yummy!!

I think broccoli? And veggie meat. One of the problems is that plant based iron isn't as bio available as meat based. So eat more than you think.

Also, trader joes soy protein powder, 1 serving has 82% of your daily iron in under 200calories.

madrose0715 · January 2015

dark chocolate almonds.

Laurend224 · January 2015

Spirulina. It's one of the only things I don't buy at Aldis.

RodaRose · January 2015

soy beans, pumpkin seeds, dried peaches,

melimomTARDIS · January 2015

Total cereal, it goes by the name "bran flakes" in store brand generics. I also take a chewable multi with iron, flintstones kids brand. My doctor says eating a orange, grapefruit or drinking a glass of OJ is helpful when eating fortified iron foods.

leyla87 · January 2015

Try fortified cereal or google Floradix Florovital its a German liquid iron & vitamin supplement; I'm low in iron too and I'm taking that.

madrose0715 · January 2015

dried apricots

FredDoyle · January 2015

Use cast iron cookware. You could probably get some cheap at a garage sale or camping shop.

Boosting iron intake - vegetarian on a budget!

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