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ilonapook
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I have noticed that despte the fact that I seem to have no trouble reaching most of my vitamin and mineral goals I get no where near the reccommended iron levels. I enjoy all food groups but tend to get most of my carbs from veg and fruit. Any suggestions of whole foods that I may be unaware of. Gotta get that iron !
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meat, especially red meat, beans, dark leafy greens, dried fruits, prune juice0
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Garbanzo beans any good ? Iron wise......
Love prune juice !
Love red meat but trying to move towards lower fat ......maybe iron can win out in thus internal debate.
Thank you
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Hibiscus tea ☕️0
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Lentils!0
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I get most of mine from spinach. I have had trouble getting enough at times, and now I take a multivitamin that has iron. Before that I would eat a cup of Total cereal - 100% dv iron in that. Good luck!0
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itsmemaringle wrote: »Hibiscus tea ☕️
You are kidding ! Never knew of that. I love teas.0 -
I get most of mine from spinach. I have had trouble getting enough at times, and now I take a multivitamin that has iron. Before that I would eat a cup of Total cereal - 100% dv iron in that. Good luck!
Thanks for the suggestion! I do put spinach in smoothies so maybe I can ramp that up a bit.
Will also scour the cereal isle though trying to stay somewhat away from processed foods. Do you have a particular iron suppliment you suggest.?0 -
If am low on Iron I'll use a tbsp of black strap molasses in my tea or drizzled in my oatmeal. 1 Tbsp has 20% or the dv for Iron and tons of potassium.0
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Lots of Indian food recipes use lentils (dal) and I believe the trick is you don't cook it quite as long as you would for soup, so it doesn't "break down" into mush.0 -
Not sure how you feel about grits, but 1 little packet has 45% DV.0
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Mollusks are #1
Chicken livers are pretty high on the high iron list.
Beef liver.
Beef
Pork
Veggies have some, but your body only absorbs 1/3rd of it. So if the nutrition says 9 mg you're only getting 3 mg. Something to keep in mind. Also I believe MFP is based on 14 mg a day to equal 100% (true also of all nutrition labels). Women who still menstrate need 18 mg so 100% out of 14 mg iron a day isn't enough to maintain your blood iron levels. You can change your iron goal though I think. Try 129% as a goal.0 -
Flintstones multivitamin with iron.0
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I'm stunned to read that chocolate is an excellent source of iron! https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron-HealthProfessional/0
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Thanks for all of this great input ! Foods that I dont usualy think of . Excited to use molassas as a sweetener.....new snack food can be a can of smoked oysters.....looking out for new things to try and jazz up lentils and chick peas in......interesting that vegetable iron sources not as biovailable as meat sources ! I may also have to give liver another try. My Hungarian grandmother used to do something good with chicken livers. ALSO , lovin the Checks cereal and flintstone vitamin options0
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First time posting and really appreciative of the feedback everyone !
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Regular tea can actually inhibit iron absorption. Are you anemic? Have some labs done with your doctor.0
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