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    Need suggestions!

    Posts: 35 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I'm a vegetarian looking to increase my daily iorn and sodium intake. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know.

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    • Posts: 1,155 Member
      edited July 2016
      Do you eat seafood and dairy products ?
      I get quite a lot from eggs and seafood but if you don't you shouldn't have issues getting enough iron if you are careful.

      http://www.vrg.org/nutrition/iron.php


      A quick google search will give you plenty of ideas.
    • Posts: 2,560 Member
      Spinach. My sister eats it daily and had never had any iron issues.
    • Posts: 173 Member
      I have kale and spinach to help boost iron intake.

      Spinach I blend up in smoothies. For kale I either have Kale chips or chop it up and mix with some chopped brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, dried fruit, nuts and poppyseed dressing and make a huge salad.
    • Posts: 14,517 Member
      mallory_2014 wrote: »
      I have kale and spinach to help boost iron intake.

      Spinach I blend up in smoothies. For kale I either have Kale chips or chop it up and mix with some chopped brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrots, dried fruit, nuts and poppyseed dressing and make a huge salad.

      This^

      Iron is better absorbed with some vitamin C. Berry spinach salad......yum!
    • Posts: 2,694 Member
      Multivitamin?
    • Posts: 151 Member
      leafy greens and brocolli
    • Posts: 79 Member
      I was a vegetarian for 10 years but I'm not anymore. I agree on the spinach but I also get a decent amount from black beans or kidney beans. I buy the dried ones.
    • Posts: 35 Member
      Hi all. Thank you so much for your helpful advice. So sorry it's taken me a while to reply!
      Apart from the sprouts I enjoy all of your suggestions so will increase them into my diet.
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