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    Iron Rich Foods.

    Posts: 588 Member
    edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
    I'm always finding it a bit difficult to reach my Iron goal set on MFP. Any suggestions for Iron Rich Foods? Not a fan of taking supplements, I take enough pills. Heh.

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    • Posts: 172 Member
      Spinach, peas, most leafy greens.
    • Posts: 129 Member
      almonds
    • Posts: 966 Member
      Google has a ton of links to some great articles.

      Red meat of course is a great source of iron, so are egg yolks, dried apricots, raisins, spinach.....

      Also, if you eat your iron with Vitamin C, it is absorbed better. And animal iron is easier for the body to absorb than non animal iron, but it is still possible to get plenty of iron through a vegetarian diet if meat is not an option for you.
    • Posts: 536 Member
      ^^^ what these guys said, cinamon is another I didnt expect - use instead of sugar/sweetner xx
    • Posts: 588 Member
      ^^^ what these guys said, cinamon is another I didnt expect - use instead of sugar/sweetner xx

      Thank you guys!
      Wow, I didn't expect that either.
    • Posts: 966 Member
      Sun dried tomatoes, too.
    • Posts: 2,126 Member
      Multigrain Cheerios has a lot of iron and is still low in calories. I had my daughter eat it daily for awhile because her iron was low :)
    • Posts: 588 Member
      Multigrain Cheerios has a lot of iron and is still low in calories. I had my daughter eat it daily for awhile because her iron was low :)

      Thanks, I forgot about cereals since I never really seem to eat them.
      I'll get some in next time I go shopping, thank you. :D
    • Posts: 58 Member
      1 cup of Cheerios (original) will get you 45% of your DV
    • Posts: 391 Member
      I eat Multi grain cheerios and cinnamon often to get iron.
      Luna Bars have a bunch, too, but I am trying to go a little less processed.
      Multi grain cream of wheat is another good source.
    • Posts: 233 Member
      Raw spinach is an easy one to add. I put it on sandwiches instead of lettuce. The flavor & texture is pretty similar to lettuce, but with way more nutritional value. I've also been known to chop it up and put it in omelets, quesadillas, tacos - any place I can tuck it in.

      Oh, and it makes great salads :-) I especially like to throw in some grated asiago, seasonal fruit (pear, apple, strawberries...), almond or walnut pieces, and some sort of protein (usually leftover chicken, turkey or steak, chopped up), with a nice viniagrette. Filling, delicious and great for you!
    • Posts: 588 Member
      Raw spinach is an easy one to add. I put it on sandwiches instead of lettuce. The flavor & texture is pretty similar to lettuce, but with way more nutritional value. I've also been known to chop it up and put it in omelets, quesadillas, tacos - any place I can tuck it in.

      Oh, and it makes great salads :-) I especially like to throw in some grated asiago, seasonal fruit (pear, apple, strawberries...), almond or walnut pieces, and some sort of protein (usually leftover chicken, turkey or steak, chopped up), with a nice viniagrette. Filling, delicious and great for you!

      That's a great tip thanks! :)
    • Posts: 966 Member
      Oh, muscle milk has 25% DV as well.
    • Posts: 80 Member
      I always add my nickel to these iron posts...
      -eat iron rich foods with vitamin c rich foods, the C helps your body absorb the iron
      -don't eat iron rich foods with caffeine, tannins, or calcium. All keep your body from absorbing iron
      -cook in a cast iron skillet
    • Posts: 44 Member
      Quinoa has a lot of iron too!
    • Posts: 391 Member
      I always add my nickel to these iron posts...
      -eat iron rich foods with vitamin c rich foods, the C helps your body absorb the iron
      -don't eat iron rich foods with caffeine, tannins, or calcium. All keep your body from absorbing iron
      -cook in a cast iron skillet

      When you cook in a cast iron skillet, it will leach more iron out of the cast iron if it is an acidic food - like tomato based chili.
      I made a tomato/lentil/spinach/sausage stew in cast iron that had a TON of iron. It was also a huge batch of stew .... so I froze it. The joke around the house was that it was TOM soup - so as soon as I starting grumping with PMS, my husband would start making soup jokes, which made me more angry.
    • Posts: 1,573 Member
      Enjoy!

      http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Iron+Rich+Foods
    • Posts: 73
      Lentil soup!
      http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2009/05/ridiculously-easy-lentil-soup.html
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