anemic

[mellie8189]

anyone have any advice on what foods or to take if you have anemia. when AF i get real weak especially the first two days. i want to know if there are any foods that i can take that can help increase my iron?

[alaysha]

Yep. The iron pills made me break out into a horrible rash when I was pregnant so I had to eat food high in iron and was surprised how many were out there. :)

[mellie8189]

oh my gosh thanks so much that really helps alot

[alaysha]

I Googled it and this is what I came up with:

Meat Serving
Iron (mg)
Chicken liver, cooked 3½ ounces 12.8
Oysters, breaded and fried 6 pieces 4.5
Beef, chuck, lean only, braised 3 ounces 3.2
Clams, breaded, fried ¾ cup 3.0
Beef, tenderloin, roasted 3 ounces 3.0
Turkey, dark meat, roasted 3½ ounces 2.3
Beef, eye of round, roasted 3 ounces 2.2
Turkey, light meat, roasted 3½ ounces 1.6
Chicken, leg, meat only, roasted 3½ ounces 1.3
Tuna, fresh bluefin, cooked, dry heat 3 ounces 1.1
Chicken, breast, roasted 3 ounces 1.1
Halibut, cooked, dry heat 3 ounces 0.9
Crab, blue crab, cooked, moist heat 3 ounces 0.8
Pork, loin, broiled 3 ounces 0.8
Tuna, white, canned in water 3 ounces 0.8
Shrimp cooked, moist heat 4 large 0.7




Veggies and fruits




Serving



Iron (mg)
Sea Vegetables ½ cup 18-42
Swiss chard ½ cup 2
Turnip greens ½ cup 1.6
Spinach, cooked ½ cup 1.5
Beet greens, cooked ½ cup 1.4
Potato ½ cup 1.4
Bok Choy ½ cup .7
Peas ½ cup .65
Green Beans ½ cup .6
Tomato Juice ½ cup .6
Dried Figs 5 2.0
Dried Apricots 5 1.6
Broccoli ½ cup .55
Prune Juice 4 oz 1.5
Water Melon 1/8 melon .5




Soy Products




Serving



Iron (mg)
Tofu ½ cup 6.6
Soy Beans ½ cup 4.4
Tempeh ½ cup 1.8
Soy Milk ½ cup .9




Nuts, Seeds and Legumes




Serving





Iron (mg)
Sun Flower Seeds 2 TBLS 1.2
Lentils ½ cup 3.2
Pinto Beans ½ cup 2.2
Black eyed beans ½ cup 2.6
Navy Beans ½ cup 2.5
Chick Peas 200 g 6.2
Pumpkin Seeds 2 TBLS 2.5
Almonds ¼ cup 1.3


The website is http://www. momswhothink.com/diet-and-nutrition/foods-high-in-iron.html

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[mellie8189]

ive never had beets dont know how to make em or what to put them in and i dont like liver. great it would be things i dont like. i guess iron supplements it is lol

[kamil119]

beets, beets and more beets! I was anemic with dd and I was sick of how much beets I was eating (my mil insited on cooking them for me in various forms) You can also take iron supplements and eat liver and red meat)