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)
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
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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oh my gosh thanks so much that really helps alot
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. :)