Things You'll Need:
- Chicken
- Dried Fruits
- Egg Yolks
- Fish
- Green Leafy Vegetables
- Meats
- Cast-iron Pots
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Step 1
Eat chicken, fish, egg yolks and red meat.
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Step 2
Feast on dark green, leafy vegetables such as chard; kale; spinach; endive; and mustard, collard and turnip greens.
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Step 3
Snack on high-iron dried fruits such as prunes, apricots, dates, figs, peaches and raisins.
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Step 4
Start off your day with iron-fortified cereals and breads for breakfast.
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Step 5
Eat iron-rich foods in combination with foods that are high in vitamin C to better absorb the iron. For example, have spinach salad with orange slices or eggs with grapefruit juice.
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Step 6
Eat foods that are naturally high in both iron and vitamin C, such as broccoli and bok choy.
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Step 7
Cook in cast-iron pots. Iron will be absorbed into the food, especially acidic foods such as tomato sauce.
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Step 8
Drink tea between meals, not with them. Tea contains tannin, which blocks the absorption of iron. Herbal tea is a good alternative.
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Step 9
Add 1 to 2 tbsp. blackstrap molasses, which is high in both calcium and iron, to hot water as a substitute for coffee or tea.








Comments
margalik said
on 6/30/2009 Thanks for the info. I'm anemic and a vegetarian, so it's extra hard for me to get enough iron.
annvans said
on 4/20/2009 Great info, thanks for sharing info on how to get more iron in your diet.
Beatlebug11 said
on 1/25/2009 Thanks for the advice, I needed alternatives to just taking iron supplements. This helped a lot!
abbeyvg said
on 1/12/2009 Excellent summary of some very important advice - I AM low on iron, and appreciate it! 5*
RustyPrimitives said
on 1/8/2009 My doctor told me I'm anemic since then I have been researching foods high in iron, thanks for the tips! 5*****'s!