Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Things You’ll Need:
- Chicken
- Dried Fruits
- Egg Yolks
- Fish
- Green Leafy Vegetables
- Meats
- Cast-iron Pots
Step1
Eat chicken, fish, egg yolks and red meat.
Step2
Feast on dark green, leafy vegetables such as chard; kale; spinach; endive; and mustard, collard and turnip greens.
Step3
Snack on high-iron dried fruits such as prunes, apricots, dates, figs, peaches and raisins.
Step4
Start off your day with iron-fortified cereals and breads for breakfast.
Step5
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.
Step6
Eat foods that are naturally high in both iron and vitamin C, such as broccoli and bok choy.
Step7
Cook in cast-iron pots. Iron will be absorbed into the food, especially acidic foods such as tomato sauce.
Step8
Drink tea between meals, not with them. Tea contains tannin, which blocks the absorption of iron. Herbal tea is a good alternative.
Step9
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
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Hamburger is the lowest grade of beef and not necessarly a good source of iron.
Anonymous said
on 11/22/2005 Eat Hamburgers! Red meat is loaded with iron! It's also good in many other ways. Top with cheese and enjoy.