I am wondering whether anyone can suggest any iron-rich foods to add to my diet. Since I am mostly vegetarian (I eat meat maybe once or twice a week) I find it hard to get the recommended amount in.
I do take a prenatal vitamin, so I guess that should supplement it.
Also I have heard that high calcium foods like spinach and yogurt can inhibit the uptake of iron from your diet if you eat these together. Any advice on that front?
Thanks so much!
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From KellyMom.com (they discuss foods for babies that are high in iron--hence breastmilk):
Foods that are high in iron include:
- breastmilk
- winter squash
- sweet potatoes
- prune juice
- meat & poultry (beef, beef & chicken liver, turkey, chicken)
- mushrooms
- sea vegetables (arame, dulse), algaes (spirulina), kelp
- greens (spinach, chard, dandelion, beet, nettle, parsley, watercress)
- yellow dock root
- grains (millet, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, breads with these grains)
- blackstrap molasses (try adding a little to cereal or rice)
- brewer's yeast
High-iron foods to save until the end of the first year or later:
- dried beans (lima, lentils, kidney)
- chili con carne with beans
- tofu
- egg yolks
- grains (cooked cracked wheat, cornmeal, grits, farina, bran, breads with these grains)
- tomato
- dried fruit (figs, apricots, prunes, raisins)
- meat (pork)
- shellfish (clams, oysters, shrimp)
- tuna, sardines
And here is a link for you, too:
Iron in the Vegan Diet by Dr. Reed Mangels
I was anemic during my most recent pregnancy. I didn't eat much red meat so I had to take a supplement. I did drink a lot of milk, soy milk and ate a lot of yogurt so that may have played a role in it, too. My doctor never said that was a factor, though.
Thanks bier! This is indeed useful!![]()
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