need more iron

Beans are always good - black eye, etc.

Cook in a cast iron pot (seriously).

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Cook in a cast iron pot (seriously).

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Also,
Iron absorption is improved by combining it with Vitamin C

High acid foods, like tomato sauces for example, cooked in case iron receive the most benefit.

Iron is not found in many suppliments because iron overdose is HIGHLY dangerous.

Besides, a homemade sauce piquante tastes infinitely better.

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do eat seafood but that doesn't contain iron

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Shellfish contain iron




FYI: Drinking coffee within an hour of a meal can reduce iron absorption by up to 80%....avoid coffee directly after meals or taking your supplement.

Here's a chart from a study (like someone said, the more acidic foods pick up more Fe):

Foods tested (100 g./3 oz.) Iron content when raw /Iron content after cooking in iron skillet
Applesauce, unsweetened 0.35 mg. 7.38 mg.
Spaghetti sauce 0.61 5.77
Chili with meat and beans 0.96 6.27
Medium white sauce 0.22 3.30
Scrambled egg 1.49 4.76
Spaghetti sauce with meat 0.71 3.58
Beef vegetable stew 0.66 3.4
Fried egg 1.92 3.48
Spanish rice 0.87 2.25
Rice, white 0.67 1.97
Pan broiled bacon 0.77 1.92
Poached egg 1.87 2.32
Fried chicken 0.88 1.89
Pancakes 0.63 1.31
Pan fried green beans 0.64 1.18
Pan broiled hamburger 1.49 2.29
Fried potatoes 0.42 0.8
Fried corn tortillas 0.86 1.23
Pan-fried beef liver with onions 3.1 3.87
Baked cornbread 0.67 0.86

Total cereal really does have 100% of your recommended daily value of iron... pretty impressive. Add a pack of splenda to that stuff and eat up!

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