Iron

Al_Mac

Looks like we are all anemic in our house:eek: Mrs Mac mainly.

We have our five fruit and veg every day:D

So what is high in iron Bought some guiness;)

Nile

Good sources of iron are egg yolks, red meat, offal, fish, breakfast cereals, parsley, green vegetables, wholemeal bread and dried apricots.

Did you know that if you drink orange juice with your meals, it helps you to absorb more iron from your food? I think that drinking tea has the opposite effect.;)

beezy

Am a nutritionist. I always recommend when eating an egg have orange juice, helps absorption(any foods rich in Vitamin C.

there are 2 types of iron, heam iron and non-heam iron. Heam iron comes from foods from animal sources and absorb much easier in your body. however, if u r a vegetarian, non-heam iron foods would be your only source, Leafy green vegetables eg Spinach (remember popeye, that's what made him strong!) If ur anaemic i suggest red meat, especially liver, excellent source.

Chocolate contains iron, but very low amounts, so when i want some thats my excuse for eating it. Guinness is an excellent source of Iron as well.

Hope this will help. Classic signs of anaemia are constant tiredness and excessive thirst.

Savvy_Sue

beezy wrote:

Chocolate contains iron,

I was going to say that, and to combine it with Vitamin C you need it in the form of a Chocolate Orange!

AussieLass

Soya beans are really high in iron. I puree them and add them to meat dishes.

Toothsmith

Savvy_Sue wrote:

I was going to say that, and to combine it with Vitamin C you need it in the form of a Chocolate Orange!

(Dentist hat off) ... And dark chocolate has more iron in it than milk, so a Dark chocolate orange would be even better... (Dentist hat back on again)

aliasojo

Oh I do like the way you people think on this site. :rotfl:

Ted_Hutchinson

World's Heathiest Foods Iron foodsources

Edit: A couple more points from the WHF website

Iron absorption is decreased in people with low stomach acid (hypochlorhydria), a condition that is common in the elderly and those who use antacids frequently. In addition, iron absorption is decreased by caffeine and tannic acid found in coffee and tea and by phosphates found in carbonated soft drinks.


As you say all the family are affected but are reaching your 5 a day target it may be you are drinking too much tea/coffee/fizzy drinks.


Perhaps you could consider Green Tea as this doesn't have such a high caffeine content and green tea leaf doesn't release the tannin into the brew it's another reason to change as it wouldn't have an adverse impact on your iron absorption.
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