I know the carnivores will suggest all kinds of red meat for me and liver, but I'm really trying to stick with vegetarian for as long as possible. (Years, if I can do it.) I've begun taking Vitron-C again to help, but would rather get iron, naturally, from foods if I can. In case you need a number, my hemoglobin count is usually a 9. Normal is btw 13-15. Any suggestions?
2006-06-16 18:18:36 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
i have the answer for this since I am anemic too and I had asked the doc. I would rather eat chicken instead of red meat when I eat meat. (sorry if that turns you off...but a consolation, i eat more veggies than meat). The doc said the darker green the veggie is, the more iron it has. I eat brussel sprouts, spinach, and broccoli as much as I can. So that means if you like lettuces in salads, see if you can get the ones that are darker naturally so you are getting more iron. Remember that overcooking bleeds out the nutrients, including iron.
more green veggies:
green beans, green peas, cucumbers, green peppers, asparagus, and zucchini...there are still more out there.
2006-06-18 20:42:05 · answer #1 · answered by beckyg_98 3 · 4⤊ 2⤋
I am glad you have switched to vegetarianism.
Here is a great video to watch if you ever feel yourself slipping back to the other side. It will change your life and your perspective, I promise. It worked for me! Also the Kentucky Fried Cruelty is a video worth watching as well.
http://www.goveg.com/feat/chewonthis
You should be taking a multivitamin now that you are a vegetarian, and this will be the main thing that helps with your iron.
Your iron isn't that low, although it is low.
Brocolli, and lots of other foods have iron. Also soy milk is great. Veggie in general usually cover it pretty good. Are you normally anemic? If not, it is probably due to the fact that your body is changing over to a life without meat. Eventually as you start eating more veggies and taking your daily multivitamin, and I also recommend a daily Super B Complex, your body will adjust accordingly!
Congratulations on all of the animals you have saved already.
For every vegetarian, 95 animals a year are saved.
Keep that in mind, dear, and good luck, and thanks, for caring enough to help.
2006-06-18 02:13:59 · answer #2 · answered by crystal & benjamin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't become a vegetarian over night, your body it used to all the nutrients it was getting from meat, and in order to get the same nutrients will need to eat more grain, and your body is not ready to eat all those grains. Buy a vegetarian cookbook and go see a nutritionist.
2006-06-17 01:43:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't drink tea togather with vegetarian food, it leech the iron
some iron ware give contribute to daily intake
i agree with that popeye food,
is milk and egg on the menu? eat green and bean
dont consume too much zinc, it counter the iron absorbtion, take em in seperate menu
2006-06-17 01:34:18 · answer #4 · answered by Henry W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lentils, chickpeas, spinach and even potatoes are great sources. Follow up with foods or drinks rich in vitamin C to aid in absorption
2006-06-17 07:19:04 · answer #5 · answered by KathyS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Broccoli, Grapenuts, Spinach and a supplement I have used that I get from a health food store its organic, liquid B6,B12,and iron - really, really helped! Oh yes, black licorice, oatmeal
2006-06-17 01:28:46 · answer #6 · answered by gna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All I can think of off the top of my head is spinach and molasses. If you can stomach taking a tablespoonful of molasses a day, you'll be pretty well set for iron.
2006-06-17 01:22:21 · answer #7 · answered by momnsouth 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why put yourself thru that. You are killing your health. We obviously were made to eat meat.
I suggest a large steak or some prime rib.
2006-06-17 01:30:31 · answer #8 · answered by Dee 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
milk ,onion , green vegetables
2006-06-17 10:25:16 · answer #9 · answered by aaron#50$ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋