2006-10-12 05:43:51 · 13 answers · asked by ericas_20002003 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
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Iron- rich Foods
IIf you are going to donate blood beforehand, and to minimize the necessity for transfusion, it is necessary to increase iron intake both before and after the surgery. We try to avoid iron tablets as they are quite constipating. A diet that includes foods that are high in iron is sufficient. The following is a partial list of foods that contain larger amounts of iron.
top ten iron rich foods
· clams, cooked, 3 oz (23.8 mg)
· tofu, 1/2 cup firm (13.2 mg)
· raisin bran, ready-to-eat, 3/4 cup (4.5 mg)
· sirloin steak, cooked, 3 oz (2.9 mg)
· shrimp, cooked, 3 oz (2.6 mg)
· black beans, boiled, 1/2 cup (1.8 mg)
· chickpeas, canned, 1/2 cup (1.6 mg)
· turkey breast, 3 oz (0.9 mg)
· bread, whole wheat, 1 slice (0.9 mg)
· chicken breast, skinless, 1/2 breast (0.9 mg)
Iron-rich Foods for Blood Donors
In order to help maintain adequate blood iron levels throughout autologous and directed donations, donors should eat foods high in iron. The following list gives the iron content of selected foods.
Food
Serving Size
Iron Content (mg)
Cereal, ready to eat, fortified
1 cup
1 to 16
Clams, canned
1/4 cup
11.2
Beef liver, fried
3 oz
5.3
Braunschweiger
2 oz
5.3
Molasses, blackstrap
1 tablespoon
5.0
Baked Beans
1 cup
5.0
Oysters, cooked
1 oz
3.8
Baked potato, with skin
1
2.8
Soup, lentil and ham
1 cup
2.6
Burrito, bean
1
2.5
Soup, beef noodle
1 cup
2.4
Rice, white, enriched
1 cup
2.3
Poptart, fortified
1
2.2
Ground beef, lean
3 oz
1.8
Apricots, dried halves
10
1.7
Spinach, frozen
1/2 cup (fresh=1 cup)
1.5
Bread, whole wheat
1 slice
1.2
Broccoli, fresh cooked
1/2 cup
0.7
Egg
1
0.7
Also:
Vitamin C enhances iron absorption from plant sources -- drink orange juice with iron-rich foods.
Tea with meals can act as an iron blocker.
Other iron blockers include carbonates, oxalates, and phosphates. Foods that contain these iron blockers include, cranberries, rhubarb, spinach, and soda
Copyright 2000-2005 Alex Keller, MD, FACS. pc. All rights reserved.
2006-10-12 05:48:07 · answer #1 · answered by Zsoka 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Liver has iron in it. That is my favorite kind of meat. When I was pregnant I eat liver and eggs everyday, and every time I took my iron pill I would become very very sick. My doctor later found out that I had too much iron in my blood and I was overdosing.
2006-10-12 05:57:42 · answer #2 · answered by Singingmama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What Has Iron In It
2016-10-06 01:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Liver
2006-10-12 05:52:44 · answer #4 · answered by ladyrebel4real 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The link below has everything you need to know about Iron/food...which foods and what your daily intake should be....hope it helps!!
2006-10-12 05:52:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A veg is a plant or part of a flower used as food
2017-03-11 00:10:01 · answer #6 · answered by Redmon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both are good for you, each fruit/vegetable has different vitamins. Thus as more variety, as better. Vegetables have generally less sugar than fruits.
2017-02-17 09:12:08 · answer #7 · answered by owen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spinach.
2006-10-12 08:34:55 · answer #8 · answered by howlettlogan 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lots of them!
Spinach
Raisins
Fortified cereals
clams
Turkey
many kinds of beans
"organ meats" - like kidneys and livers
ground beef
broccoli
baked beans
potatoes
lots more!
2006-10-12 05:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by tagi_65 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Green leafy vegetables
2006-10-12 05:46:10 · answer #10 · answered by newheartin03 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋