My husband's blood count was very low and he is taking an iron tablet but he needs more. What can I feed him that has a lot of iron it it.
2007-02-03 06:54:48 · 10 answers · asked by PATSY 1 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Encriched breakfast cereals
Beef
Beans and lentils
Shrimp
Turkey
Chicken and beef livers
Baked potato (with skin)
Asparagus
Pumpkin seeds
Hope this helps.
2007-02-03 07:03:58 · answer #1 · answered by LolaCorolla 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Till you can get to the health food store, your best natural sources of iron are - pork, beef, liver, red meat, clams, dried peaches, farina, egg yolks, oysters, nuts, beans, asparagus,molasses and oatmeal.
When you can get to a health food store get him some spirulina tablets. Full of iron and protein!! They are a deep sea vegetable not unlike kelp or nori. A bottle of about 60 tablets will cost about $25.00. Speak to the person in the health food store, they are a wealth of information.
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2007-02-03 15:46:58 · answer #2 · answered by Minx 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The dark greens are not really a source of iron. They are a source of Chlorophyll, which is almost identical to Hemoglobin, except it has Manganese (?) instead of Iron. Iron interestingly is NOT what he needs. Don't overdo the iron, because it can be toxic.
2007-02-03 15:19:06 · answer #3 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many great sources of iron. There are sources of heme and non-heme iron ( meat and plant sources)
Good sources include
beel liver, beef ground, round, chuck and flank, chicken , pork , tuna
plant sources
almonds, apricots and raisins (dried- more concentrated with iron), legumes- kidney and lima beans, canned beans, broccoli, spinach, dates and enriched bread.
However, intake of vitamin c, eating heme and non heme sources of iron together, and even cooking in an iron skillet will help- it will contaminate your food with iron-in a good way
I hope this helps
nutrition student
2007-02-03 15:04:29 · answer #4 · answered by Ashley V 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK I will tell you what my sister was supposed to eat she had a very low blood count the doctor told her to eat rare calf's liver, now calf's liver is really good but it has to be cooked, also veggies are high in iron so try to give him veggies every day.
2007-02-03 16:13:18 · answer #5 · answered by sandyjean 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In addition to the foods mentioned above, try cooking in a cast iron skillet. This will leach iron into the foods that you cook.
2007-02-03 15:38:55 · answer #6 · answered by margarita 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuts
2007-02-03 15:19:08 · answer #7 · answered by xeibeg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spinach is the best source of iron
2007-02-03 15:02:15 · answer #8 · answered by yuihong 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
cooked dark leafy greens! collards, kale, spinach, mustards...
beans! black beans, black eye peas, chick peas, kidney beans, navy beans, lentils...
meat! beef, lamb, poultry, veal, pork,,,
believe it or not -- parsley packs a lot of iron too! toss fresh parsely into your salads
2007-02-03 15:10:29 · answer #9 · answered by not chey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kale , Spinach, Just about any green leaf vegetable is best..
2007-02-03 15:02:49 · answer #10 · answered by ibsawdust 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋