I am 27 weeks pregnant and I eat plenty of fruits and vegetables.
My diet basically consists of a bowl of cheerios, two pieces of toast, and a glass of non-concentrated orange juice for breakfast,
a sandwich for lunch and always a big dinner.
I am not on any specific diet, I just eat when I am hungry and I don't eat a lot of junk food or drink much caffeine.
Does anyone know any good ways to up the level of iron???
2007-02-03 07:18:31 · 8 answers · asked by meehan0125 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Go and see your OB right now... (s)he will be able to help you get a meal plan. You need a lot of calories in your 3rd trimester.
Meanwhile, make sure you are eating meat, and iron-rich vegetables (mmm... spinach!). You may want to switch that bowl of cheerios with something that has more iron in it. Look at you entire diet, and make sure that you are getting everything you need to be eating. If you are not getting nutrients from your food, your body will sacrifice your own stores in favor of the baby.
2007-02-03 07:28:32 · answer #1 · answered by Patti C 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Iron defiency takes MONTHS to be fixed. You need to eat lots of iron containing food (ie, liver), eating the daily requirements are not going to help you improve iron levels in a short time. All this for a non-smoker, smoking is just going to make the process a lot slower.
2016-05-23 23:56:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dispite the bad press involving red meat the iron is easily absorbed by the body and will raise iron levels. Also take a low iron supplementation with vitamin C.
2007-02-03 07:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by Amber 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One tablespoon of Blackstrap Molasses has as much iron in it as the over the counter iron pill and much easier for the body to process.
It has a stong taste, but reminds me of coffee when mixed in milk and sweetened.
2007-02-03 07:35:43 · answer #4 · answered by justweird_sodeal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your iron levels are low your doc with prescribe either an iron supplement or a mulitvitamin with iron in it. Talk to your doctor to find out what he/she wants you to do about this.
2007-02-03 07:27:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Kale and spinach have the most iron in them..You can eat them raw or cooked. Any green leaf vegetable is high in iron.
2007-02-03 07:26:57 · answer #6 · answered by ibsawdust 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would make sure to take vitamins if you don't already. Talk to your doctor, and he may be able to tell you certain foods to eat to get higher levels of iron. Good luck!
2007-02-03 07:26:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You should switch cereals. Kellogg's Bran Flakes with Raisins has more iron than a steak.
2007-02-03 07:35:58 · answer #8 · answered by Rockford 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋