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2007-02-25 04:42:23 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink Vegetarian & Vegan

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Good sources of iron for vegetarians include wholegrain cereals and flours, leafy green vegetables, blackstrap molasses, pulses such as lentils and kidney beans, and some dried fruits.

2007-02-25 04:48:37 · answer #1 · answered by Kristy B 2 · 0 0

Greens, Brussels spouts, peas, broccoli.

You can also cook in an iron skillet.

Molasses. If you want something to boost your iron quickly, put molasses in your food, put on pancakes or waffles, take a teaspoon of it once a day, or dissolve it in hot water and drink like tea or coffee. Brer Rabbit black strap molasses is really high iron, but the taste is really strong and a lot of people might not like it. Any molasses will do the trick, though. I give blood a lot, and they used to turn me away because my iron was "low", I found out if I take molasses for a few days my iron goes up. Greens don't work that fast. Later on, they changed the acceptable iron level for men so I'm not considered low iron anymore.

Oh yeah, be sure to get plenty of Vitamin C too, because that increases the body's ability to absorb iron. Putting lemon juice with green vegetables is a great idea.

2007-02-25 05:00:51 · answer #2 · answered by majnun99 7 · 1 0

As a vegetarian iron is a really important mineral to get in your diet. I would suggest eating a lot of dark green spinaches, brocolli, kale, beans and nuts, as well as whole grain foods to reach your iron needs.

I have been a vegetarian for three years, and I am not anemic, which is an issue for many vegetarians. Soymilk is also a great iron supplement, however many people resort to taking an iron pill to make sure they get enough. Also, tofu and tempeh, as well as other soy based products, have lots of iron and protein. But, make sure you don't get too much iron, as that can cause illness as well.

Also, as a vegetarian you must make sure you are getting enough vitamin B12, as this is key facet in memory and other neurological functions, as well as cardiovascular functions. Some foods with high B12 counts are fortified soymilk, fortified cereals, milk, eggs, and seaweed. Silk soymilk has fifty percent of your daily requirements for B12 (fun fact).

Good luck!

2007-02-25 05:42:47 · answer #3 · answered by Waverly Pascale 3 · 0 0

Iron is an essential for the formation of haemoglobin. The iron in haemoglobin combines with oxygen and transports it through the blood to all parts of the body. Anemia is a result of iron deficiency. As a result of anemia, the patient have symptoms of tiredness, lack of stamina, headaches, insomnia, breathlessness, and loss of appetite. These symptoms shows an iron deficiency.

Vegetables like broccoli and bok choy are iron rich vegetable foods. These vegetable foods are high iron and also in vitamin C, which increases absorption of their high iron content. The presence of vitamin C in these vegetables help absorb iron. The amount of iron absorbed from vegetarian foods is around 1 - 10% , while it is 10 - 20% from animal foods. Combinations such as beans and tomato or tofu and broccoli result in good iron absorption. Eating of iron rich foods removes iron deficiency.

The RDA for iron is 10 mg/day for adult men and for post-menopausal women and 15 mg/day for pre-menopausal women. The daily requirement of iron is very easily met with vegetarian diets. For example, 1 cup of cooked spinach contains 3 mg, 1 cup of tofu contains 13.2 mg and 1 cup cooked lentils give 6.4 mg of iron.

http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/nutrition/iron.html

2007-02-25 13:49:47 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

i'm a very anemic ex-veg, and it hasn't been fun at all.
it's true that many vegetables have mineral iron, but you can assimilate as well as the meat, and even it's not as much as the meat. actually, it should be a different kind.
you won't achieve getting enough iron unless you will take some pills of iron.
as soon as i'll recover from that anemy (2 years and it's still critical) i'll stop again eating meat and i know i'll have to take iron in pills for all my life. but i'm proud of it.

2007-02-26 22:23:20 · answer #5 · answered by reginadispade 2 · 0 0

Iron is found in dark leafy vegetables such as spinach,kale etc. However.more of the iron from plant sources is absorbed if they r accompanied by food or drinks-such as pepper or orange juice-that contain Vitamin C.

2007-02-25 05:22:29 · answer #6 · answered by simple 3 · 1 0

Spinach is the best source of iron in vegetables.

2007-02-25 18:13:48 · answer #7 · answered by gsgrulez 1 · 0 0

All green vegetables like pudina, palak, dhania, curry patta, methi and lady finger are rich in mineral iron.

2007-02-25 05:34:02 · answer #8 · answered by spiritual healer 4 · 1 0

i could flow see a dietition while you're a vegetarian or somehting yet some accessible ones carrots crammed with beta carotene and nutrition 'a' help avert cancers and robust for the attention well-being. beans and lentils for protein. culmination for vitamn c and fibre.

2016-12-18 10:42:15 · answer #9 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

I know only one ie Palak means Spinich. in fruits banana & guava is rich in iron content but best is pomegranet.

2007-02-28 17:21:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

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