This is for an 11 year old, the Dr. suggested to feed him food with high contents of iron.
2007-05-11 14:30:42 · 11 answers · asked by della322 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Any red meat such as beef, pork,and lamb. If he doesn't like liver, try liverwurst.
Also, a lot of high vitamin C foods such as leafy green veg, citrus fruit, and berries will help process the iron into the blood cells.
Is he taking a supplement? If not, he probably should be.
2007-05-11 14:42:10 · answer #1 · answered by Nurse Susan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brussel sprouts are excellent for an iron deficient person no matter what age they are. My wife has to eat them to control her anemia. The only problem is that they stink when you cook them and most people do not like them.
2007-05-11 14:34:51 · answer #2 · answered by OrangeCharlie 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What about an Iron Supplement??? Most foods that are very high in Iron, are not very appealing...
2007-05-11 14:50:10 · answer #3 · answered by DuSteDShaDoW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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)
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
2007-05-11 14:39:09 · answer #4 · answered by undercovernudist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
properly besides the undeniable fact that they could be created from steel, it quite is, in case you dont have sufficient iron. they could have a distinctive seem. i assume steel nails could be extra advantageous than iron, yet they're extra costly. Does your nail production unit want yet another cargo?
2017-01-09 16:39:53 · answer #5 · answered by aggie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dried apricots are excellent source of iron.
2007-05-11 14:40:18 · answer #6 · answered by valleyman 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.bloodbook.com/iron-foods.html
2007-05-11 15:07:36 · answer #7 · answered by Doc Hollywood 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
search on line, but I heard that pistachio is good for iron deficient.
2007-05-11 14:35:52 · answer #8 · answered by sky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spinach and asparagus are very high in iron.
2007-05-11 14:34:41 · answer #9 · answered by Robert G. 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wheat bread. cereal like the healthy ones.
2007-05-11 14:38:07 · answer #10 · answered by hitomiki 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋