I have low iron in my body and I wanted to know what foods I can eat to get more iron in me with out pills.?

Answer 1

Lean red meats (beef, pork, lamb)
Nuts
Beans (kidney, lentils, navy, black, etc.)
Raisins, dried fruits
Broccoli, asparagus, leafy greens (spinach)
Egg yolks
Seafood (shrimp, clams, oysters, tuna, salmon)
any iron fortified whole grains, cereals, breads, rice, pasta
Chicken & turkey

Answer 2

Clams Pork Liver Oysters Chicken Liver Mussels Beef Liver Beef Shrimp Sardines Turkey Enriched breakfast cereals Cooked beans and lentils Pumpkin seeds Blackstrap Molasses Canned beans Baked potato with skin Enriched pasta Canned asparagus Iron Absorption Enhancers Meat/fish/poultry Fruits: Orange, Orange Juice, cantaloupe, strawberries, grapefruit etc Vegetables: Broccoli, brussels sprouts, tomato, tomato juice, potato, green & red peppers Iron Absorption Inhibitors Red Wine, Coffee & Tea Vegetables: Spinach, chard, beet greens, rhubarb and sweet potato Whole grains and bran Soy products

Answer 3

It's almost impossible to get enough iron from foods, because even if you eat 100% of the RDA, the body can only absorb about 10-20%
The are two different types of digestible iron in food:
1. hemo iron, found in red meat seafood and poultry, and
2. non-hemo iron found in breads, fruits, breakfast cereals, vegetable, legumes (e. g. baked beans), nuts and eggs.
You need both

Answer 4

Eating dark green leafy vegetables like spinach or collard greens, fish high in good fat like tuna and salmon -- as well some seafood like shrimp or clams, fortified whole grain cereals and breads are great (try some raisin bran for breakfast or whole wheat bread for sandwiches), dark meat poultry like skinless chicken or turkey thighs or legs, lean pork and beef, legumes like chickpeas or black beans (dry or canned), and any soy product, such as firm tofu.

Answer 5

Leafy greens. I have anemia and I have to eat a lot of salad to keep my iron levels neutral. (It's really too bad I couldn't drop a few pounds eating so much salad! lol)

Answer 6

You should eat raisins, beets, leafy greens (not iceburg)like spinach, meats also contain a lot of iron, if you eat meat.

Answer 7

Guava, bananas, apples and fruits which contains more iron.

Answer 8

meat has iron...plus meat has protein..
so if you want both, eat some meat...
or take a multi vitamin

Answer 9

I am B12 deficent and have anemia. Fish is good, carrots, banana's and greens.

Answer 10

spinach
dark green leafy vegetables
red meat