Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Too much iron can cause stomach problems, including lots of pain. An overdose is usually from pills, not food. Audrey S. On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 8:22 PM, Donnalilacflower <thelilacflowerwrote: > > > Please do not put yourself on iron pills. > The best health comes from eating your veggies, grains, beans, fruits, > etc. > Please incorporate all the foods we suggested into your diet. > Don't forget to add some molasses to your cream of wheat, it has iron too. > Quinoa is a great grain for energy. Like I need that LOL > Donna > > > > We gotta stop smokin', stop, stop. I mean cigarette smoking. - Jimi > Hendrix, Midnight Lightning > > --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Tee <teer2008 <teer2008%40charter.net>> > wrote: > > Tee <teer2008 <teer2008%40charter.net>> > Re: Donna - Iron rich foods > <%40> > Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 6:01 PM > > Thank you so much. I hadn't realized quinoa, hemp nut seeds and veggie > burgers had any iron. The way the sites that I found made it out that if you > don't eat red meat you aren't getting iron. So I was concerned, though I > knew this had to be somewhat misleading or all vegetarians would be on iron > pills too. > ~Tee > - > thelilacflower@ > Vegetarian Group > Wednesday, April 15, 2009 4:32 PM > Re: [vegetarian_ group] Iron rich foods > > I frozen chik patty by It's All Good has 30% iron and one of Amy's frozen > quarter pound veg burger has 20%. Don't forget cream of wheat, hemp nut > seeds 16%, beans, quinoa, nuts, seeds, balance your foods, read labels, etc. > > My girlfriend was on iron shots and the doc had her eating liver 4 times a > week. Nothing helped her iron count until she bacame vegetarian. > Donna > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > > " Tee " <teer2008 (AT) charter (DOT) net> > > Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:36:20 > <> > [vegetarian_ group] Iron rich foods > > I was wondering what sources of iron are out there for vegetarians. I tend > to run anemic and am one of those " cold " people as a result. I also tire > very easily. The only results I found stressed red meat. I do like spinach > and I know that's one, but what are some others? The vegetable sources of it > seemed scarce. Thanks in advance. ~Tee > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 I have to be on them for now as we are behind on bills and I haven't got enough to get any groceries at all. My mother actually brought us groceries last week. I do have some molasses left over from my ginger bread cookies that I made and I could easily put that in oatmeal. I also have kale that she brought. I hate taking pills of any sort. So as soon as I can go and buy some of these foods I'm stuck making what I have been given. I have talked to my husband the pure bred meat and potatoes freak and he has agreed to try a vegetarian diet as long as we have meat once a week, like Sunday. Which is HUGE because this is the same man that never ate anything except hamburger helper and instant potatoes almost all his life. He has been diagnosed with ADD and related depression, possible bipolar and he is wanting to see if a better diet will help him out. He is a truck driver so his choices are extremely limited especially since the company won't let him install an inverter. (If he could install one he would get a small fridge and microwave.) All he can run right now is a motorized cooler and that died a few weeks ago so he is living off road food. Then wonders why he is moody and feels like crud most of the time. He is more than willing to try new foods here at home that he can take OTR with him. ~Tee - Donnalilacflower Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:22 PM Tee - Iron rich foods Please do not put yourself on iron pills. The best health comes from eating your veggies, grains, beans, fruits, etc. Please incorporate all the foods we suggested into your diet. Don't forget to add some molasses to your cream of wheat, it has iron too. Quinoa is a great grain for energy. Like I need that LOL Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Beans, rice and grains are very inexpensive ib bulk. Veg chili, bean burgers are good Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " Tee " <teer2008 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:44:01 Re: Tee - Iron rich foods I have to be on them for now as we are behind on bills and I haven't got enough to get any groceries at all. My mother actually brought us groceries last week. I do have some molasses left over from my ginger bread cookies that I made and I could easily put that in oatmeal. I also have kale that she brought. I hate taking pills of any sort. So as soon as I can go and buy some of these foods I'm stuck making what I have been given. I have talked to my husband the pure bred meat and potatoes freak and he has agreed to try a vegetarian diet as long as we have meat once a week, like Sunday. Which is HUGE because this is the same man that never ate anything except hamburger helper and instant potatoes almost all his life. He has been diagnosed with ADD and related depression, possible bipolar and he is wanting to see if a better diet will help him out. He is a truck driver so his choices are extremely limited especially since the company won't let him install an inverter. (If he could install one he would get a small fridge and microwave.) All he can run right now is a motorized cooler and that died a few weeks ago so he is living off road food. Then wonders why he is moody and feels like crud most of the time. He is more than willing to try new foods here at home that he can take OTR with him. ~Tee - Donnalilacflower Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:22 PM Tee - Iron rich foods Please do not put yourself on iron pills. The best health comes from eating your veggies, grains, beans, fruits, etc. Please incorporate all the foods we suggested into your diet. Don't forget to add some molasses to your cream of wheat, it has iron too. Quinoa is a great grain for energy. Like I need that LOL Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 As a true GRIT, these I have and use. I have started buying brown rice instead of white, and my mother actually remembered! lol So these I do have. I also have the regular lentils (not the red - though I have had those and LOVE them). I keep pretty stocked up on the dried goods. I have pinto's, kidney, black, black eyed peas, split peas, lentils, brown rice, old fashioned oatmeal, grits, cornmeal, and a slew of grits! LOL I also have AP flour, and other basic baking ingredients. So even when I'm " out of food " , I'm not starving. Being on here has given me tons of ideas for the lentils and beans. I have actually made vegetarian sloppy joes before and the kid loved it! I didn't tell them it was vegetarian until after they had seconds. lol I also dug out my old Indian recipes cookbook and have been flipping through that for ideas as well. Believe me the next free check we have I am tweaking my list again. However it will be at least another 3 weeks before I can do anything. In the meantime I'm going lean on the meats (as I had been already just even more so now) and increasing the stocked goodies. We have recently had a small farm stand open up right up the road (within walking distance) so I will check that one out, plus another one my mother goes to for fresh real butter. For fats I use primarily olive oil already, a habit my mother picked up when we lived in Italy and I adopted in my own life. Since my bread machine died I have been trying my hand (not to successfully) at homemade bread, now my sweet breads rock (per the boys), it's the regular breads that aren't so hot. LOL ~Tee - thelilacflower Vegetarian Group Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:58 AM Re: Tee - Iron rich foods Beans, rice and grains are very inexpensive ib bulk. Veg chili, bean burgers are good Donna Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry " Tee " <teer2008 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 09:44:01 Re: Tee - Iron rich foods I have to be on them for now as we are behind on bills and I haven't got enough to get any groceries at all. My mother actually brought us groceries last week. I do have some molasses left over from my ginger bread cookies that I made and I could easily put that in oatmeal. I also have kale that she brought. I hate taking pills of any sort. So as soon as I can go and buy some of these foods I'm stuck making what I have been given. I have talked to my husband the pure bred meat and potatoes freak and he has agreed to try a vegetarian diet as long as we have meat once a week, like Sunday. Which is HUGE because this is the same man that never ate anything except hamburger helper and instant potatoes almost all his life. He has been diagnosed with ADD and related depression, possible bipolar and he is wanting to see if a better diet will help him out. He is a truck driver so his choices are extremely limited especially since the company won't let him install an inverter. (If he could install one he would get a small fridge and microwave.) All he can run right now is a motorized cooler and that died a few weeks ago so he is living off road food. Then wonders why he is moody and feels like crud most of the time. He is more than willing to try new foods here at home that he can take OTR with him. ~Tee - Donnalilacflower Wednesday, April 15, 2009 8:22 PM Tee - Iron rich foods Please do not put yourself on iron pills. The best health comes from eating your veggies, grains, beans, fruits, etc. Please incorporate all the foods we suggested into your diet. Don't forget to add some molasses to your cream of wheat, it has iron too. Quinoa is a great grain for energy. Like I need that LOL Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 Also, vitamin C helps your body absorb iron, so you should try to incorporate something high in C when you eat foods high in iron. - DJ ----------------------- Always remember: Today's mighty oak is simply yesterday's nut that held its ground... _____ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 2009 Report Share Posted April 16, 2009 We got plenty of oranges so I will eat those with it. I can see I have a lot to learn! ~Tee - Dena Jo Thursday, April 16, 2009 2:19 PM RE: Tee - Iron rich foods Also, vitamin C helps your body absorb iron, so you should try to incorporate something high in C when you eat foods high in iron. - DJ ----------------------- Always remember: Today's mighty oak is simply yesterday's nut that held its ground... _____ Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.58/2062 - Release 04/16/09 08:12:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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