Guest guest Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 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 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Any type of dark green leafy veggies are good for iron, spinach, kale, greens, etc. Bananas are also supposed to be good for both iron and potassium. I think beans are usually a pretty good option as well, although I'm not sure on that. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Here you have a link for iron rich food, listing a few that were not mentioned yet. Not a vegetarian site, so they list venison, which apparently is the richest in iron of the meats, but it is not at the top or near it. The richest sources of iron are actually vegetarian. This was a surprise to me. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient & dbid=70 , " rosetalleo " <rosetalleo wrote: > > Yes, one cup serving of just about any beans will give you from 20% to 45% (soy beans) of your daily nutritional requirements of iron. I think if you can get at least a serving of greens and a serving of beans every day you will meet your requirements and they are non processed foods. Also, greens have calcium and other minerals we need, not to speak of all the fiber and both greens and beans are also so easy on the wallet.... > Roseta > > , DennSedai <DennSedai@> wrote: > > > > Any type of dark green leafy veggies are good for iron, spinach, kale, > > greens, etc. Bananas are also supposed to be good for both iron and > > potassium. I think beans are usually a pretty good option as well, > > although I'm not sure on that. > > > > Dennis > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Many lists if you google iron rich foods. I've become anemic when I worked too many hours [frequently have unforgiving deadlines], and vegetarian food was not provided, so I skipped meals. I found a Chinese restaurant that would send over bok choy, spinach & cashews & brown rice & I recovered quickly. Here's onelist I found. http://www.fatfreekitchen.com/nutrition/iron.html --- On Wed, 4/15/09, Tee <teer2008 wrote: > Tee <teer2008 > Iron rich foods > > Wednesday, April 15, 2009, 12:36 PM > 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 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 I just tried edemame about a month ago and loved it, those are soy beans right? I am such a newbie. lol ~Tee - rosetalleo Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:10 PM Re: Iron rich foods Yes, one cup serving of just about any beans will give you from 20% to 45% (soy beans) of your daily nutritional requirements of iron. I think if you can get at least a serving of greens and a serving of beans every day you will meet your requirements and they are non processed foods. Also, greens have calcium and other minerals we need, not to speak of all the fiber and both greens and beans are also so easy on the wallet.... Roseta , DennSedai <DennSedai wrote: > > Any type of dark green leafy veggies are good for iron, spinach, kale, > greens, etc. Bananas are also supposed to be good for both iron and > potassium. I think beans are usually a pretty good option as well, > although I'm not sure on that. > > Dennis > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.57/2060 - Release 04/15/09 06:34:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 2009 Report Share Posted April 15, 2009 Wow thanks I hadn't seen this list at all in my google search. This is good to know as I use so many of those herbs already. ~Tee - rosetalleo Wednesday, April 15, 2009 5:27 PM Re: Iron rich foods Here you have a link for iron rich food, listing a few that were not mentioned yet. Not a vegetarian site, so they list venison, which apparently is the richest in iron of the meats, but it is not at the top or near it. The richest sources of iron are actually vegetarian. This was a surprise to me. http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=nutrient & dbid=70 , " rosetalleo " <rosetalleo wrote: > > Yes, one cup serving of just about any beans will give you from 20% to 45% (soy beans) of your daily nutritional requirements of iron. I think if you can get at least a serving of greens and a serving of beans every day you will meet your requirements and they are non processed foods. Also, greens have calcium and other minerals we need, not to speak of all the fiber and both greens and beans are also so easy on the wallet.... > Roseta > > , DennSedai <DennSedai@> wrote: > > > > Any type of dark green leafy veggies are good for iron, spinach, kale, > > greens, etc. Bananas are also supposed to be good for both iron and > > potassium. I think beans are usually a pretty good option as well, > > although I'm not sure on that. > > > > Dennis > > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.57/2060 - Release 04/15/09 06:34:00 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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