foods with iron (recipes?)

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Lots of cooked beans have iron in significant amounts. So do cooked or raw

" leafy " greens of various kinds.

 

One soup I remember eating several years ago was made with white beans (in this

case, they were cannellini beans) and chopped greens (kale, I think it was).

There was a little bit of onion (green onion would be good) and probably a hint

of fresh garlic (you can sautee it in margarine, oil or butter, if desired).

 

Now I know the broth of the original soup wasn't vegetarian--at the time, that

was no issue for me. However, a suitable vegetable broth would be fine to sub

for the light-colored chicken broth from the original soup recipe.

 

I loved this soup so much I experimented and made something that tasted pretty

much the same when I got home. I still like the flavors, and it was very simple.

Now, I can also make it with a vegetable-based broth and it is plenty enjoyable,

as well.

 

So try something like that--combine cooked beans and cooked greens in a dish or

in the same meal. I think that's a great and tasty way to get some dietary

" iron " foods!

 

Bon Apetit!

--Laura B., in Illinois

 

 

 

 

I did think of a question, it seems I always have an issue with low Iron - I

know eating green vegetables is a big thing but does anyone have anything

helpful regarding Iron or great recipes that are high in Iron?