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Title: 6 Iron-rich food combos — no meat required
Post by: Saujanna Jafreen on January 30, 2017, 02:18:02 PM

If you have been considering cutting out or cutting back on red meat, you may be wondering if you will wind up depriving your body of iron. Sure, plant-based foods also contain this mineral, but it is not as readily absorbed. Only 2% to 20% of the iron in plants (called non-heme) makes its way from your digestive system to your blood, compared to 15% to 35% of the iron in animal foods (called heme).

But fortunately, there is a simple solution: Just add some vitamin C to your meal. It boosts the amount of non-heme iron your body absorbs by as much as six fold.

Below are six iron-rich plant foods, each paired with a fruit or veggie loaded with vitamin C. But there's no need to stick with these specific pairs — feel free to mix and match.

1. Spinach (iron) + red bell peppers (Vit. C)

2. Broccoli (iron) + tomatoes (Vit. C)

3. Black beans (iron) + cabbage (Vit. C)

4. Kale (iron) + oranges (Vit. C)

5. Lentils (iron) + Brussels sprout (Vit. C)

6. Dark chocolate (iron) with strawberries (Vit. C)

Title: Re: 6 Iron-rich food combos — no meat required
Post by: Md. Rasel Hossen on January 30, 2017, 06:45:52 PM

Thanks for your significant information....... :)

Title: Re: 6 Iron-rich food combos — no meat required
Post by: Sharmin Jahan on January 31, 2017, 01:25:20 PM

a very helpful post.

Title: Re: 6 Iron-rich food combos — no meat required
Post by: Sharmin Jahan on March 11, 2017, 01:55:13 PM

Thanks for sharing this information.

Title: Re: 6 Iron-rich food combos — no meat required
Post by: Mizanur Rahman (GED) on October 10, 2018, 05:35:28 PM

 :)