i am a vegetarian, so i dont eat meat, but i have anemia and i was wondering if there is a certain type of food that has a lot of iron that isnt meat.
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Beets are a great source of iron. There's a company called Springreen that makes a tablet of just Beets. It's easy to take and won't effect your digestion.
Good vegetarian sources of iron include black beans, bran flakes, cashews, Cream of Wheat, garbanzo beans (chickpeas), GrapeNuts, kidney beans, lentils, navy beans, oatmeal, pumpkin seeds, raisins, soybeans, soymilk, spinach, sunflower seeds, tofu, tomato juice, and whole wheat bread. Eating vitamin C-rich foods (such as citrus fruits and peppers) when you eat iron-rich foods is a good way to increase iron absorption. Also, young women tend to have higher rates of anemia compared to the overall population -- regardless of diet. In this case, it's a good idea to take a multivitamin containing iron.
Green leafy vegetables like callaloo, collards, kale, and chard, are high in Iron, sea vegetables, grains like amaranth, quinoa, and teff, as well as vegetables like garbanzo beans. Spinach is not good in large amounts because it interferes with iron absorption. Soy is a source of iron, but it's not easily assimilated by the body unless it's fermented like Miso or tempeh. Best wishes, By the way --dr.beth--beets are tricky because they do not distinguish between nutrients in the soil and poisons. They are the fastest vegetable in pulling matter from the soil, but if the soil is full of poisons, yep, you guessed it!! I was not a happy camper when I found that one out, lol.
