Foods Rich in Iron

Iron-rich foods:

• Red meat, pork and poultry
• Seafood
• Beans
• Dark green leafy vegetables, such as spinach
• Dried fruit, such as raisins and apricots
• Iron-fortified cereals, breads and pastas
• Peas

Your body absorbs the most iron from red meat than any other food source. If you decide not to have meat in your diet, you can increase your intake on leafy greens, lectumes and peas!

To enchance the absorbtion of iron, eat foods high in vitamin C such as:

• Broccoli
• Grapefruit
• Kiwi
• Leafy greens
• Melons
• Oranges
• Peppers
• Strawberries
• Tangerines
• Tomatoes