https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:40:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-416088 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 22:17:48 +0000 mrs. bird 416088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>cooking in cast iron is an easy way to increase iron intake. i've heard cooking acidic things like tomato sauces in cast iron are even better for getting iron in! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-416050 Mon, 26 Nov 2012 21:55:59 +0000 pastemoo 416050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Good to know! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80298 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:09:15 +0000 heffalump 80298@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Could you mix something that your LO loves in with the oatmeal? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80296 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 12:07:00 +0000 MH.Abroad 80296@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Egg Yolks<br /> Beans, Lentils, Chick Peas, Soybeans<br /> Artichokes<br /> Dried Fruit - Prunes, Raisins<br /> Spinach, Collards<br /> Sweet Potatoes<br /> Pumpkin<br /> Watermelon<br /> Green Beans<br /> Tofu</p> <p>And if you eat iron-rich foods with something high in Vitamin C, the iron will be absorbed better by the body. So try combining the above foods with<br /> Citrus<br /> Papaya<br /> Kiwi<br /> Bell Peppers<br /> Guava<br /> Broccoli<br /> Tomatoes </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80282 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:44:07 +0000 Maysprout 80282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sweet potatoes too. I make also make little meatballs with turkey and egg yolk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80274 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:38:20 +0000 Boogs 80274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Wow, so many good tips, I definitely need to look into these options when I'm at the store later, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80270 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:34:18 +0000 twinmama 80270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Corn flakes! I've been looking for good sources of iron during pregnancy and was amazed to see that regular kellogs corn flakes have 45% rdv of iron. A bowl everyday totally helps me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80186 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:42:29 +0000 Andrea 80186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves kidney beans and spinach. She pops the beans in her mouth like candy. For spinach, they sell these "spinach bites" in the vegan/vegetarian section of our grocery store. They are spinach and cheese nuggets and the LO loves them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80183 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:39:41 +0000 Lozza 80183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our nurse practitioner said lamb is great for babies- maybe try that?<br /> We've also had good luck getting LO to eat pureed beans. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80182 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:35:20 +0000 anbanan15 80182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is slightly anemic as well and has been on an iron supplement since 6 months. </p> <p>Spinach, kale, grass-fed lamb, prunes, lentils/beans</p> <p>For a grain amaranth is high in iron. I think you can get that as a cereal. Quinoa, which you can get as a cereal simiar to cream of rice, also has iron but it contains some iron inhibitors soothe body doesn't absorb all the dietary iron available. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80176 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 08:10:30 +0000 chopsuey 80176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Egg yolk! Spinach? I boil eggs and give LO the yolk. She loves it.<br /> You could make cream of spinach or something. LO loves creamy everything. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/iron-rich-foods#post-80141 Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0000 Boogs 80141@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is slightly anemic. Our pediatrician recommended giving LO oatmeal, but it's not something he enjoys. So, I'm trying to find other iron-rich foods and snacks for my LO. Are there any that you know of or use? </p>