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Proteins:

  • Liver
  • Beef
  • Chicken
  • Turkey
  • Fish
  • Pork

 Snacks:

  • Dried beans & peas
  • Nuts and seeds
  • Peanut butter
  • Green peas
  • Lima beans
  • Raisins
  • Prunes
  • Dried apricots
  • Dried figs
  • Tomato juice
  • Spinach
  • Turnip greens
  • Collard greens
  • Winter squash

Carbohydrates:

  • Whole wheat bread
  • Cereals with iron
  • Brown rice
  • Enriched rice
  • Enriched bread
  • Enriched noodles
  • Enriched macaroni
  • Enriched spaghetti

 Important tips:

Eat many good sources of iron every day!

Eat a good source of vitamin C along with a good source of iron. Vitamin C helps your body use iron.