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Old 11-17-2009, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Remy View Post
I know the drill (i started going to the dietician): broccoli, brussell sprouts, peanuts, apricots, soy, chickpeas, all types of beans plus lemon or orange juice regularly.

(vitamin C from citruses activates the absorption of non-heme iron in the above vegetables)

now i've got to come up with some way to integrate all of those

PS. David's co-blogger, Cassandra, gives great ideas for veg. meals
It's hard to believe that people can have low iron these days when everything is so enriched- flour, cereal, rice, bread, etc. If anything, I have to try to avoid consuming too much iron!
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