Question:
Hey...I have low iron :( I need some ideas for iron rich foods!

I am looking for some suggestions for iron rich foods. The easier the better! I am willing to try foods I've never eaten before...liver...ehwww. Crack open those recipe books and send me some good ideas!    — Peggy N. (posted on March 11, 2002)

March 11, 2002
If you are RNY, you're not going to absorb iron from foods well at all. Have you tried an iron supplement that does not hurt your tummy or cause constipation? Ferrous SULFATE is the most common one used and it is the BAD one. It causes all kinds of discomfrot and it is not well absorbed. Several other kinds of iron don't hurt and do absorb. Always take iron with C, but not with caffeine, milk, antacids or ulcer meds, any other meds, any other minerals. Let them alone for an hour, together.
   — vitalady

March 12, 2002
I don't know how much iron we absorb but, here is a salad I just love. Simply toss baby spinach, sliced blanched almonds, mandarin orange slices, and optional red onion slices and or blue cheese crumbles. Drizzle with a low fat or fat free raspberry vinagrette (there are lots of good ones). I love this salad.
   — cindy Q.

April 5, 2002
Try shrimp - you can buy it already cooked and peeled at most seafood depts. About 4-5 medium shrimp will be a meal. For an iron supplement, my pharmacist recommended a brand called "SLOW FE" because it doesn't cause constipation like other types of iron supplements.
   — Diane W.

June 19, 2002
LIVER , IS A GREAT SOURCE OF IRON
   — yodah G.