Iron deficence in Vegetarian?!

Eat plenty of green leafy vegetables, such as spinach!.
Increase your vitamin C intake, as this helps with iron absorption!.
Cook with iron pots!.
Avoid too much milk!.
Avoid too much softdrink (I assume this means the ones with caffeine)!.

EDIT: Regular blood donor here too!.
Never needed to take an iron tablet, either!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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Dried beans and peas, lentils, enriched cereals, whole-grain products, dark, leafy green vegetables, and dried fruit are good sources of iron!. Eating foods(at the same time as iron rich foods) containing vitamin C helps the body absorb iron — foods containing vitamin C include, strawberries, citrus fruits, tomatoes, cabbage and broccoli!.

I never take vitamins(they make me ill as well), and have no problems with my iron level!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

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beans, including kidney, lima, navy, black, pinto, soy beans, and lentils!. iron fortified whole grains, including cereals, breads, rice, and pasta!. greens, including collard greens, kale, mustard greens, spinach, and turnip greens !.vegetables, including broccoli, swiss chard, asparagus, parsley, watercress, brussel sprouts!. dried fruits, such as raisins, prunes, dates and apricots!. And nuts!.

Don't get too low on iron!. You don't want a goiter!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

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I've donated blood practically every eight weeks for the last 15 years, and I have never been turned down because of iron deficiency (once it was too high!)!.

I like spinach so I have it fairly often, and I eat beans and lentils regularly!. But I don't give much thought to boosting my iron, it just sort of happens!. Really, the typical American diet seems to be more nutritionally deficient than a vegan one!.

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forget the iron pills!. i've been vegan for 2!.5 years and i've never once been iron deficient!. just consume a healthy, well-balanced diet!. i eat a lot of vegetables, primarily a lot of broccoli and spinach!. consume a lot of beans and legumes!. i put hummus on nearly everythingWww@FoodAQ@Com

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Apricots, peaches, parsley, seaweed, chives, peppers, tomatoes, thyme, spearmint, soy protein isolate, peanut butter, pumpkin seeds, and sesame seeds all have iron!. Eat a variety of these things everyday if you are concerned about iron!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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I had same problem when I first became a vegetarian!. Go to Wal-Mart, and look in their freezer section!. They have veggie burgers, veggie chicken patties and all sorts of stuff, and a lot of them taste just like the real thing!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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When I used to donate blood, my iron levels were always higher than the normal meat eater people!.
Don't think because you eat meat that you are naturally healthy!.
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Ever heard of pop eye!? wonder why he ate so much spinach!? it's because it's full of iron! not to mention it tastes great in almost anything and there are endless varietiesWww@FoodAQ@Com

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http://pediatrics!.about!.com/od/nutrition!.!.!.

this website has a list of foods with iron in them!. hope it helps!. =]!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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There's iron in dark chocolate =DWww@FoodAQ@Com

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Beans
and Soy!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

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