HELP anemia problem?!
I dont want to eat meat
PLEASE HELP
Answers: ok i might be anemic. If i am then i cant be a vegertarian.
I dont want to eat meat
PLEASE HELP
Supplements
Grean leafy veggies
Grapes, Prunes, Grape Juice, Rasins
My mom is anemic so she drinks blackstrap molasses in hot water. If you can get yourself to tolerate that, that would take care of ya.
also anytime you eat foods high in iron, have some vitamin C too (like OJ) I hear VIt C helps your body absorb iron better..
Eat green leafy vegetables. Lots of them.
i was anemic BEFORE i became vegan/vegetarian. raw broccoli is GREAT. also try suppliments if you don't like some of the food that are high in iron.
The latest recommendation regarding dietary iron from the Institute of Medicine advises vegetarians, particularly strict vegans who don’t eat any animal foods, to consume almost twice as much iron as people who eat meat and other animal foods. It turns out that iron from plant-based foods is not as well absorbed as the iron from meat, chicken, and fish. Consequently, a vegetarian should eat more iron to meet his or her needs.
A woman, 19 to 50 years old, needs 18 milligrams of iron daily. However, woman in the same age range who are strict vegetarians need about 33 milligrams daily.
That’s a lot of iron and you'll need to plan your meals carefully to meet your needs. Here’s some high ticket, iron-rich plant foods:
Grains:
Iron (milligrams)
Brown rice, 1 cup cooked
0.8
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice
0.9
Wheat germ, 2 tablespoons
1.3
English Muffin, plain, 1
2.4
Oatmeal, 1 cup cooked
1.6
Pita, whole wheat, 1- 6 1/2 inch
1.9
Spaghetti, enriched, 1 cup, cooked
1.9
Raisin bran cereal, 1 cup
4.5
Legumes, Seeds, and Soy:
Sunflower seeds, 1 ounce
1.9
Soy milk, 1 cup
2.7
Kidney beans, ? cup canned
1.5
Chickpeas, ? cup, canned
1.6
Tofu, firm, ? cup
2.0
Tempeh, ? cup
2.2
Soy burger, 1
1.8 -3.9*
Vegetables:
Broccoli, ? cup, boiled
0.5
Green beans, ? cup, boiled
0.4
Peas, ? cup frozen, boiled
1.2
Lima beans, baby, frozen, boiled, ? cup
1.8
*Can vary with brand. Check nutrition label.
Eating a fortified cereal along with a varied, balanced diet is probably going to be the best way to help you meet your daily iron needs, if you wish to switch over to a totally plant-based diet.
Here’s another important tip, you can double the amount of iron absorbed from a plant-based meal by adding foods that contain a mere 25 milligrams (mg) of vitamin C. And get this: Your absorption of iron can increase as much as three-to-six fold by adding vitamin C-rich foods that contain 50 mg or more in each meal!
Each of the following foods provide over 50 milligrams of vitamin C: 1/2 cup cooked broccoli, 8 ounces of grapefruit, orange or vegetable juice, a cup of either cantaloupe or strawberries, a kiwi or orange, or a sweet pepper.
Since iron is listed on the nutrition fact panels of food products, you can easily keep track of the iron in your diet. The iron content on the label is provided as a percentage of the daily value, which is set at 18 milligrams. For example, if the label states that a serving of pasta provides 10 percent of the daily value for iron, it will serve up 1.8 mg of iron.
"Might" be anemic? Try seeing a doctor and finding out for sure, then ask his recommendations-your diet may not be the root cause of the problem.
Vitamin C is very good and necessary for your body to absorb iron. I guess here could be the key to your problems. Eat fruit rich in vitamin C and do a google search on vegetarian diets and see both sources of vitamin C and iron.
Good luck.
Um... so, you think you are lacking iron?
Many things could cause anemia (anaemia).
Yeah, eating better can't hurt.
Good sources of iron: Seaweeds, rice bran, legumes, beans, lentils...
See this for iron and complimentary nutrients also:
http://www.bestbread.ca/QUICK_-_REFERENC...