Foods With Iron It It

Question
Is there anything besides spinach. I can't eat spinach. So if you could please give me some more food that has iron in it.
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Followup To

Question -
I am a person who is really in a need of iron. I just found out that my amemia has come back in full force. I had it under control but in the past three to four weeks I started getting sick really bad and went to ER and they told me a was Anemic. It hit me harder this time then what it did when I found out I was anemic before. So if you could please give me names of as much food that you can find, think, or know of that has Iron in it. It would really be helpful. Thank you.

Answer -
Dear Amanda,

Spinach. Take a suppliment. WHY are you anemic? just food? I ate a lot of spinach, found out I was anemic, then I had a blood sucking tumor removed from uterous, and then I wasn't anemic.

Answer
One idea:

BREADS, CEREALS, AND OTHER GRAIN PRODUCTS (1)

Bagel, plain, pumpernickel, or whole-wheat 1 medium + Farina, regular or quick, cooked 2/3 cup ++ Muffin, bran 1 medium + Noodles, cooked 1 cup + Oatmeal, instant, fortified, prepared 2/3 cup ++ Pita bread, plain or whole-wheat 1 small + Pretzel, soft 1 + Ready-to-eat cereals, fortified 1 ounce ++ Rice, white, regular or converted, cooked 2/3 cup +

FRUITS

Apricots, dried, cooked, unsweetened 1/2 cup +

VEGETABLES

Beans, lima, cooked 1/2 cup + Spinach, cooked 1/2 cup +

MEAT, POULTRY, FISH, AND ALTERNATES

Meat and Poultry Beef: Brisket, braised, lean only 3 ounces + Ground; extra lean, lean, or regular; baked or broiled 1 patty + Pot roast, braised, lean only 3 ounces + Roast, rib, roasted, lean only 3 ounces + Shortribs, braised, lean only 3 ounces + Steak, baked, broiled, or braised; lean only 3 ounces + Stew meat, simmered, lean only 3 ounces +

Liver, braised: Beef 3 ounces ++ Calf 3 ounces + Pork 3 ounces +++ Chicken or turkey 1/2 cup diced ++ Liverwurst 1 ounce + Tongue, braised 3 ounces + Turkey, dark meat, roasted without skin 3 ounces +

Fish and Seafood Clams; steamed, boiled, or canned; drained 3 ounces +++ Mackerel, canned, drained 3 ounces + Mussels, steamed, boiled, or poached 3 ounces + Oysters: Baked, broiled, or steamed 3 ounces ++ Canned, undrained 3 ounces ++ Shrimp; broiled, steamed, boiled, or canned; drained 3 ounces + Trout, baked or broiled 3 ounces +

Dry Beans, Peas, and Lentils Beans; black-eyed peas (cowpeas), chickpeas (garbanzo beans), red kidney, or white; cooked 1/2 cup + Lentils, cooked 1/2 cup + Soybeans, cooked 1/2 cup ++

Nuts and Seeds Pine nuts (pignolias) 2 tablespoons + Pumpkin or squash seeds, hulled, roasted 2 tablespoons +

(1) A selected serving size contains -

+ 10-24 percent of the U.S. RDA for adults and children over 4 years of age

++ 25-39 percent of the U.S. RDA for adults and children over 4 years of age

+++ 40 percent or more of the U.S. RDA for adults and children over 4 years of age

(2) Breads, pasta, and cereals listed are enriched unless otherwise noted. See section on enriched or fortified foods.


Liver tends to contain a lot of chemicals, shellfish tend to have a lot of cholesterol.

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