Comments on: 20 More Vegetarian Iron Sources

By: Paige

Paige — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:41:59 +0000

Very good list! Awesomely helpful. Just a thought, it’s a little misleading to put the mg of iron for each food without how much of the food will give you that amount. For example, it might be nice to put that you get 32 mg of iron from spinach by eating about five cups of it.

By: Isa Test

Isa Test — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:03:57 +0000

I’ve seen this in stores is it the same actual product?

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 23:21:15 +0000

This is a very helpful, interesting list. As a vegetarian (3 years this May!), I have had my occasional share of the stare from Iron Deficiency’s ugly head, and it’s not very pretty. (In fact, my doc wants to put me on a stronger multivitamin than the one I’ve been taking for the past few months.) I will find one way or another to add these foods to my diet so Iron Deficiency doesn’t rear its ugly head at me again.

By: Harry

Harry — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:02:43 +0000

Tips to get the most iron out of your food:

* Eat iron-rich foods along with foods that contain vitamin C, which helps the body absorb the iron.

* Tea and coffee contains compounds called polyphenols, which can bind with iron making it harder for our bodies to absorb it.
* Calcium also hinders the absorption of iron, avoid high-calcium foods for a half hour before or after eating iron-rich foods.

* Cook in iron pots. The acid in foods seems to pull some of the iron out of the cast-iron pots. Simmering acidic foods, such as tomato sauce, in an iron pot can increase the iron content of the brew more than ten-fold. Cooking foods containing other acids, such as vinegar, red wine, lemon or lime juice, in an iron pot can also increase the iron content of the final mixture

By: jonge

jonge — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 13:37:00 +0000

Hey,

your list is very good. I have recently beome vegetarian and feel tired a lot. I think Im lacking b12 or iron. Thanks for your help!

By: Law

Law — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:06:44 +0000

This is an awesome list. This has been the only source of confusion for me as far as Working Out/Building Muscle and how to intake protein without eating meat…. I will add these to my diet ..thanks!!

By: inspire-08

inspire-08 — Sun, 24 May 2009 19:23:08 +0000

I am a vegetarian and really like this post thanks for sharing the list…..

By: Missy

Missy — Tue, 19 May 2009 22:09:51 +0000

Absolutely Matt! If you vary it up and introduce lots of greens, fruits and nuts – you’re good to go.

By: Matt (No Meat Athlete)

Matt (No Meat Athlete) — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:30:11 +0000

Excellent list, thanks! Lots of vegetables that should be common in everyone’s diet! It’s amazing that if you just eat a varied vegetarian diet, you get iron, amino acids, and whatever else you need, without really trying. I think you get in trouble when you eat a vegetarian diet made of junky fake food like protein bars and meat substitutes.