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skuch329
8 posts since
Apr 9, 2007

Apr 12, 2007 12:30 PM

iron!

while i'm not completely a vegetarian, i almost never eat red meat, due to being against factory-farming and stuff and there's not many places to get organic meat around here (let alone affordably). however, i do know it woudl be a great thing ironwise.
so, does anyone know any places around scranton pa that aren't too far away?

or, if not, what are some of the best ways to get vegetarian iron? i do eat wild salmon once or twice a week, but it has a lot less than i thought.
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Ariann092
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Jan 4, 2005
1. Apr 12, 2007 12:46 PM in response to: skuch329
Good vegetarian sources of iron include: legumes, whole grains, green leafy veggies, blackstrap molasses, and fortified hot and cold cereals (there are many brands that have 50% or even 90% of the RDA for iron per serving).
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boosiebutt
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Jul 25, 2006
2. Apr 12, 2007 2:56 PM in response to: skuch329
Also, not sure if this is just for fortified products, just for vegetarian products, or all iron-y foods, but I read recently that you want to have a source of vitamin C with your iron, to help absorption. The example they gave was strawberries (vit. C) on your iron-fortified cereal. That way you're making the most of your iron source.
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vzhokie
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Jul 10, 2004
3. Apr 12, 2007 6:43 PM in response to: skuch329
Just be aware that non-heme (read: non-meat) sources of iron don't allow you to absorb the iron very well. They will never hold a candle to meat. I learned this the hard way - I eat spinach, nuts, raisins all the time, and still have very low iron.
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skuch329
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Apr 9, 2007
4. Apr 12, 2007 7:02 PM in response to: skuch329
thanks everyone!
yeah i eat a lot of legumes, whole grains, fruits and veggies etc, and vitamin C is probably my forte. haha

yeah i heard that about heme iron too, i'm hoping to get some good (hopefully organic) red meat somewhere.
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slowtwch
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Jul 16, 2006
5. Apr 12, 2007 9:31 PM in response to: skuch329
I've read that cooking with cast iron adds iron to your food. I don't know how valid that is, nutritionally speaking, but I don't think it could hurt. Plus, I love my cast iron skillets.
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skuch329
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Apr 9, 2007
6. Apr 12, 2007 10:09 PM in response to: skuch329
quote:<HR>Originally posted by slowtwch:
I've read that cooking with cast iron adds iron to your food. I don't know how valid that is, nutritionally speaking, but I don't think it could hurt. Plus, I love my cast iron skillets.<HR>


haha i love iron skillets too, and they do give off some iron, but only realllllllly small amounts.
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olderthandirt
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Feb 18, 2006
7. Apr 13, 2007 6:39 AM in response to: skuch329
Actually, cast iron pots can give off enough iron to cause iron overload. The key is what you cook in the cast iron. Vitamin C is an excellent iron chelator and in acid conditions can pick up a lot of iron. A good example would be to cook tomatoes in cast iron - acid+vitamin C = lots of iron. I would guess if you are monitoring your iron levels, you could use this to get in the iron you needed. Also, some wells are rich in iron. We have that problem here on our farm. The iron stained all of our sinks, clothes, etc. We had to put in a special filter.
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skuch329
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Apr 9, 2007
8. Apr 13, 2007 11:17 PM in response to: skuch329
quote:<HR>Originally posted by olderthandirt:
Actually, cast iron pots can give off enough iron to cause iron overload. The key is what you cook in the cast iron. Vitamin C is an excellent iron chelator and in acid conditions can pick up a lot of iron. A good example would be to cook tomatoes in cast iron - acid+vitamin C = lots of iron. I would guess if you are monitoring your iron levels, you could use this to get in the iron you needed. Also, some wells are rich in iron. We have that problem here on our farm. The iron stained all of our sinks, clothes, etc. We had to put in a special filter. <HR>



that's great about the vitamin c picking up a lot of skillet iron, i always cook tomatoes in there! sorry about the iron in the water though :
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csickels
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Oct 23, 2007
9. Apr 14, 2007 10:06 PM in response to: skuch329
iron tin miles every sundy.
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