Boost your Iron with these greens

Iron is really important in your diet and it doesn’t have to come from red meat , see how you can get your daily iron from other foods:

• Beans—including chickpeas and black beans—are excellent sources of iron. A cup of chickpeas, for instance, offers 26 percent of your daily need, while the same amount of black beans provides 29 percent.
• Pulses, such as lentils, supply iron. One cup of cooked lentils offers 6.6 milligrams of iron, 37 percent of your daily need.
• In addition to fibre and protein, almonds contain iron. A quarter-cup serving provides a little over a milligram of iron, and 2 tablespoons of almond butter will provide the same.
• Leafy greens like spinach and kale contain iron. A cup of raw spinach has about a milligram of iron, while a cup of cooked spinach offers more than six times that amount.
• Olives contain more than a milligram of iron per 10 large pieces.
• Broccoli is an absolute powerhouse of vitamins and minerals including iron. One cup of cooked broccoli provides 1 milligram of iron, almost twice the recommended daily intake of vitamin C, and 20 percent of your daily recommendation for fibre.

So get those greens on your plate!!

Posted on February 6, 2018 by Lauren Smedley