- Your "iron level" is checked before each blood donation to determine if it is safe for you to give blood.
- Iron is not made in the body and must be absorbed from what you eat.
- The adult minimum daily requirement of iron is 1.8 mg.
- Foods high in vitamin C also are recommended because vitamin C helps your body absorb iron.
- Breastfeeding increases iron requirements by about 0.5 to 1 mg a day.
Meat and Poultry:
- Lamb
- Chicken
- Turkey
- Liver (except fish liver)
Seafood
- Fish
- Mussels
- Shellfish
Vegetables
- Greens, all kinds
- Broccoli
- Sweet Peas
- Brussel Sprouts
- Bean Sprouts
- Tomatoes
- Lima Beans
- Potatoes
- Green Beans
- Corn
- Cabbage
Others
- Jaggery(Bellam in telugu)
- Kismiss
- Dates
