Iron-enriched foods

[Queen]

Ok so feeling a tad dumb here, but my DD1, the great eater she is will eat vegies now but no meat really.....

I am worried about her not getting enough iron, so I need something I can hide/smuggleinto her food, or a food in general?

Any thoughts

[chepie]

I am after some suggestions too!! So bumping and subscribing

[ss_storm]

I think broccoli is high in iron?

will she eat mince mixed in with heaps of vegies? Kind of like the opposite you would do for a child that won't eat vegies and you grate them into meat dishes. Or even just sucking on a chop bone is good for them.

I just did a quick google search, there is a list of iron rich foods on loveyourbaby dot com, maybe have a look at that for some ideas?

[Queen]

I know like chick peas are good also. I tried hommus, she was not a fan....I am still hunting for something!!!

[allycat06]

Green vegies and wholemeal grains (bran is a good one). Serve with something high in vitamin C to boost absorption.

[MantaRay]

Meat really is the best food for babies and iron, as this is the only source of iron which is readily absorbed. This is why it is now recommended as one of the first foods to be introduced. Would she eat a pasta bolognaise or something like that? Sometimes mum have luck with scraping meat into things, or with giving their little one some cooked steak to suck or chew on (big enough pieces so they can't choke), or even smooth, strong bones to suck/chew on. Do you think any of these ideas would work?