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Was reading another thread, and someone said that they dont eat red meat, and i gathered it was for financial reasons. And i fully understand - red meat is so darn expensive.
My question is - if you take this approach, do you then eat alot of chicken, and also, if you avoid red meat - what do you eat to replace the nutritents that you get from the red meat...
i dont eat any red meat - chicken either. Red meat is a great source of iron, and seeing as we're not getting it from the meat itself...... we have to look elsewhere. There are lots of plant foods you can eat to increase the amount of iron that you get each day. E.g legumes (lentils, dried peas), dark green leafy vegetables, wholegrain breads and cereals, and iron fortified foods all contain good levels of iron.
Meat is an important source of protein and nutrients like iron and zinc. Chilly beans on rice or lentil shepherd’s pie are two examples of meals that contain good levels of protein, iron and zinc.
To help your body absorb the iron within these foods, it s imp to eat/drink foods high in vit c. too..... e.g strawberries, broccoli....
Yep, I don't eat red meat, or pork/ham/bacon, but I do (now, only recently) eat chicken and fish.
Howver I was vegan for 5 or so years so ate no animal products at all. There are other iron sources, but non-animal iron is more difficult for the body to absorb, so there are things you can do , like comsuming a good source of vitamin C (to help with iron absorption).
Parsley is a good scource of iron too
When pregnant with DD#1 midwife told me the best thing i can eat to help absorption of the iron tablets i was taking (besides taking it with OJ) was to eat tabouli - full of parsely - like Dee suggested.
dried apricots are good source of iron too aparently