Long term vege who is slowly going back to meat... but I was only vege because of the taste, now I cook meat it tastes a bit better!

But for years my diet was fine, no supplements needed. (I've always eaten fish though.)

I enjoy eating meat alternatives, they taste nicer than the meat in half the cases! Lentils are yum.

Iron, I eat a lot of spinach and apricots. They taste nice and are full of iron - all dark green veggies are so take your pick.

I know there are threads of food out there. One of my favourite recipes is a brocolli bake:

Potatoes, cut into thick circles (like for mash potatoes, but a lot thicker and not boiled for as long).
Brocolli, steamed.
Cheese sauce.
Large chunks of cheese.

Pop all the above in a casserole dish and into the oven for 30 minutes. Serve with whatever you fancy - carrots, sweetcorn, veg... or beans and vege sausages if you like (I prefer the former, my mother the latter). Or eat it alone.


eta - FJ, only dark choc is high in iron. What a shame! And I agree, meat is expensive, which is why we're a vegetarian family 5 nights out of 7 and meat only once or twice.