Getting Enough Iron on a Plant Based Diet

It may be easier to for the body to absorb Iron from animal products but that doesn't mean that you will be deficient. By eating a varied plant-based diet, you should get the necessary amount of Iron needed.

Here are some Iron rich foods:

• Legumes: lentils, soybeans, tofu, tempeh, lima beans
• Grains: quinoa, fortified cereals, brown rice, oatmeal
• Nuts and Seeds: pumpkin, squash, pistachio, sunflower, cashews, unhulled sesame
• Vegetables: spinach, collard greens, swiss chard, kale, broccoli, tomatoes
• Miscellaneous: prunes, raisins, nutritional yeast, blackstrap molasses, spirulina