How to make healthy food choices for iron rich food

Iron is an important part of your diet, maintaining muscle tone and the healthy circulation of blood throughout the body. The recommended daily allowance is about 18 milligrams a day. When you think of iron, a lot of times you think of liver. Try these tips for buying foods rich in iron in this healthy nutrition how-to video.

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Beef & fish are good sources
Spinach & raisins have iron as well
Have vitamin C alongside iron from plants
Supplements can help
Iron from food is best

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Michelle Cooper has been a registered dietician for more than 10 years. She currently works for the state of North Carolina for the New Hanover County School District in the Child Nutrition Department as the supervising registered dietician on staff. She specializes in child nutrition, child fitness and overall child health. She enjoys her job because it allows her to be a pivotal piece of child development.