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mummy_becks 
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:35pm |
Josh is none pretty much eating no meat at all. He's not interested in it at all, and I don't want to make a fuss over it at dinner time.
But my problem is the iron that he is missing out on. With a mother that has pretty much non exsistant iron stores I am worried that he isn't getting any iron. Is there anything I can do for him that is realtifly cheap??
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:38pm |
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Green leafy veg are high in iron (although probably not a great suggestion for a wee one as they werent my fav food as a youngin).
Otherwise nuts are high in iron ... or will he eat fish?
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:52pm |
Nope won't eat any meat at all apart from ham and luncheon (not that it is actually meat).
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 6:57pm |
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Maybe talk to your GP and see if there able to give him iron supplements or not you could try giving him diluted squeezed orange juice as the vit C helps to absorb iron.
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 7:30pm |
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What about if you pureed it and mixed it into his mashed potato or something, would that work? Even yoghurt, if you must lol
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 8:48pm |
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And apricots are high in iron... maybe a few dried apricots with brekkie?
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 8:51pm |
Thanks Andie we have them at home and they go to daycare for lunch.
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:06pm |
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Charlotte is on incremin? its about $10 from chemist, has a giraffe on the box. She won't eat meat either (damn valentines..)
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:09pm |
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1 weetbix is meant to have 25% of an adults RDI or iron if he eats that?? Maybe include a toddle milk that's iron fortified with it. Sultanas are quite high in iron to.
Not such a cheap alternative but trying to remember off the top of my head I think Floridix is ok for kids (maybe mix it in with a drink to get him to take it)
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 9:21pm |
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Floradix is a good gentle iron supplement for kids too.
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 10:04pm |
Olivia is not much of a meat eater either. I have a hand out (which I should scan but I can't) and chicken is a really good source of iron as well. It now comes in tins as well, does he eat chicken sammies? Chicken toasties? Chicken pizza or pita pockets? What about pate? 35-ish % of haem iron is absorbed by the body and when it comes to non-haem iron sources that number reduces to only 7%. It is the better idea to try for the higher stuff.
In saying that though Olivia is not much of a meat eater at all, I would be lucky to get 2 or 3 serves into her per week through general eating and pure trickery. I am not so worried about her lacking in iron, she is generally not a tired child and has plenty of energy. I mean your DS could have fantastic iron stores, concentrate on him - is he ok? Is he showing signs of deficiency? Rosy cheeks? Runs about like a nutter? Red whites of the eyes?
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Posted: 21 July 2008 at 10:36pm |
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I'm a vegetarian, and the type of iron in both meat and veges is the same. The so-called haem and non-haem is a lot of bollocks, as research has been done.
With iron (from both animal and non-animal sources), just make sure you have vitamin C to help metabolise iron properly. Without vitamin c, the body cannot utilise iron properly. One way of getting the vitamin c is to give a small glass of orange juice with a meal, or to allow him to eat a piece of fruit after a meal
If your son does not green leafy veges, your best bet is iron fortified foods, such as breakfast cereals or a fortified soy milk.
If that doesn't work, I would highly recommend mixing a sachet of SpaTone iron supplement in some of his milk or juice. This is great source of naturally occuring iron. It is basically water with a lot of iron ions in it.
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Posted: 22 July 2008 at 8:41am |
 lady_aset wrote:
I'm a vegetarian, and the type of iron in both meat and veges is the same. The so-called haem and non-haem is a lot of bollocks, as research has been done. |
You are quite right, there is much the same, how ever it is not the product it is our body. Our body processes both quite differently so there lies the absorption problem. Fortified cereals can drinks can help but the best way is to always try the best source of it which is lean beef, or lamb, shellfish, chicken and pork.
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