High iron dinners to pack for the pool

[Anonymous]

Many of these foods listed are high protein, not high iron.

Lentils and rice (most rice is fortified)
Dried apricots
Molasses cookies

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many of these foods listed are high protein, not high iron.

Lentils and rice (most rice is fortified)
Dried apricots
Molasses cookies

Which foods listed?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is your kid anemic? Why do you need high iron? You can get more than enough from fortified foods. Even for vegetarians, iron isn't usually an issue.

I thought it was the opposite, that getting enough protein isn’t a problem for most people but that for many people getting enough iron takes more attention to what they’re eating.

[Anonymous]

I loved liverwurst as a kid. Maybe worth a try.

[Anonymous]

I've found this website helpful.

https://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-000119000000000000000-w.html

Lots of cereals are iron-fortified.

Also combining foods with vitamin c is supposed to help with absorption. Lentil crackers along with raspberries, for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. She’s anemic and a supplement hasn’t raised her iron enough to make her not anemic. So her doctor suggested high iron meals in addition to supplement for the next 3 months and then recheck. I do appreciate the suggestions but every time I ask something on DCUM it drives me nuts that multiple folks won’t just answer the question and instead second guess the premise of the question.

Thanks to folks who offered suggestions!

When asking a question, it is most helpful to provide all of the info in your OP. Otherwise you set yourself up for wading through questions when you trickle information out. Anemic 5 yos are not common, of course people are going to question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. She’s anemic and a supplement hasn’t raised her iron enough to make her not anemic. So her doctor suggested high iron meals in addition to supplement for the next 3 months and then recheck. I do appreciate the suggestions but every time I ask something on DCUM it drives me nuts that multiple folks won’t just answer the question and instead second guess the premise of the question.

Thanks to folks who offered suggestions!

When asking a question, it is most helpful to provide all of the info in your OP. Otherwise you set yourself up for wading through questions when you trickle information out. Anemic 5 yos are not common, of course people are going to question.

Not OP, but that information is unnecessary to answering the question. I see it all the time on DCUM, too. The question was what can she take to the pool for dinner that is high in iron. That's all that you need to know. Answer with foods that are high in iron that are easy to pack and eat without heating. That's it. You don't need any more info.

[Anonymous]

To be fair, high-iron and packing for pool is an oddly specific combo. A little back story wouldn’t have hurt.

[Anonymous]

Does she like shrimp? My kid would be overjoyed to get to eat a shrimp cocktail at the pool!

[Anonymous]

Why not give her high iron meals for her other meals and snacks for the day and just have a "regular" dinner since you're at the pool and it's the end of a long day for her so just let her enjoy a comforting meal?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is OP. She’s anemic and a supplement hasn’t raised her iron enough to make her not anemic. So her doctor suggested high iron meals in addition to supplement for the next 3 months and then recheck. I do appreciate the suggestions but every time I ask something on DCUM it drives me nuts that multiple folks won’t just answer the question and instead second guess the premise of the question.

Thanks to folks who offered suggestions!

When asking a question, it is most helpful to provide all of the info in your OP. Otherwise you set yourself up for wading through questions when you trickle information out. Anemic 5 yos are not common, of course people are going to question.

Not OP, but that information is unnecessary to answering the question. I see it all the time on DCUM, too. The question was what can she take to the pool for dinner that is high in iron. That's all that you need to know. Answer with foods that are high in iron that are easy to pack and eat without heating. That's it. You don't need any more info.

Yea, that’s not how the internet works. People are curious. But if you don’t want to explain then you just wade through the non-answers. It’s not hard

[Anonymous]

Would she eat cereal for dinner at the pool? Raisin Bran, bran flakes and miniwheats are high iron. You say she won’t eat spinach, but would she mind spanakopita?

[Anonymous]

Broccoli salad

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could you make some bran muffins with dark chocolate, and dried apricot, maybe stir some seed butter in?

Or trail mix with fortified cereal, pumpkin seeds, dried fruit and dark chocolate chips? Plus some orange juice?

I would look at getting some heme iron in too, but these would make a good dessert.

These are good ideas.

The most kid friendly high iron foods are going to be dried fruits, dark chocolate (but check label, it has to be good real dark chocolate), fortified cereals, molasses

FYI, calcium/dairy blocks iron absorption and vice versa. So be mindful of what foods they are eating together. I think the muffins and trail mix the PP posted are good ideas

[Anonymous]

I don't have any food suggetsions but just want to say my oldest hates cold food so when I packed his school lunch I'd use a thermos. You put boiling hot water in the theromos for 20 minutes which activates it and then add hot food. Food will stay hot.