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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A four year old is supposed to get about 10 mg of iron a day.

The RDA for iron  is 18 mg.

http://www.fda.gov/food/guidanceregulation/guidancedocumentsregulatoryinformation/labelingnutrition/ucm064928.htm

So when they say a serving of chicken has 4% of iron, you should about double that for your daughter, because she doesn't need 18 mg, only about half that.    So a serving of those chicken nuggets have about 8% of her iron requirement (still not a lot, and as you say, she usually eats half a serving).

Another source of iron is to cook acidic foods (tomato sauce, etc) or scrambled eggs in an iron skillet.   Cooking in an iron skillet can double or triple the amount of iron in the food!

Iron from meat fish and chicken is heme iron and your body absorbs more of it, than iron from vegetables, fruit, grains and eggs.   Eat more vitamin C at the same time as your meal, and your body will absorb more iron from non-heme sources.[/quote]

That was a great, thoughtful answer pp! So, a normal regular and balanced meal should be fine. I will make a point of using my cast iron more often though, just in case. About the vitamin C - it can be in form of a fruit right? So, a few strawberries, cantaloupes, apple/pear etc as a side or dessert should fill that gap right?[/quote]

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