Anonymous
Post 02/27/2014 13:53     Subject: Chicken nuggets - only 4% of iron in SEVEN nuggets! I need ideas for young children pls!
legumes, leafy green, iron-fortified cereals, dried fruit, eggs, red meat, and whole grains. Iron from animal products is easier to absorb than iron from plant sources.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2014 13:52     Subject: Chicken nuggets - only 4% of iron in SEVEN nuggets! I need ideas for young children pls!
Anonymous wrote:It is probably helpful that your child does not drink too much milk. I recall hearing that excessive drinking of milk is a main cause of iron deficiency. Must interfere with absorption somehow.


That, and too much milk (which contains no iron) reduces your kid's appetite for other foods.
Anonymous
Post 02/27/2014 13:44     Subject: Chicken nuggets - only 4% of iron in SEVEN nuggets! I need ideas for young children pls!
It is probably helpful that your child does not drink too much milk. I recall hearing that excessive drinking of milk is a main cause of iron deficiency. Must interfere with absorption somehow.