please give me ideas for recipes with iron and protein

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hey guys

please could u suggest recipes and ideas for recipes desi and non-desi recipes for iron rich and protein rich recipes plz, im lacking these vitamins so much so need ur help

thanks in advance for your replys.

princess.

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oatmeal with raisins has tons of iron and protein...very healthy and good for you.

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Princess , for Iron intake , there is a simple recipe : cube cut an orange and have it with 10 dates ( khajoore) ... have this every day and your iron issue will be sorted . Its tried and tested .

Liver and beef are iron rich meat options ... you can always stir fry Liver and have it like BBQ style ... Beef , you can eat in Kababs or Karahi style ..

If you like Humous , the arabic dish , why not make it at home , it requires just chick peas and tahini sauce .. Tahini is really rich in iron and when you make humous at home , you can add more of tahini then the chickpeas ... you can enjoy humous with BBQ or karahi :@:

Try to have about 15 almonds every day .. they are iron rich as well ... Peaches are real good as well ..

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Pomegranate juice and beetroot juice :bummer:

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^ yup thats definitely a good one ...

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Make daal (mix three types of daal).
Then separately make qeema.
Now mix them in your plate according to the conistency you want. Then have with wheat naan or brown bread.

Or try a spinach quiche.
or mixed bean and mince meat soup.

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thanks guys for your replies so far, gna try all of these :) cuz when i was in pakistan my blood pressure was 107 i told doctor, and he goes i got less red blood cells in my body which is scaring me so much.

is haleem rich in iron do u think?

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You are anemic??
Both my sisters were and they are fine. Eat more meat and iron. A lot of desis are anemic, idk why.

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yep am anemic big time, i have to take tabs each day 300g ferrous gluconate, no probs so far, i wouldnt have known if i didnt take a trip to the drs.

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For Iron Apple is best fruite and pomegranate is also factory of blood.bana has also to much iron.protein k liye egg best hei boiled or fry.

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thanks aleesha didnt know that about pomegranetes :)

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LOL this remind me of IRON MAN juice :D

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do u have ne recipes plz, like for soups u woulld like to share with all. lol @ aaho :D

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I'm anaemic and I have anar-beet juice everyday. Dates, raisins are also great! Green leafy vegetables.

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Take some Iron and bullets, put them in an Iron Grinder jug, put some acidm sugar and kiwis.. grind them and enjoy the last juice of your life :D

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how do you know if you are anemic/ and are iron-deficient? any symptomS?

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Anemics usually have very pale yellowish skin tone. They lack red blood cells. You can google pictures to see the difference between the skin tone. In my sisters' case, doctors were able to tell them just by looking at them. A blood test I am sure would be more accurate way of telling.

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hi spiral

i went to drs, and yep he could tell by skin that i had lack of red blood cells, how can i increase? do i just drink beetroot juice? or have other foods which the other posts above mentioned?

is this something to worry about or not?

princess

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Lack of energy/feeling tired all the time
Pale/yellow skin tone
Dark under eye circles
Feeling dizzy when you're stood up/stand up too quickly
Dry mouth
Sores around the mouth and ulcers in the mouth are more likely too
Nails that are brittle
Hair loss/excessive hair fallout

Some people also get cravings for certain foods - like raw rice, or dry roti/bread etc (which offer little or no iron anyway thus reducing your iron count further)

Best thing to do is visit your GP and have a blood test done. They will let you know about possible treatments (usually ferrous sulphate tablets).

And CB - the orange and dates, do you know if there is anything on the internet verifying this, or has it been tried and tested by yourself or someone you know? I am quite interested in looking in to it further...

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How about nutritional tablets? You can purchase them from most supermarkets.