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Recipes call for cups, which is how most people measure their lentil. But mass matter for iron. Small amounts of dry black beluga lentils, which are also tiny, may contain even more iron than a cup of larger brown ones. That’s why you can’t guess at your nutrient uptake if you only know the volume … Read more

Besides sugar, dates also contain iron. Not as much as red meat or spinach, admittedly, but still significant if you are using them not merely as an ingredient for sweetness, but as a bona fide food. The trick is knowing what you’re getting… And how variations in the shape and texture of fruit affect the … Read more

You likely know raisins pack a big nutritional punch in terms of energy. Maybe you didn’t know how much they actualy contribute to your daily iron intake. The amount you get will vary depending on whether you has just a little bit of raisin or toss a whole bunch into something. But here’s where it … Read more

And so then: there’s that handful of pepitas in the bag and now you’re wondering whether that makes a difference on blood work. Is it healthy? How can you tell from inside your mouth, without a lab test or scale? Those pumpkin seeds are chock-full of stuff, but when you imagine them, iron doesn’t spring … Read more

Beans are good for you, most of us know that. And it makes sense that theyre an energy food. Iron is tricky. It tends to lurk in plain sight. If you don’t pay attention to absorption rates, you could be eating three cups of chickpeas per day…and still have no energy come lunchtime. That’s where … Read more

Iron: Spinach is one of those things that looks good and tastes okay on most restaurant menus (and also happens to be full of iron). But just because we know a particular type of food has minerals, it doesn’t mean our bodies retains all of them. And since most people think that filling up a … Read more

We all know that avocados are delicious. We also know they’re smooth, rich, and fatty. That’s why we purchase them. But few of us consider minerals packed into the green flesh. Potassium maintains proper nerve function; it help keep everything firing on the right cylinders. Whether we eat a whole bowl of mashed fruit or … Read more

When you purchase fish like salmon, you’re buying it for that high quality protein and all those healthy omega-3 fats. Chances are iron isn’t one of the nutrient category you consider when choosing a piece from the counter at the market. And there’s a good reason for this: Most people get their iron from other … Read more

The wrinkly dried grape we call a raisin is sweet and rich in calories. It is very handy in the pantry when an immediate jolt of energy is needed, or it can be mixed into oatmeal where no one even thinks twice about what is in there. But a raisin’s tininess can fool us. And … Read more

When you buy a bag of ground beef, you read the percentage to determine ratio of meat-to-fat. That doesn’t mean, however, that you’ll eat as much iron. The difference lies in what we’re assuming: most of us think raw weight = the nutrients we eat after cooking. This leads to calculation errors, but the calculator … Read more