What are some good iron sources?
La Leche League recommends that babies be offered foods that are naturally rich in iron, rather than iron-fortified foods. Read more about when to start solids here: Solid Foods and the Breastfed Baby Foods that are high in iron include: breastmilk winter squash sweet potatoes prune juice meat & poultry (beef, beef & chicken liver, turkey, chicken) mushrooms sea vegetables (arame, dulse), algaes (spirulina), kelp greens (spinach, chard, dandelion, beet, nettle, parsley, watercress) yellow dock root grains (millet, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, breads with these grains) blackstrap molasses (try adding a little to cereal or rice) brewer’s yeast High-iron foods to save until the end of the first year or later: dried beans (lima, lentils, kidney) chili con carne with beans tofu egg yolks grains (cooked cracked wheat, cornmeal, grits, farina, bran, breads with these grains) tomato dried fruit (figs, apricots, prunes, raisins) meat (pork) shellfish (clams, oysters, shrimp) tuna, sardines War
La Leche League recommends that babies be offered foods that are naturally rich in iron, rather than iron-fortified foods. Read more about when to start solids here: Solid Foods and the Breastfed Baby Foods that are high in iron include: breastmilk winter squash sweet potatoes prune juice meat & poultry (beef, beef & chicken liver, turkey, chicken) mushrooms sea vegetables (arame, dulse), algaes (spirulina), kelp greens (spinach, chard, dandelion, beet, nettle, parsley, watercress) yellow dock root grains (millet, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, breads with these grains) blackstrap molasses (try adding a little to cereal or rice) brewer’s yeast High-iron foods to save until the end of the first year or later: dried beans (lima, lentils, kidney) chili con carne with beans tofu egg yolks grains (cooked cracked wheat, cornmeal, grits, farina, bran, breads with these grains) tomato dried fruit (figs, apricots, prunes, raisins) meat (pork) shellfish (clams, oysters, shrimp) tuna, sardines War
