Helpful Tips

Here's a list of foods you can eat to help build your blood along with prescribed and over the counter medications.

Iron Rich Food	Iron Content (mg)	RDA%	Calories
Anchovies canned	4	22	310
Boiled Mussels	7	39	90
Fish Paste	9	50	170
Goose	5	28	320
Heart	7.7	43	180
Kidney	8	44	170
Lean Beef	2.5	16	240
Liver	9	50	190
Liver Pate	7	39	190
Liver Sausage	6.4	36	312
Pheasant	5	28	220
Pilchards canned	2.7	16	130
Sardines canned	4.5	27	180
Shrimp	5	28	95
Venizon	7.8	43	200
Whitebait	4	22	310

If you really don’t want to bother with red meats for iron sources of food, here are some vegetarian-safe foods that are high in iron…

Other Iron Rich Foods	Iron Content (mg)	RDA%*	Calories
Thyme ground	124	688*	276
Curry Powder	58	321*	233
Oat & Wheat Bran	45	250*	330
Apricots	3.5	19	160
Boiled Lentils	3.5	19	100
Hazelnuts	3.2	19	650
Almonds	3	17	600
Cinnamon ground	38	210*	n/a
Garam Masala	33	183*	380
Rosemary	30	167*	330
Paprika	24	133*	290
Sesame Seeds	10	55	11
Wheatgerm	8.5	49	300
Liquorice	8	44	310
Cashew Nuts	6.2	34	610
Blackcurrants canned	5	28	45
Figs dried	4.2	23	205
Soya Beans	3	17	140
Wholemeal Bread	2.7	15	215
Red Kidney Beans	2.5	14	100
Watercress	2.2	14	23