[miss k]

I need ideas of what to feed my 13 month old. a lot of toddlers get low iron. Corey only has 4 teeth, so I am going to try some meats but dont know if he will be able to chew it. dont think they are allowed to have peanut butter at this age. he is off formula now. any ideas of what else I can feed him with iron in it?

[Isabellamom]

We give fortified pastas, broccoli, peas, watermellon and potatoes which alre all rich in iron.

Oatmeal, spaghetti, spinach, watermelon, brown rice.

[Stepmc10]

Although not all of the listed foods will be appropriate for your 13 mo old, but below are foods listed with their iron content. I also have to give my 13 mo old daughter iron rich foods and I have found that fortified cereal (golden grahams especially) is a quick, easy way to see to it she's getting plenty of iron. Best of all a lot of the boxed cerals now are whole grain! Oh, and I amost forgot.....DRIED APRICOTS (cut into bite sized peices of course)!

Hope this helps.....

Some Good Sources Foods Rich in Iron* (Dietary Iron) are:

List of Grains Rich in Iron: Iron (mg.)
Brown rice, 1 cup cooked 0.8
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice 0.9
Wheat germ, 2 tablespoons 1.1
English Muffin, 1 plain 1.4
Oatmeal, 1 cup cooked 1.6
Total cereal, 1 ounce 18.0
Cream of Wheat, 1 cup 10.0
Pita, whole wheat, 1 slice/piece, 6 ½ inch 1.9
Spaghetti, enriched, 1 cup, cooked 2.0
Raisin bran cereal, 1 cup 6.3

List of Iron Rich Legumes, Seeds, and Soy:
Sunflower seeds, 1 ounce 1.4
Soy milk, 1 cup 1.4
Kidney beans, ½ cup canned 1.6
Chickpeas, ½ cup, canned 1.6.... You could make hummus!
Tofu, firm, ½ cup 1.8
Soy burger, 1 average 1.8 to 3.9*

List of Vegetables Rich in Iron:
Broccoli, ½ cup, boiled 0.7
Green beans, ½ cup, boiled 0.8
Lima beans, baby, frozen, ½ cup, boiled 1.8
Beets, 1 cup 1.8
Peas, ½ cup frozen, boiled 1.3
Vegetables, green leafy, ½ cup 2.0

A Sample List of Foods Rich in Iron:

Blackstrap Molasses, one tablespoon 3.0
Dates or Prunes, ½ cup 2.4
Beef, Pork, Lamb, three ounces 2.3 to 3.0
Liver (beef, chicken), three ounces 8.0 to 25.0
Clams, Oysters ¾ cup 3.0
Dark meat Turkey ¾ cup 2.6
Pizza, cheese or pepperoni, ½ of 10 inch pie 4.5 to 5.5

Click here: Iron Rich Foods Can Fortify Your Blood - BloodBook, Blood Information for Life

Stephanie

Although not all of the listed foods will be appropriate for your 13 mo old, but below are foods listed with their iron content. I also have to give my 13 mo old daughter iron rich foods and I have found that fortified cereal (golden grahams especially) is a quick, easy way to see to it she's getting plenty of iron. Best of all a lot of the boxed cerals now are whole grain! Oh, and I amost forgot.....DRIED APRICOTS (cut into bite sized peices of course)!

Hope this helps.....

Some Good Sources Foods Rich in Iron* (Dietary Iron) are:

List of Grains Rich in Iron: Iron (mg.)
Brown rice, 1 cup cooked 0.8
Whole wheat bread, 1 slice 0.9
Wheat germ, 2 tablespoons 1.1
English Muffin, 1 plain 1.4
Oatmeal, 1 cup cooked 1.6
Total cereal, 1 ounce 18.0
Cream of Wheat, 1 cup 10.0
Pita, whole wheat, 1 slice/piece, 6 ½ inch 1.9
Spaghetti, enriched, 1 cup, cooked 2.0
Raisin bran cereal, 1 cup 6.3

List of Iron Rich Legumes, Seeds, and Soy:
Sunflower seeds, 1 ounce 1.4
Soy milk, 1 cup 1.4
Kidney beans, ½ cup canned 1.6
Chickpeas, ½ cup, canned 1.6.... You could make hummus!
Tofu, firm, ½ cup 1.8
Soy burger, 1 average 1.8 to 3.9*

List of Vegetables Rich in Iron:
Broccoli, ½ cup, boiled 0.7
Green beans, ½ cup, boiled 0.8
Lima beans, baby, frozen, ½ cup, boiled 1.8
Beets, 1 cup 1.8
Peas, ½ cup frozen, boiled 1.3
Vegetables, green leafy, ½ cup 2.0

A Sample List of Foods Rich in Iron:

Blackstrap Molasses, one tablespoon 3.0
Dates or Prunes, ½ cup 2.4
Beef, Pork, Lamb, three ounces 2.3 to 3.0
Liver (beef, chicken), three ounces 8.0 to 25.0
Clams, Oysters ¾ cup 3.0
Dark meat Turkey ¾ cup 2.6
Pizza, cheese or pepperoni, ½ of 10 inch pie 4.5 to 5.5

Click here: Iron Rich Foods Can Fortify Your Blood - BloodBook, Blood Information for Life

Stephanie[/b]

Oooo thanks!! That helps me alot!

[miss k]

Thanks for all of the replies! I didnt know all that stuff had iron in it.

[ojosmom]

Thats a great list up there, thanks!

Since my son is a super picky eater but will eat spagetti with sauce, I puree vegetables (spinach is iron rich) into the sauce so he just thinks its tomato sauce. I make him "pizza" (whole wheat tortilla with provolone cheese and the special veggie sauce) so he will eat that too.
I even got him once to eat just the sauce with a spoon and called it "soup". He only bought that once.
Kraft Super Mac & Cheese is healthy too.
Good luck to you.