Following the recommendation of our parents sometimes we followed Popeye as example and we were finished the spinach of the plate no matter how hard we did not like. In any case it is good for knowing that the legend of Popeye is based on an error. A lack in an investigation at the time made think that the spinach contained an amount of iron greater than the one than really they own. That does not clear that this food is a good source of iron like other.
One of the main consequences of the necessary lack of iron is the anemia. This brings fatigue, pallor of the skin and diminution of the defenses. In addition, this mineral is fundamental for a good operation of the breathing. It also stimulates the immunity and the endurance. By all this it is fundamental to include rich iron foods in our diet and to take care of, very especially, the feeding of the children.
The red meats are the greater iron source, especially the meat of head of cattle and the liver. Chicken, the turkey, the pig, the fish and the seafood are good sources of iron. Other rich iron foods are the spinach and other vegetables of dark green leaves.
Peanuts, butter of peanut and the almonds, eggs, the peas, the lentils and the kidney beans, as well as the dry fruits and peach trees also are good iron sources.
Usually certain foods like cereals, breads, milk or graze are enriched with this mineral. In order to find out the amount of iron of a food consult with the nutritionist. The amount is expressed like the percentage of the total amount of iron that you need daily.
