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Iron Rich Foods

by Kate Save on Sep 10, 2020

Iron is important many functions of the body, including transporting oxygen from the lungs throughout the body in red blood cells.

There are 2 types of iron in food: haem and non-haem. Non-haem iron is found in eggs and plant foods, whereas haem iron is found in meat, poultry and seafood.

Plant based sources of Iron:

Animal-based sources of iron include:

Iron-rich recipe suitable for Be Rapid

Chilli Beef Salad with Peanuts



Ingredients
   

Quantity      
   

Notes    


Eye Fillet Steak
   

70g    
   

    


Peanut Oil


1 tsp
   

    
   

Peanuts     
   

1 tb     


coarsely crushed


Fresh Chilli


1/2 small chilli


sliced fine
   

Lime     
   

1   slice     


plus lime leaves


Fresh Mint
   

1 tsp     
   

chopped     
   

Honey     
   

1   tsp     
   

    


Bok Choy
   

3   leaf     


pieces


Snow Peas


4 snow peas


sliced length-ways
   

Broccoli    


2 small florets
   

sliced     

Method:

 

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