FOOD RICH IN IRON!!!!!!!

Most iron rich foods are animal in origin. For this reason, it can be tricky for vegans, vegetarians and people who avoid red meats to get enough iron in a day. Luckily, there are plenty of supplements you can take, but if you’d rather get iron through your daily diet, you’ll want to incorporate some red meats and other foods rich in iron into your diet.

Iron is important for weight loss as your body needs iron to produce red blood cells, which are required to oxygenate and burn fat and calories. This is why starvation diets don’t work: if you don’t eat foods that are high in iron, you won’t effectively lose fat, only muscle and organ weight. You need to have food high in iron if you want to stay in shape.
If you don’t have any good sources of iron in food, you may feel lethargic and fatigued even when you’ve eaten and rested. People who get enough iron in a day tend to be more up and active throughout the day.
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To be clear, overdosing on iron will not help you burn fat more quickly. Oxygenated blood is a necessity for any effective fat burning, but that doesn’t mean that an extra piece of liver will result in double-time fat burning. You can overdose on iron just as easily as you can overdose on sugar, so be reasonable while arranging your diet.
Iron Rich Foods List, by Serving

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