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Iron Rich Foods
If your child's diet is well-balanced, he or she won't get anemia again. The following foods contain iron:
- Meats, fish, and poultry have iron that is more easily absorbed than iron from plant sources.
- Raisins, dried fruits, sweet potatoes, lima beans, kidney beans, chili beans, pinto beans, green peas, peanut butter, enriched cereals, and breads are other iron-rich foods. Spinach and egg yolks also contain iron, but it is in a form that is not readily available to the body to absorb.
Your child should not drink more than 24 ounces of milk a day (about 3 glasses) so that he or she has an adequate appetite for solid iron-containing foods. Milk is low in iron.