Iron Requirements for Vegans
The amount of food vegans require is a challenge. For a woman to achieve a daily dose of Iron, she needs to eat 32 mg of iron, which is one of the listed foods below...
- Lentils: About 3-4 cups of cooked lentils.
- Chickpeas: About 4-5 cups of cooked chickpeas.
- Spinach: About 4-5 cups of cooked spinach.
- Quinoa: About 5-6 cups of cooked quinoa.
- Tofu: About 6-7 cups of tofu.
She needs to eat it with vitamin C to aid absorption.
- Bell Peppers: About 1/2 to 1 whole bell pepper.
- Oranges: 1 medium orange.
- Strawberries: About 1 cup of strawberries.
- Broccoli: About 1 to 1.5 cups of cooked broccoli.
- Tomatoes: About 1 to 2 medium tomatoes.
- Kiwi: 1 to 2 kiwis.