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Following a restrictive diet that omits many foods increases your risk of having low ferritin. There are two forms of iron â animal foods contain heme iron, while plants contain non-heme iron. Eat plenty of vegetables, beans, lentils, whole grains and fortified foods for non-heme iron. You can find heme iron in eggs, meat, fish, poultry and seafood. Oatmeal and ready-to-eat cereals are fortified with iron also.
(Pumpkin seeds have a surprising 8.6 mg per quarter-cup!) Because non-heme iron isnât absorbed as well, vegetarians need to consume 32 mg of iron per dayâalmost twice as much as meat eaters. 5. Adding iron to your diet is easy. Aim to include iron-rich foods in each meal. You can boost the absorption of non-heme iron by eating it with foods high in vitamin C, such as oranges, strawberries, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower, cantaloupe, kiwi, peppers and citrus juices.