Start Kids Eating Right - SA Health - SA.Gov.au
Start Kids Eating Right - SA Health - SA.Gov.au
Start Kids Eating Right - SA Health - SA.Gov.au
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Vitamin C and<br />
non-haem iron<br />
It is important to combine<br />
non-haem iron foods with a<br />
vitamin C-rich food to help<br />
the body absorb more of this<br />
type of iron.<br />
Vitamin C sources include:<br />
• oranges • tomatoes<br />
• strawberries • capsicum<br />
• kiwi fruit • cabbage<br />
• rockmelon • broccoli<br />
• pineapple • c<strong>au</strong>liflower<br />
• fruit juice • green peas<br />
Ideas for<br />
vegetarian meals<br />
• Wholemeal egg and<br />
tomato sandwich<br />
• Lentils in tomato<br />
based pasta<br />
• Baked beans on<br />
wholemeal toast<br />
• Tofu and vegetable<br />
stir-fry with noodles<br />
• Iron-fortified<br />
breakfast cereal topped<br />
with strawberries<br />
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Growing Bodies And Iron
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