pa href=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833010535ccebbd970c-pi style=FLOAT: rightimg alt=Spinach-salad class=at-xid-6a00e00986beda8833010535ccebbd970c src=http://hayesjeff.typepad.com/.a/6a00e00986beda8833010535ccebbd970c-320wi style=MARGIN: 0px 0px 5px 5px //a Red meat is a top source of heme iron - the kind that is easiest for your body to use -#0160;but it#39;s hard to get that good iron when your Zoning (and limiting red meat consumption), or if you are a vegetarian./p pThe good news is that you can find heme iron in poultry and fish. And your body can more readily absorb the other types of iron in spinach, nuts, seeds and fortified cereals such as Total (when paired with a source of Vitamin C such as strawberries)./p pAim for about 18 milligrams of iron per day. A good combo meal is half a cup of pumpkin seeds (10 mg), 1 cup of kidney beans (5.2 mg) and 4 cups of raw spinach (3.2 mg). Yum!/p pstrongBoot campers!/strong Congrats on another great month! Be sure to take the healthy habits you learned in BC with you and make good diet and exercise part of your lifestyle every day moving forward./p