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The American Red Cross recommends eligible blood donors eat a well-balanced diet with extra iron-rich foods prior to their donation this fall. During the fall, iron-rich produce such as broccoli, kale, sweet potatoes, spinach, apricots and chard are in season and therefore more abundant. Food can have two types of iron, heme and nonheme. The body can absorb up to 30 percent of heme iron, primarily found in meat, but only 2 to 10 percent of nonheme iron.
1 Pair them with foods like kale, bell pepper, broccoli, and cauliflower, which are all high in vitamin C â a nutrient that helps with the absorption of non-heme iron in the body, says Largeman-Roth. 2  Add beans to a salad, puree them into a dip and eat with raw veggies, or toss into a stir-fry.f you're not a fan of liver, other animal proteins like egg yolks (3 milligrams per half cup) and red meat (2 to 3 milligrams per 3 ounces) are also high in iron. 1  Getty Images Oysters Go ahead and splurge on the seafood appetizer â it comes with a generous side of iron!