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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.
Foods & Vitamins That Help Blood Formation. Potatoes contain vitamin B6, which is needed to make hemoglobin. Photo Credit potatoes image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com. Vitamins B6, B12, folate and the mineral iron play important roles in blood formation.Obtain adequate amounts of these nutrients by eating a healthy balanced diet consisting of a variety of foods from animal and plant sources.hoto Credit potatoes image by Maria Brzostowska from Fotolia.com. Vitamins B6, B12, folate and the mineral iron play important roles in blood formation. Obtain adequate amounts of these nutrients by eating a healthy balanced diet consisting of a variety of foods from animal and plant sources.