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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.
Eating foods rich in these five nutrients can help you improve your red blood cell levels. Iron. Eating an iron-rich diet can increase your bodyâs production of RBCs. Iron-rich foods include: red meat, such as beef; organ meat, such as kidney and liver; dark, leafy, green vegetables, such as spinach and kale; dried fruits, such as prunes and raisins; beans