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Best foods to eat to have more iron in your diet,

Having iron in your daily meals and feedings is key to developing muscle, staying focused on the field and feeling at your best most of the time 🙂

Why is Iron in your daily feedings important?

Iron is important to have in our daily meals and feedings because its most noted function is to produce hemoglobin, a protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen throughout the body. Without iron in the body the body can’t transport oxygen as well leading to fatigue, weakness, and some other health issues.

A couple other factors of why iron is important

-Cellular Function

-Brain Development 

-Immune system support

-Prevention of Anemia

1. Leads to Fatigue
2. Weakness
3. Shortness of breath

Iron can be found in many places and in many different foods that are both a protein, a vegetable and fruits. 

A fun secret to master the benefits of iron rich foods is to combine a protein that is high in iron with a green vegetable and or fruits high in Vitamin-C. Combining these will allow the body to absorb the foods faster.

Foods Easily Absorbed:

Red Meats

1. Beef
2. Lamb

Poultry

1. Chicken
2. Turkey

Seafood

1. Salmon
2. Oysters
3. Clams 
4. Mussels 

Eggs 

Leafy Greens 

1. Spinach 
2. Kale
3. Collard Greens 

Legumes

1. Lentils 
2. Beans 
3. Chickpeas

Nuts

1. Pumpkin Seeds 
2. Cashews 
3. Almonds 

Dark Chocolate 

Potatoes

Vitamin-C Rich Foods

1. Circus Foods 
2. Strawberries
3. Broccoli 
4. Tomatoes 

Now that we know more about why we need protein rich foods to be stronger, fast, and train harder with more oxygen running through our bodies we can achieve our next goals faster than ever Rockstar Nation!

Take 5 minutes this week and plan your next grocery list to add in some of these to help your body feel better, move better so you can live better!

-Jake Cheney 

Rockstar Fitness, LLC