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Originally Posted by Rose of Cairo 
I never paid attention to iron on a raw diet, but I thought green leafy vegetables (like spinach) and sprouted legumes such as lentils had a lot of iron? I also just found this with google. According to this site, meat and burger have much less iron than lentils, broccoli, collard greens and spinach. |
thats true, pound for pound, but vegetable iron is much less bio-available than animal iron.
i have met a few girls who crave meet after their periods. one, humorously told me she is a vegetarian for 29 days a month lol
i saw vegan iron supplements at Wild Oats (now Whole Foods)