Been to the blood bank yesterday to donate blood. Quick test showed I could not donate this time. Iron was at 134 but must be 135 or above to donate. It’s probably due to surgery I had last month, and now i’ve been advised to wait 6 months. Somehow It makes me feel a bit sad and guilty.
Been a vegetarian home cook for 7 years. My and my girlfriend’s iron levels are always solidly good, even when she went to the hospital from burnout related rapid weight loss, all of her vitamin and minerals were solidly in the good range.
The key is beans, lentils, and spinach. Soybeans have over double the iron per weight of beef for example!
I don’t know if mostly cooking in a cast iron pan also has an effect.