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Diet for Anaemia

Anaemia occurs when the level of haemoglobin (red blood cells) falls below normal levels, causing a decrease in the supply of oxygen in the tissues.

A diet rich in iron helps in increasing the heamoglobin levels. It is seen that iron from animal sources (heme-iron) is more readily absorbed than iron from plant sources (non-heme iron). The addition of vitamin C to the diet helps in the absorption of iron and hence squeezing some lime juice on your salads/food and eating or drinking foods rich in vitamin C along with your meals would facilitate iron absorption. Avoid drinking tea with your meals as the tannins present in the tea can interfere with the absorption of iron from the meal.

Option	Early Morning	Breakfast	Mid Morning	Lunch	Evening	Dinner

1	Tomato Carrot juice	High Energy Poha, Kiwifruit	Flavoured Yogurt (fat free)	Brown rice, Alu Gobi, Rajma Curry, Tomato Salad, Lime juice	Tea	Whole Wheat Phulkas/Rotis, Spiced Stir Fry Beets, Spinach and Moong Dal, Sprouted, Methi Salad, Cherries
2	Beetroot carrot and Orange Juice	Cereal (100% iron fortified), Milk (1 % fat), Strawberries	Gujrathi Khandvi	Whole Wheat Rolls, Cream of Spinach Soup, Tuna salad, 100% Orange juice	Green Tea	Green Pulav, Stir Fry Vegetables, Rajma Salad, Onion raita, Nectarine
3	Carrot Spinach and Lime Juice	Oatmeal (fortified) made with water, Papaya	Lettuce Soup	Methi Rotis, Brinjal Bhurtha, Masala Moth beans, 100% Pineapple Juice	Soy Milk	Chicken biryani, Kumb Kali Mirch, Mint raita, Tangerine
4	Green Tea	Methi Dhokla, Dates chutney, Orange	Yogurt (fat free)	Bajra kichdi, Khatal sabzi, Mint sauce garden salad, Lemonade	Tea	Til roti, Keerai Masiyal, Pindi channa, Grapes
5	Wheat grass juice	Cereal (100%iron fortified), Milk (1 %fat), Strawberries	Fresh green soup	Clear Tomato Soup, Shepherd's pie, Green salad with Orange Sauce, Fruit Cocktail	Mint tea	Vegeterian Broccoli soup, Wild Rice and Chicken Salad, Fruit Kebabs

Indian women are susceptible to anemia. If you are anemic, do choose one of the iron-rich diet plans. The dietitian will be able to help you with a tailor-made meal plan to boost your iron levels.