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Iron-rich foods for 8mo - he refuses meat

Doing BLW. He won't touch meat - too tough. Need iron sources. What worked for you?

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bright-narwhal 4/30/2026

Lentil dahl, blended a bit. Goes down well and packed with iron.

peaceful-axolotl 5/3/2026

Iron-fortified cereal - boring but it works.

nimble-lemur 5/3/2026

Vitamin C alongside iron foods helps absorption - orange slice, tomato, bell pepper.

wiggly-hamster 5/3/2026

Liver pâté on toast - sounds horrid but tons of iron and most babies eat it.

serene-nuthatch 5/7/2026

Beef bone broth used to cook rice/quinoa - sneaky iron.