Is Your Kid Getting Enough Iron?

Picky eaters are likely to fall short on this mineral that can impact everything from behavior to asthma. Is your kid at risk?

By Karen Cicero and Sally Kuzemchak, R.D.

Greg Scheidemann

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Did you know about one in 20 young children are deficient in iron? To find out if your child is falling short, add up the amount of iron in the foods she likes to eat and compare it to what she needs. We've divided more than 50 kid-fave foods into easy-to-navigate categories. And we didn't forget about dairy products; they're not listed here because they contain only very small amounts of iron.

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Comments (3)

debio2931263 wrote:

Your doctor can give you a supplement that you can put in his milk that will help alot. You just can't force a child to eat. It is impossible to get my grandson to eat, so my daughter is putting the supplement in his milk. Doctor says not to worry about him not eating.

8/31/2011 12:29:28 PM Report Abuse

yalijane2003 wrote:

My son dont wanna eat any food,what I did is ,I force him to eat,coz he is depending from nursing,..what can I do that he can eat.Is this good idea that to force him to eat...for me is very frustrating...he loose his weight.Can you help me what i gonna do.thanks

3/27/2011 09:59:42 PM Report Abuse

claire_8_sheila wrote:

I cook with a cast iron skillet cause the iron from the skillet obsorbs into the food.

3/1/2011 10:55:21 PM Report Abuse