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Thanks for reminding me about the iron skillet. If we have a couple eggs cooked in an iron skillet with a glass of orange juice, and a piece of whole grain bread for breakfast that might be good.
I heard that cooked tomatoes have more nutrition than fresh tomatoes. I guess cooking brings out the nutrition in some things.
Mtngrl thanks for that very useful link - me thinks you may be better informed than you are letting on - whereas I just google (-:.
Iron absorption from vegetable sources - Tea (tannins) and phytates found in grains are reported to block absorption of iron. Phytates may block the absorption of a number of minerals. Vitamin C sources are repeated to increase absorption - eg lemon juice in tea and on spinach. Fermentation and sprouting reduces phytates - a subject on its own. Iron is more easily absorbed from meat and fish. Many people in the USA are deficient in one or more minerals