Good morning,
Thank you for attending classes this week.
Kick Start Sprinter continues to run until Christmas - it is a health, wellness and weight loss programme.
I am offering another Kick Start recipe book at a reduced price. It is our Curry recipe book and is normally £10 but during October it is priced at £6. If you would like a recipe book let me know. The recipes in the book are all clean eating/healthy recipes. See information below.
High in iron foods
While the body can store iron, it cannot make it. You need to get iron from food. So, if you’ve been diagnosed with iron deficiency, your doctor may suggest you eat more iron-rich foods.
The best source of iron is animal-based foods, especially red meat and offal (such as liver). Chicken, duck, pork, turkey and fish also have iron.
Iron is also found in many plant-based foods such as:
Green vegetables, for example spinach, silverbeet and broccoli, lentils and beans, nuts and seeds, grains, for example whole wheat, brown rice, dried fruit.
The iron in animal-based foods is easier to absorb than the iron in plant-based foods. If you are a vegetarian or vegan, you need to take extra care with your diet to get enough iron.
How to improve iron absorption from food.
How you prepare food and what types of foods you eat together, can affect how much iron you absorb. For example, foods rich in vitamin c such as oranges, tomatoes, berries, kiwi fruit and peppers, can help you absorb more iron if you eat them at the same time as iron-rich foods. You could add them raw to your plate, or drink orange juice with your meal, or take a vitamin C supplement. Coffee, tea and wine can reduce iron absorption. So can calcium-rich foods like milk, cheese and tinned salmon,
as well as calcium tablets. If you can, have these between meals, rather than with your meal.
As always I love to know your thoughts
Have a good weekend Paula xx
FREE PRIVATE FACEBOOK GROUP
Kick Start Stockport Health & Wellness
I have opened on Facebook a free new group. I will be posting recipes, tips, videos, workouts as well as support, motivation and accountability if you would like to join. I would love as many of you to become involved and share ideas.
KSFL CURRY BOOK
If you enjoy curries then this is a must.
Contains the following:
How to make your own curry paste ie Thai Red, Thai Green
Meat Dishes ie Beef Madras, Lamb Curry, Pork Vindaloo, Balti Beef
18 recipes
Poultry Dishes ie Tandoori Chicken, Chicken Passanda, Chicken Skewers
25 recipes
Seafood Dishes ie Balti Fish Curry, Thai Red Salmon & Lentil Curry
19 recipes
Vegetables & Pulses, ie Butternut Squash & Coconut Curry, Simple Spinach Curry, Chapatis, Masala Rosa with Mint Rasam
26 recipes
Normally £10 but during the month of October £6.00
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