Snacks high in iron?

http://www.nutrientrich.com/foodclas...cus=vegetables (if you click on any of the orange titles like "nuts and seeds" etc it will extend to include particular varities. Hope this helps!

Here are a few iron rich snacks my kids like to (or I wish they'd like to ) eat:

pumpkin seeds (sometimes they're more popular if you roast them for about 3-5 minutes at 350 degrees and sprinkle with salt)

molasses (I mix a tablespoon in with soy or almond milk and call it Molly Milk)

quinoa

dried fruit

cashew butter on tortillas

If you serve an iron-rich snack paired with something having vitamin C, like oranges or strawberries or just fortified juice, then the iron will be absorbed better.

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That's what I do, too, except I do 1/2 oatmeal and 1/2 7-grain cause oatmeal gets too pasty for me. Though, I've always loved baby cereal, ya know the flaky iron-fortified oatmeal stuff that you mix with (breast) milk and feed to babies, that I've read recently is not really that good for them... yeah that stuff. Hold the bm, I'll just add soy.

But I know most people don't particularly like it... heheh.

Dark Chocolate.

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I find the longer-cooking your oatmeal, the less pasty and more grainy the texture. Instant being the worst, the 5 minute kind what I mostly buy (except for cookies, instant works better for them!). Haven't tried the 20-minute oatmeal, I just can't commit to that.

I think the baby cereal probably isn't that good for babies, not so bad for adults. Dd didn't like it so I ended up eating some too. I usually add wheat germ for extra fiber (and it adds iron too, btw).

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Who woulda thunk it? Too bad they aren't in season right now. But I'm growing some this summer!

Thanks for all the suggestions! I bought some cashew butter for sandwiches and have been making smoothies with molasses. So far those are big hits. The problem with making gingerbread is that I'll eat too many of them!