Hey guys,

For those of you suffering from anemia (like me), I wanted to share some foods that I've found helpful....

I came across 'blood pudding.' I've always found that it sounded nasty- but it's delish! I bought some today and sliced 'em up and ate 'em in a sandwich with just some butter, onions and plumped-up raisons...You can omit the raisons, if you want but I find that they complement the flavour nicely...My mom thinks I've got pica on account of the anemia because I'm putting raisons in everything...lol...The blood pudding is almost sweet, has a cinnamon aroma to it...

Another one, of course, is liver...I eat cow's liver....My boyfriend lived in India for 10-years, so we eat it curry-style...Fried onions, garlic, tumeric, curry, a small green chili and the liver fried and served with rice or flat bread....

Fresh figs...They're so good...You must try them if you haven't...I've only ever had dried figs...There's this new Chinese supermarket by my house and they have the fresh ones- only place in the neighbourhood that carries them...They're scrumptious...

Dried fruit and nuts...I boil almonds, cashews, whatever other nuts you've got on hand and raisons, dried apricots, dried peaches, figs...I boil 'em for 5-8 mins. then I take them off the heat and let them soak all night...The next day, you've got delicious juice and soft fruit and nuts to eat....

I've read that liver and blood pudding are also good for MG...I think that liver might contain a lot of Manganese...I'm going to double-check on google to be sure...

I wanted to also add Wheat germ...This is bad if you're gluten-sensitive, obvi..hehe...It's so nutritious and you only need to use a bit to get a lot of nutrients...It's loaded with vitamin E, iron, and B-vitamins...

Another good one is blackstrap molasses...It's strong in flavour, but very nutritious...Google it and check it out...

One problem with a lot of these foods, i just wanted to add, is that while they're really nutritious, they also tend to be fatty...So be careful if you're watching your cholesterol, especially with the liver and blood pudding...they're full of it...Cholesterol is good for nerve-to-muscle communication, so if you're on the low side (like me), you might not need to be too wary...The molasses and other sugary items might be bad if you're insulin-resistent...


Nicky