Anemic / Anemia

[weaverdelooh]

Hey I've noticed everyone talking about cutting the egg yolk out of their diet because of the excess calories it contains. A problem I have is I'm constantly borderline anemic; I have been all of my life. I'm not to the point to where my physician has put me on iron tablets or anything like that, but I do tend to think that if a blood study were performed he might. My concern is I need the extra protein that the eggs provide. I have to maintain a proper protein intake or I'll drop back down to being anemic again. Anyone out there know a little more about this than I do.

Honestly, I just know that when I get anemic I'm severely fatigued, and rest and proper protein intake appear to help. One other thing that it seems as if I recall is that when vitamin C is combined with iron, the body tends to absorb / retain the iron better.

[Missy]

Egg yolks do not contain much protein...the egg whites is where the protein is. You can buy the Nature Egg Simply Egg Whites at most grocery stores near the Cottage Cheese. In the egg whites there are only 25 calories and 25g of protein in one carton.

Low Fat Cottage Cheese also has a lot of protein...in 1/2 a cup you get 15g of protein.

In the cheese section, look for a white cheese called Allegro 4% Skimmed Milk Cheese..it's a low fat cheese and in a 30g serving you get 11g of protein.

You can also buy turkey or chicken bites that are made by Piller's. They are usually located near the lunch meat aisle. They are sort of like pepperette sticks, but the turkey or chicken ones are way better for you. In one stick, there is only 50 calories, 2.5g of fat and 7g of protein.

Cooked turkey breast is also a great source of protein. Or go to a health club and buy their Protein Powder shakes.