Like a good hypochondriac vegetarian, I recently got some bloodwork done to see if I had any deficiencies. The results showed that my serum ferritin was a little on the low side of normal, so with the recommendation of my doctor, I started taking an iron supplement last week.
Also, I am trying to boost my iron intake with nutritional sources, especially since iron pills are pretty rough on the body. (I have since ordered a liquid form.)
Unfortunately, some nutritional sources of iron make me look like an old person:
And here’s the kicker:
Also, I recently acquired a tub of this:
쌈장 or ssamjang is a spicy fermented soybean paste. It is delicious and my new favorite topping for everything (Okay, not for GrapeNuts). Also, 1 tbsp has 8% of your RDA-recommended iron and, like, 500% of your sodium.
Despite the fact that the kitchen cabinets make me look like a constipated geriatric, my new haircut does not. In fact, today I took it “live” on campus. Sun Joo, the Korean GA across the hall, said that I looked younger. And my Korean teacher? She said I look like a doll.
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Molasses also has iron. You could make molasses cookies? Also beans and lentils…so I eat lots of hummus.
I think your bangs are fun!
Are you going to get retested in awhile to see if all this is helping?
You look beautiful!