lewelma Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 I am in NZ and helping my dad in the USA. My mom shops at Kroger. Can someone please give me a recommendation of a cereal besides Total that is fortified with iron and reasonably low in sugar. She is on a budget, but if I tell her there is a high-end one that is way better, she would splurge. He does not like raisins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmasc Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Cheerios would be a perfect fit for what you’re looking for...high iron, very low sugar, on the less expensive/common cereal end. https://www.cheerios.com/products/original-cheerios/?&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIgYCdvYqd5QIVRtbACh07RwyxEAAYASAAEgKclPD_BwE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Ok, I'll ask him if he like cheerios. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pen Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Most bran flakes I think — https://tools.myfooddata.com/nutrition-facts.php?food=08028&serv=wt1&qty=1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Multigrain Cheerios has the most iron. It's not that bad. My girls were severely anemic and it's what the doctor suggested. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted October 15, 2019 Author Share Posted October 15, 2019 Great! He is sick of Total, but that list gives a bunch of good options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Cheerios - and it comes in a bunch of varieties - most people like the honey nut ones 🙂 Even my picky kid with PANDAS who won't eat much at all eats honey nut cheerios. (he is also anemic - so I encourage the cheerios) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Almost every cereal here is iron fortified. I think it might be a requirement for the highly processed ones, like adding folic acid to everything even though half of us can't process it properly and it worsens their health. Anyway, here's a database that ranks 200 cereals from highest in iron. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Has he had cancer in the past? I know certain kinds of cancer can cause low iron, especially ones in the digestive tract. When a post menopausal female family member had low iron her doctor sent her for a bunch of tests and it turned out she had early colon cancer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umsami Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 FYI...shredded wheat is kind of like Wheetabix (although Wheetabix taste better IMHO). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoraBora Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Grape Nuts. The original Grape Nuts, not the flakes. Edited October 17, 2019 by DoraBora 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Total used to have a corn flake version as well. Cereals here are iron fortified for the most part, but when I was younger, I briefly had a minor deficiency that I remember that only Total really had significantly more than the others, though there might be other options now... that was awhile back. Also useful to know for that experiment where you suck all the iron out of a box of Total with a giant magnet and look at the tiny shavings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 44 minutes ago, DoraBora said: Grape Nuts. The original Grape Nuts, not the flakes. Those might be hard on teeth if he's had a lot of dental work though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 34 minutes ago, Ktgrok said: Those might be hard on teeth if he's had a lot of dental work though. My dh likes to put Grape Nuts in his oatmeal till they soften a bit, thus allowing him to eat two disgusting breakfast foods at once. 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoraBora Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 1 hour ago, Ktgrok said: Those might be hard on teeth if he's had a lot of dental work though. True, though I like to pour milk on it and cook it in the microwave to soften it a bit. Dh thinks eating it cold is like having a bowl of gravel for breakfast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted October 17, 2019 Author Share Posted October 17, 2019 (edited) Thanks guys! My mom went through all the cheerios and found one that was way higher in iron than the others. Personally, I'd have him eating a cooked breakfast rather than cereal, but my mom is really only about 70% at this point because of the alzheimers, so I'm keeping it simple. Dad has great teeth, no cancer, no aging related ailments really of any kind. The low iron is due to him getting both knees done voluntarily. Apparently, he lost a lot of blood and now has low iron. Not clear why he is not on a supplement, but there are some complicating factors that I'm not going to go into. I've been told to get the food sorted so my dad can eat high iron and my mom can prepare it without too much fuss. Edited October 17, 2019 by lewelma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 On 10/15/2019 at 11:37 AM, lewelma said: I am in NZ and helping my dad in the USA. My mom shops at Kroger. Can someone please give me a recommendation of a cereal besides Total that is fortified with iron and reasonably low in sugar. She is on a budget, but if I tell her there is a high-end one that is way better, she would splurge. He does not like raisins. Weet bix? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted October 17, 2019 Share Posted October 17, 2019 Just as an aside if it doesn’t work he might need a liquid form - some people can’t readily absorb it otherwise. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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