Select these kinds of foods to ensure adequate iron intake. Iron is added to the diet if foods are cooked in iron pots and pans. The darker the sugar, the higher the iron content. Thus, black strap molasses is a fairly good source of iron but excessive amounts could result in tooth decay. However, iron in breast milk is well used by the baby.
Infant formulas are usually fortified with iron.
The first foods added to the baby's diet are usually foods with iron, such as fortified cereal and egg yolk. The iron in meats, fish, and poultry is especially well used by the body. Liver is the one concentrated source of iron. Meat, eggs, dried beans, and nuts have a little more iron than poultry and fish. The dark meat of poultry has more iron than light meat.