Plan your diet well and include foods high in iron in your meals, to begin with. Keep track of your daily iron intake and make sure it aligns with the recommended allowance as suggested above. To increase iron absorption include Vitamin C in your meals. For tracking your haemoglobin and iron levels with precision and consistency, get bi-annually blood tests done. These basic steps will help you monitor your iron intake and deficiencies if any in your diet that require rectifications.