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Mystery meat hot dogs, mayo-filled salads, greasy potato chips, sugary cookies and brownies are all staples at a typical BBQ. However, here are some tips on how to make healthier decisions at a BBQ this summer!

How to Get Enough Iron From Your Diet

If you are a vegetarian or considering cutting out animal meat from your diet, you want to make sure you are getting (and absorbing) enough iron in your diet. Our bodies need iron to make the protein called hemoglobin. Without hemoglobin your red blood cells can’t carry oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body. A diet low in iron is one of the common causes of iron deficiency anemia, and a diet of iron-rich foods is one of the best treatments.

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