This document discusses iron and its importance for human health. It outlines normal hemoglobin levels for men, women, and children. It lists the basic food groups and good plant and animal sources of iron, including nuts, legumes, leafy greens, dried fruits, cereals, and millet. Tips are provided for improving iron absorption, such as consuming foods rich in vitamin C, protein, and vitamin A and avoiding tea, coffee, and cola with meals. The document describes games played at an iron awareness program, including a treasure hunt quiz with true/false questions about iron-rich foods.

1. Role of Iron in Human Health
Awareness Program
NSS Special Camp
29-12-2016

3. Men 14-16 gms/dl
Women 12-15 gms/dl
Children 11-13gms/dl
Normal Hemoglobin Levels

5. Basic 5 Food Groups
1. Cereals & Millets
2.Pulses & Legumes
Nuts & Oilseeds
3. Milk, Meat,
Fish, Eggs,
Poultry
4.Fruits &
Vegetables
5.Fats & Oils, Sugar &
Jaggery

6. Good sources of Iron
Animal Sources Plant Sources

7. Plant sources
Nuts & Oilseeds
Garden cress seeds- Aaliv/Halim
100 mgs/100gm

8. Nuts and oilseeds
Coconut 7.8gm/100gm
Almonds 5.1mg/100gm

9. Leafy vegetables
Cauliflower greens. Cowpea leaves
40.0mg/100gm. 20.1mg/100gm
Radish leaves. Shepu
18.0mg/100gm. 17.4mg/100gm

10. Dried Fruits
Dates
Figs
Raisins

11. Pulses and Legumes
Pulses and Legumes
Soya Bean
10.4mg/100gm

12. Bengal Gram(Roasted)
9.5mg/100gm

13. Cowpea (chavli)
8.6mg/100gm

14. Lentil ( Masoor )
7.6mg/100gm

15. Cereals & Millets
Rice Flakes.
20.0mg/100gm

16. TIPS TO IMPROVE IRON ABSORPTION FROM FOOD
•Include Vit C rich food e.g - tomatoes,
oranges, lemon, sweetlime.
•Include Protein rich food e.g- curds,
cheese, paneer, dal, legumes, soyabean,
non-veg foods.
•Include Vit A rich food e.g-carrots,
pumpkin, tomatoes, papaya, milk, liver

17. •Do not drink Tea / coffee / cola
with meals
• Do not add soda while cooking

19. Games
Treasure Quiz
Hunt

20. 29th December 2016

21. Quiz
•
* Sugar
* Banana
* Garden Cress seeds

22. •
* Oranges
* Tea
* Coffee

23. •
* Animal sources
* Plant sources

24. * Headache
* loss of appetite
* Fatigue
* All of the above

25. *Oil
* Eggs
* vegetables

26. •
* Milk
* Turdal
* Tomatoes

27. •
* sugar
* milk
* carrots

28. •
* 9 – 11 gms/dl
* 6 – 10 gms/dl
* 12-15 gms/dl

29. •
YES. NO

30. •
YES. NO

31. THANK YOU
Presented by :
Ms. Shaista Shaikh
Ms. Ruhi Bano
Ms. Komal Bhatt
Ms. Sana