Think of Vitamin C as the cool friend who gets you into the VIP club. Without it, iron often just bounces off the walls of your stomach. Pairing iron-rich foods with Vitamin C can triple your absorption—no joke.
Have a steak? Squeeze some lemon juice on it. Eating a lentil salad? Chop some bell peppers in there. A glass of orange juice with your fortified cereal isn’t just a breakfast cliché; it’s a scientific power move.
This trick works like a charm for both the iron found in meat (heme) and the tricky kind from plants (non-heme). And if you’re taking a pill, swallow it with a sip of OJ—just not a whole jug, you’ll live.
