Try One of These Iron-Rich Foods For a Natural Energy Boost

A medium potato — eaten with the skin — provides about 10 percent of your day's iron, and is loaded with other nutrients to fuel you. Try one of these healthy potato recipes.

Not only will you get lots of protein and fiber with a serving of beans, but you'll also get the energy from iron — they're one of the top natural sources of the mineral. This fresh black bean salad will give your iron levels a much needed boost.

As a topping for chia pudding or roasted as a snack, pumpkin seeds are superhigh in iron. Try this recipe for cinnamon-brown-sugar pumpkin seeds; you'll perk right up.

Perhaps the most known source of natural iron, spinach packs a nutrient punch! Try it in a Starbucks-style wrap or in a quinoa egg bake, so you can start your morning with a burst of energy. For even more iron, try spinach dock (also known as sorrel), which has added amounts of the mineral.

Just eight ounces of steak gives you nearly 40 percent of your daily needed iron. With this Paleo steak recipe, the wilted arugula brings another eight percent per 100 grams.