Sofia, age 24, is a Caucasian woman who is attending her first prenatal appointment with the clinic obstetrician. Sofia is single and employed in a minimum-wage job with limited financial
resources. She resides with her mother. In the first month of her pregnancy, Sofia has experienced mild nausea but no vomiting and has had a ravenous appetite. Because she works as a waitress,
she has access to balanced meals at breakfast and lunch, whereas at home she and her mother primarily eat ready-to-eat dinners and occasionally make a home-cooked meal. She appears healthy,
was at a healthy body mass index (BMI) prepregnancy, and has no known medical conditions. She is taking no medications except for an over-the-counter prenatal vitamin-mineral supplement,
which she began on her own the day she administered her pregnancy self-test two weeks ago. She does not smoke nor drink alcohol. Because she does not own a car, she walks about four miles a
day;
however, she has been tired and may need to decrease the number of shifts she works at the restaurant if that continues.
Sofia needs more iron in her diet in addition to the prenatal vitamin-mineral supplement that she takes. What foods are recommended for Sofia to increase her supply of heme iron before and
during pregnancy?
