As a biologist, I'd advise anyone who plans to cook food in cast iron, especially if it's to be fed to children, to inform themselves about the toxicity of iron and whether it is absorbed from cookware.
#1 does have a point in that foods cooked in cast iron are more iron rich. However, we're not talking by a massive amount. It's enough to help if your child is iron deficient, but I don't see it getting anywhere close to toxic levels.
As an MS-holding scientist who happens to have a few biology courses under my belt, I can assure you the levels of iron actually ingested via food cooked in an iron skillet in no way approaches 'iron toxicity.' Who cooks meals for small children in an iron skillet anyway? Cheerios are going to burn, and gummy bears will melt in no time.
As an MS-holding scientist who happens to have a few biology courses under my belt, I can assure you the levels of iron actually ingested via food cooked in an iron skillet in no way approaches 'iron toxicity.' Who cooks meals for small children in an iron skillet anyway? Cheerios are going to burn, and gummy bears will melt in no time.
Having a master's degree does not come even close to making one a scientist.
As an MS-holding scientist who happens to have a few biology courses under my belt, I can assure you the levels of iron actually ingested via food cooked in an iron skillet in no way approaches 'iron toxicity.' Who cooks meals for small children in an iron skillet anyway? Cheerios are going to burn, and gummy bears will melt in no time.
Having a master's degree does not come even close to making one a scientist.
LOL... trust me, all of the PhD holders around me remind me of that every day... but I'll still stack it up against the O.P.'s "Biologist" title in any venue...
As an MS-holding scientist who happens to have a few biology courses under my belt, I can assure you the levels of iron actually ingested via food cooked in an iron skillet in no way approaches 'iron toxicity.' Who cooks meals for small children in an iron skillet anyway? Cheerios are going to burn, and gummy bears will melt in no time.
Heh. You don't have kids, do you. :) If they're at the point of only eating soft or easily digestible foods, you wouldn't give them gummies. You start with mashable foods, and gradually introduce new ones if you're worried about allergie (which I had to be due to family history). And I'm married to a vegan, so iron is an issue.
So the answer to your question is me. I cook food for my children on an iron skillet.
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Having a master's degree does not come even close to making one a scientist.
LOL... trust me, all of the PhD holders around me remind me of that every day... but I'll still stack it up against the O.P.'s "Biologist" title in any venue...
Heh. You don't have kids, do you. :) If they're at the point of only eating soft or easily digestible foods, you wouldn't give them gummies. You start with mashable foods, and gradually introduce new ones if you're worried about allergie (which I had to be due to family history). And I'm married to a vegan, so iron is an issue.
So the answer to your question is me. I cook food for my children on an iron skillet.
Thank you!