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This recipe keeps the ingredients simple so the roasted squash flavor takes the spotlight - most of the flavor comes from the cooking method. The result is a rich bowl of nutritious goodness. Bonus: roast the seeds and enjoy them as you would any other seed. What a great twofer!!

Delicious and nutritious! Warming spices pair nicely with the sweetness of this winter squash.

Fresh and simple, this pasta salad keeps the veggies raw, retaining their vitamin C content, which helps to absorb the iron from the garbanzo beans and whole wheat pasta. Want an added iron and protein boost? Add canned fish, cooked tofu, or cooked chicken. Looking to rev up the vitamin C? Include some fruit as an appetizer or dessert.

Packed with iron, vitamin C and fiber, this recipe is a great way to get protein and is perfect for little helpers to get involved.

Hummus is super easy to make, provides a dose of iron, folate, fiber, and protein, and the ingredients consist mainly of WIC foods! Making your own whole wheat tortilla chips is a fun and delicious way to add more iron to this recipe, and pairing it with raw red bell peppers adds vitamin C to help boost the iron power of this savory mini-meal.

The oats and spinach in this smoothie give it a nice boost of iron, while the fruits (and the spinach!) make it a good way to get vitamin C.

Enjoyed alone or added to your favorite dish, chickpeas are packed with protein, fiber, folate and iron, among other nutrients. Get kids involved with this easy recipe! Pair this satisfyingly crispy snack with a vitamin C-rich fruit to help you absorb iron!