This is just a simple guide for some great calcium sources. Obviously lots of other foods also contain calcium. Amounts can vary with season + preparation method.
My favouites –
Enriched plant milks 400ml (roughly 2 cups is 2/3rd of your daily requirements -ADULT)
Tofu (calcium set) 100g is half of an adults daily needs
Sesame seeds contain 975mg of calcium per 100g.
Remember exercise helps build bone density. Too much protein can leach calcium too.
Adults (19-64 yrs) current guidelines for calcium intake per day- 700 mg
Children–
- boys aged 11-18 years: 1000mg
- girls aged 11-18 years: 800mg
- children aged 1-3 years: 350mg
- children aged 4-6 years: 450mg
- children aged 7-10 years: 550mg
VEGETABLES – highest amounts per milligrams first
Collard greens (1 cup boiled) 265 mg
Spinach (per cup) 245 mg
Turnip greens (1 cup cooked) 197 mg
Broccoli (serving of 85g) 100 mg
Kale (1 cup boiled) 94 mg
Butternut squash (1 cup – baked) 84 mg
Sweet potato (1 cup baked) 76 mg
Broccoli (1 cup boiled) 62 mg
Sprouts (1 cup boiled) 56 mg
Carrots (2 medium uncooked) 40 mg
Cauliflower (1 cup boiled) 20 mg
Rocket (per cup) 16 mg
LEGUMES
Soymilk (1 cup – fortified) 368 mg
Tofu (1/2 cup uncooked) 253 mg
Soybeans (1 cup boiled) 175 mg
Haricot / Navy beans (1 cup boiled) 125 mg
Cannellini / Great northern beans (1 cup boiled) 120 mg
Black beans / Black turtle beans (1 cup boiled) 100 mg
White kidney beans (1 cup boiled) 100 mg
Baked beans (1 cup) 86 mg
Chick peas ( 1 cup boiled) 80 mg
Pinto beans (1 cup boiled) 79 mg
Kidney beans (1 cup boiled) 62 mg
Lentils red + green (1 cup boiled) 38 mg green
WHOLE GRAINS
Rice milk (1 cup enriched) 300 mg
Wholegrain tortilla wrap 42 mg
Wholewheat flour (1 cup) 40 mg
Wholewheat bread (1 slice) 26 mg
FRUIT
Rhubarb (per cup) 348 mg
Dried figs (per cup) 240 mg
Prunes (1 cup) 75 mg
Kiwi (1 cup) 60 mg
1 Orange 60 mg
Mulberries (per cup) 55 mg
Raisins (2/3rds of a cup) 53 mg
NUTS
Almonds (per 30g) 75 mg
Walnuts (30g) 28 mg
Hazlenuts (30g) 56 mg
Brazil Nuts (30g) 28 mg
Sesame seeds (15g) 22 mg
Tahini Paste (30g) 42 mg
These are just a few samples – I want to show you how easy it is to incorporate calcium into your diet. Listen to your bodies cravings – it will show you the way –put that chocolate bar down 😉 Check out my PROTEIN LIST.
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