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More Calcium

kristidem
kristidem Posts: 160 Member
edited October 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I need more calcium each day. How do you fit it in, and stay within your calories? I'm at a low calorie intake (1200); I find it hard to eat well rounded and get all my calcium. What do you eat with calcium and how much?

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  • Legalchica
    Legalchica Posts: 462
    I take supplements....
  • agthorn
    agthorn Posts: 1,844 Member
    Fat free greek yogurt, and protein shakes made with soy milk get me pretty close to my target but if I'm under I pop a calcium gummy or two. I've never been on 1200 calories though.
  • Enigmatica
    Enigmatica Posts: 879 Member
    A glass of almond or soy milk provides 50% of daily calcium and low calories.
  • suzksell
    suzksell Posts: 48 Member
    Prior to taking any calcium supplements, check with your doc. Your body doesn't absorb calcium from supplements the same way it will from food--and your body also does not excrete extra calcium. For many people, too much calcium in the system turns into very painful kidney stones.
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