Calcium

sarah6336

I recently saw a doctor and was given a brochure about diet tips for folks with pain issues. One tip was to minimize how much dairy one eats. What are good non-dairy sources of calcium besides dairy replacements? I would like the alternative to be as natural as possible.

sarah6336

In case anyone is interested, I did some research. Beans seem to have a lot of calcium.

thebuz

This should help.

Contrary to popular belief, you don't need to drink your milk in order to get your calcium.

The government recommendation for adults ages 19-50 is 1000 mg of calcium per day. One cup of milk has 296 mg, but there are plenty of reasons you might not to drink milk, from personal preference to medical reasons.

Here are 15 foods high in calcium that don't come from a cow:

Sesame Seeds
A quarter cup of sesame seeds has 351 mg calcium.

Spinach
A cup of boiled spinach has 245 mg.

Collard Greens
A cup of boiled collard greens has 266 mg.

Blackstrap Molasses
One tablespoon has about 137 mg.

Kelp
One cup of raw kelp has 136 mg.

Tahini
Two tablespoons of raw tahini (sesame seed butter) have 126 mg.

Broccoli
Two cups of boiled broccoli have 124 mg.

Swiss Chard
One cup of boiled chard has 102 mg.

Kale
One cup of boiled kale has 94 mg.

Brazil Nuts
Two ounces of Brazil nuts (12 nuts) have 90 mg.


Celery Two cups of raw celery have 81 mg.
Almonds
One ounce of almonds (23 nuts) has 75 mg.

Papaya
One medium papaya has 73 mg.

Flax Seeds
Two tablespoons of flax seeds have 52 mg.

Oranges
One medium orange has 52 mg.

sarah6336

ty.

RikkiDominey

I hate the taste of milk so I take Calcium vitamins and drink Soymilk which has a lot of calcium in it.

clbjhawk

If you use supplements, be sure they have Vitamin D too--it helps the body absorb the calcium. I try to eat calcium foods too, but with rheumatoid arthritis and a Mom with osteoperosis, I've found my D levels get low and need the supplement too.