Anna Tai, RDN, CSP. CEO/Founder
Contrary
to popular belief, you don't need to drink milk or eat cheese and
yogurt to get your calcium. For some people, the choice to avoid dairy
is medical.
How Much Calcium Do We Need?
Current calcium recommendation by age:
Infant 0-6 mos – 200mg/d; 6-12 mos – 260mg/d.
Children 1-3 yo - 700mg/d; 4-8yo – 1,000mg/d; 9-18yo 1,300mg/d.
Adult 19-50yo – 1,000mg/d; more if female older than 50 and male older than 70.
One
cup of cow’s milk has about 296 mg. Below is a list of 15 non dairy
sources of calcium that comes close to the calcium content of cow’s
milk:
Almonds
One ounce of almonds (23 nuts) has 75 mg.
Blackstrap Molasses
One tablespoon has about 137 mg.
Brazil Nuts
Two ounces of Brazil nuts (12 nuts) have 90 mg.
Broccoli
Two cups of boiled broccoli have 124 mg.
Celery
Two cups of raw celery have 81 mg.
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