How to add calcium?
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements?
No tricks. I eat yoghurt and cottage cheese as well as regular cheese, and I drink milk. Priscilla
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements?
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements?
Yogurt, a glass of milk, and cheese just about every day. (I don’t have any milk intolerances. That I know of.) Broccoli, tofu and corn tortillas, frequently, and sardines, occasionally. Chewable antacids (Tums) (as antacids), occasionally. They’re about the cheapest calcium supplement that I know of. This site has a list of dairy and nondairy sources for calcium: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/calcium.asp HTH – FurPaw — "Don’t believe everything that you think." – Seen on a bumper sticker To reply, unleash the dog
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements? No tricks. I eat yoghurt and cottage cheese as well as regular cheese, and I drink milk. Priscilla
I’m slightly dairy intolerant, but I do make a point of having at least one mocha per day. — Jette Goldie http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ http://www.livejournal.com/users/wolfette/
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements? Sorry…no "tricks" with me. I just take the calcium with vitamin D tablets. Oddly enough, I had a bone denisty scan just today, my 3rd. I get them every two years. I should know the results in a week or so. The first two were very good.
I also take the supplements plus magnesium. I use cheese, dry curd cottage cheese and homemade yogurt but no liquid milk. — Diva ***** The Best Man For The Job Is A Woman
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements?
I don’t use supplements. I’m not lactose intolerant so I use dairy products.
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What tricks is everyone using to add calcium to their diet other than supplements?
Sorry…no "tricks" with me. I just take the calcium with vitamin D tablets. Oddly enough, I had a bone denisty scan just today, my 3rd. I get them every two years. I should know the results in a week or so. The first two were very good.
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I eat the bones in my can of salmon.
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Yogurt, a glass of milk, and cheese just about every day. (I don’t have any milk intolerances. That I know of.) Broccoli, tofu and corn tortillas, frequently, and sardines, occasionally. spinach is also a good source, and when raw, makes an excellent salad! (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) david
<waves! Fresh spinach, just lightly "wilted" with a teeny touch of salt. — Jette Goldie http://www.jette.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/ http://www.livejournal.com/users/wolfette/
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(is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) david —
Include myself, husband, and believe it or not, my eight year old daughter who eats just about everything. (the)duckster
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Hi, Recommended amount of calcium to be taken on a day is :- Age/Sex Calcium requirement (mg/day) Infants & children, depending on age 350-550 Teenage girls 800 Teenage boys 1000 Adult men & women 700 Breast-feeding women extra 550 Examples of amounts of foods providing 100mg calcium Type of Food Calcium per 100g (g) Black molasses 20 Dried figs 40 Almonds 42 Soya flour 44 Parsley 50 Kale 67 Brazils Nuts 59 Wholemeal bread 185 Oatmeal 192 Calorie Table Guide :- http://www.medical-health-care-information.com/calorie-counter/index.asp
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(is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?)
Me!! :-) Wonderful stuff.
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spinach is also a good source, and when raw, makes an excellent salad! (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) If "by itself" includes with garlic and red pepper, yes.
LOL to you and Eva. david
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spinach is also a good source, and when raw, makes an excellent salad! (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?)
If "by itself" includes with garlic and red pepper, yes. Matthew
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(is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) david
Yes, I do, although I prefer to eat it with a little garlic olive oil. Eva
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Yogurt, a glass of milk, and cheese just about every day. (I don’t have any milk intolerances. That I know of.) Broccoli, tofu and corn tortillas, frequently, and sardines, occasionally.
spinach is also a good source, and when raw, makes an excellent salad! (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) david — http://groups.yahoo.com/group/amoephoto/
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Yogurt, a glass of milk, and cheese just about every day. (I don’t have any milk intolerances. That I know of.) Broccoli, tofu and corn tortillas, frequently, and sardines, occasionally. spinach is also a good source, and when raw, makes an excellent salad! (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?)
Mmmmm… stirfried in a little peanut oil. YUM! Priscilla
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actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) david Yes, I do, although I prefer to eat it with a little garlic olive oil. Eva
I can eat (and enjoy) cooked spinach even without salt, as a side dish. Lately, I’m getting to be a fan of raw spinach as the base of a salad. jP
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(is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?)
Not me. Drowned in a sauce that drowns out the flavor of spinach, yes.
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when we were kids, we were served the canned crap. i’m sure cooked fresh baby spinach would be delicious. but the canned stuff is just unpalatable. david
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I think these recommendations are a bit low (old RDA? its always lower than reality anyways) but just by checking a few other sites, they all seem to be higher (women 1000 to 1500 mg depending on age): http://tinyurl.com/6pffl http://huhs.harvard.edu/ClinicalServices/NutritionKnowHow/Calcium.htm They now have orange juice fortified with calcium (1cup = 300-350mg calcium) – however remember your body needs vitamin D for adequate amounts of calcium to be absorbed, and for adequate calcium levels to be maintained (10-15 minutes of sunshine 3x a week helps your body to make vitamin D) But dairy products are still the best choice. 
joanne
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(is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) when we were kids, we were served the canned crap. i’m sure cooked fresh baby spinach would be delicious. but the canned stuff is just unpalatable. david
The canned stuff is not food. It’s reprocessed green slime that was falsely labeled as nutritious in order to give parents a means for torturing their children. Not food. No. No relationship to fresh or very lightly steamed spinach. None. FurPaw — "Don’t believe everything that you think." – Seen on a bumper sticker To reply, unleash the dog
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Great points Joanne, I’d also like to add that the sunshine should be sunscreen free sunshine. Apparently Vitamin D production is halted if UV rays can’t get at your skin… Please correct me if I’m wrong, I read that in a baby group somewhere. KR
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) when we were kids, we were served the canned crap. i’m sure cooked fresh baby spinach would be delicious. but the canned stuff is just unpalatable. The canned stuff is not food. It’s reprocessed green slime that was falsely labeled as nutritious in order to give parents a means for torturing their children. Not food. No. No relationship to fresh or very lightly steamed spinach. None. I know you’re wrong, because I saw it on Popeye. Canned spinach makes you strong. Matthew
I like canned spinach! Even as a kid I liked it. Go figure. carrie
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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – (is there anyone who actually *likes* cooked spinach? i mean, just by itself?) when we were kids, we were served the canned crap. i’m sure cooked fresh baby spinach would be delicious. but the canned stuff is just unpalatable. The canned stuff is not food. It’s reprocessed green slime that was falsely labeled as nutritious in order to give parents a means for torturing their children. Not food. No. No relationship to fresh or very lightly steamed spinach. None.
I know you’re wrong, because I saw it on Popeye. Canned spinach makes you strong. Matthew
