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Nutrition Bytes_Finding Calcium

In search of Calcium? Look beyond milk.

Did you know that you could get almost as much calcium from a cup of cooked spinach (245 mg/cup) as you would from a glass of milk (300 mg/cup)?

You'll get a whopping 197 mg/cup of cooked turnip greens, compared to 204 mg/ounce of cheese.

One cup of raw broccoli offers up a respectable 42 mg.

Tofu is also an excellent alternative to milk as a source of calcium, as is soy milk.

That's good news for vegetarians.

Other good sources of calcium include:

Salmon - 181 mg/3-ounce serving and sardine - 325/3-ounce serving


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