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Post by braided-rug on Apr 25, 2006 11:27:15 GMT 10
I have always loved dairy. I always have milk with my breakfast, and did always have cheese with my sandwich for lunch and yoghurt for afternoon tea. Usually there was cheese in our meal at different times as we love pasta. As a child we had plenty of milk, so at a health check for our 5th child the nurse looked for peggy teeth that she says sometimes children of large families have. My daughter didn't have peggy teeth as I must have had alot of stuff stored in my bones that I gave to my daughter when I was carrying her. I worry about not having the yoghurt these days, as it is hard to keep them to myself, they are gone on the same day as shopping. Here is a calcium counter: www.bonehealthforlife.org.au/pv_diet.asp#rec
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 25, 2006 11:29:54 GMT 10
We need 800mg a day (mg is milligrams sorry it is metric).
Dairy Food source Serve size Calcium (mg) Regular milk 1 cup (250ml) 285 Skim milk 1 cup (250ml) 310 Natural yogurt 1 tub (200g) 340 Low fat yogurt 1 tub (200g) 420 Cheddar cheese 40g cube 310 Low fat cottage cheese 100g 80 Non - dairy White bread 1 slice 15 Cooked spinach 1 cup (340g) 170 Cooked broccoli 1 cup (100g) 30 Canned salmon (+ bones) ½ cup 230 Canned sardines (+ bones) 50g 190 Almonds 15 almonds 50 Tofu 100g block 0 - 100* Calcium Counter - Reproduced with permission from Dairy Australia (as per Calcium Fact Sheet) – last updated 17/7/2002.
* The calcium content of tofu depends on how the tofu has been processed. If it is processed using calcium chloride or calcium sulphate, tofu may have up to 100mg calcium per 100g block. Otherwise the calcium content of tofu is negligible. 40g of cheese is just over an ounce, about 1 1/3oz.
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