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- Becky Striepe
- January 31, 2012
- 5:05 pm
- 141 comments
When folks find out you don’t eat dairy, after they tell you they’d die without cheese they often will ask how you get enough calcium in your diet without milk products. The dairy industry has done a great job marketing milk as the best way to build healthy bones, but you can actually get calcium from all sorts of plant-based sources, and they’re often better for your bones than dairy products!
We need between 1000 and 1200 milligrams of calcium per day for healthy bones, and it’s not just vegans who need to plan carefully to get enough calcium each day. Over 75 percent of Americans are deficient in calcium, so plenty of omnivores aren’t getting enough, either. No matter what your diet, you just need to make sure to include two or three servings of calcium-rich foods and/or calcium-fortified foods in each meal, and you’ll be able to hit that target for bone health.
Unlike milk, plant-based calcium sources contain vitamins C and K and the minerals potassium and magnesium, which are all important for bone health. Next time someone asks you where you get your calcium, you can tell them it comes from some of the 25 vegan sources on the next page!
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Becky Striepe
Becky Striepe is a freelance writer and vegan crafter living in Atlanta, Georgia. Her life’s mission is to make green crafting and vegan food accessible to everyone! Like this article? You can follow Becky on Twitter or find her on Facebook!
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never heard of milk & eggs.
Good tips, thanks for sharing.
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No, thanks. I'm allergic to sesame. :-(
Thank you.
Calcium
Didn't know it was in tahini and roasted sesame seeds! I love me some sesame!
Thank you :)
good to know
Thank you.
Great presentation ! Could you do one on protein, with the quantities listed this way ?
Great presentation ! Could you do one on protein, with the quantities listed this way ?
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