Calcium Enriched Foods

This article is for those who are needing to increase mothers, baby's or their toddlers diet due to a need to reduce dairy and dairy products.

approximate milligrams of calcium content per 1 cup.

Vegetables

450 turnip greens, cooked
450 mustard greens, cooked
330 bok choy, cooked
320 bean sprouts
250 spinach, cooked

Fruit

126 dried figs,
106 ripe olives
67   dried apricots
62   sultanas
60   black currants
59   dates
51   dried prunes
41   oranges
22   sweet cherries
21   strawberries
17   pineapple
16   grapes
10   avocado
8    bananas
7   apples

Calcium supplement

Grains

300 tapioca, dried
119 wheat brand
114 buckwheat raw
72 wheat germ
50 corn meal, whole grain
40 rye flour, dark
20 rye flour, light
20 brown rice, cooked

Nuts

900 sesame seeds
660 almonds
600 chestnuts
280 walnuts
260 sunflower seeds

Beans

450 soybeans, cooked
400 tofu
340 gabanze beans, cooked

Sea food

1093 Kelp
270 Salmon with the edible bones
260 Sardines with bones

Daily Requirements of Calcium

Calcium needs vary during your life the following is a list of daily requirements:

Breastfeeding mum's		1300 mg
Infants	under 1 year	600 mg
Children	1 - 3 years	400 mg
	4 - 6 years	500 mg
	7 - 10 years	600 mg
Adolescents	11 - 18 years girls	800 mg
Adolescents	11 - 18 years boys	1000 mg
Adults	19 years and over	700 mg

How Cradle 2 Kindy Can Help

If you are continuing to have problems with a fussy eater or food refusal please call your personal Cradle 2 Kindy coach for advice.

Also see: Food intolerances' and Allergies in Children

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