Bone-Building Calcium for Milk Hate

Bone-Building Calcium for Milk Haters

If you're not a fan of milk, or don't drink it due to dietary restrictions, you need to make up milk's 1-2 punch of calcium and vitamin D through other sources. An 8-ounce glass of milk has about 300 milligrams (mg) of the calcium you need. You can find a bountiful 415 mg of calcium in one cup of plain 2-percent yogurt. Half a cup of broccoli has 89 mg of calcium, so you'd need to eat 1 1/2 cups of broccoli to come close. You'd need to eat about 5 ounces of salmon or 6 ounces of tofu. It's important to remember that vitamin D helps your bones absorb calcium, so don't skimp on the sunshine vitamin for optimal health.