25 Vegan sources For Calcium

[Julieanne]

Becky Striepe (http://www.care2.com/greenliving/author/beckys)
January 31, 2012
When folks find out you don’t eat dairy (http://www.care2.com/greenliving/5-soy-free-milk-alternatives.html), after they tell you they’d die without cheese (http://eatdrinkbetter.com/2010/01/14/eating-vegan-the-cheese-problem/) 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 (http://www.care2.com/news/member/504241980/3015842) 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!





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[Reesacat]

WooHoo! Kale and Collard Greens are at the top of the list! Go Greens!
Thanks Julieanne — very useful list:)

[Aaltrude]

It is also a fallacy that you need plenty of calcium for healthy bones. What you need for bone health is a good balance of the numerous minerals required for bone health. Dairy products throw this balance out by providing EXCESSIVE calcium. Studies have shown that societies that have a high consumption of dairy products, have the highest incidence of osteoporosis. Cultures that consume far less calcium than the quantities mentioned in this article have healthier bones than dairy consuming cultures.Calcium is one case where the RDI appears to be on the high side.

[Islander]

Good point, Aaltrude. Once again, an isolated substance — vitamin, mineral, amino, enzyme, whatever — does not work serendipitously and holistically. We need whole foods with their complete nutritional package.

[Islander]

Looking closer, I was sorry to see Fortified non-dairy milk and Fortified orange juice on the list. Oh well, we take from it what we need.