Sources Of Calcium

[EL GAUCHO]

Having cut out milk from my diet, I fear I may not be getting enough Calcium.
Can you all suggest some other sources for Calcium please?
Thanks,

 

[Isaac79]

I take Calcium Citrate tablets, cause when I drink too much milk I get sick. Citrate is more absorbable than carbonate or oyster shell.

 

[EL GAUCHO]

I want proper food sources. Spinach and shit like that.

 

[anthrax]

sardines (with the bone)

 

[jenscats5]

Broccoli, sardines, etc are sources.....but what I really, really like are Viactiv Calcium Chews. I get them at Costco for $10.99 for a big container of it. They come in different flavors but I like milk chocolate. They are 20 cals and provide 500g of calcium & they taste like a Tootsie roll.

Check them out.

 

[ProtienFiend]

soy milk, calcium fotified orange juice

 

[anthrax]

soy milk

regular soy milk has LITTLE calcium

only calcium fotified soy milk has some Ca

 

[ProtienFiend]

regular soy milk has LITTLE calcium

only calcium fotified soy milk has some Ca

ok

 

[EL GAUCHO]

Any others?

 

[gingersnap]

almonds, hard cheeses, unflavored yogurt with splenda and frozen fruit blended, fortified rice milk, TUMS

 

[Stryc-9]

tofu!!

 

[juve]

Cal Citrate bar none - 2g's ED!
Get the ones with 2:1 Cal:Mag ratio - excellent supplement
An alternative - Coral Ca, but $ per $ citrates rape corals in the face

 

[biogeared]

Look for calcium that has vitamin D added.

i believe calcium needs vit D to be absorbed.

 

[EL GAUCHO]

Cool. Thanks to all.

 

[PinkPanther]

Broccoli, sardines, etc are sources.....but what I really, really like are Viactiv Calcium Chews. I get them at Costco for $10.99 for a big container of it. They come in different flavors but I like milk chocolate. They are 20 cals and provide 500g of calcium & they taste like a Tootsie roll.

Check them out.

I second this one...These things rock!!! I've had the chocolate, caramel, and the orange cream and ALL are excellent. They are a good fix for a candy craving

Jenscats, how many do you get for $10.99? I get a container of like 60 for like $5...just wondering if I'd be better off getting from Costco, too...

 

[bran987]

I think the calcium in milk isn't very absorbable anyway so your levels might not need that much supplementation if that is all you cut out.

How absorbable is calcium in hard pill form? I have 300 pills, do I need to take it with something for it to be absorbable? (It has Vit D)

Thanks

 

[KWKSLVR]

Yeah, if your only source of calcium in the past has been milk then you are probably already deficient.

 

[heregothere]

if you're not completely eliminating dairy, you can eat some cottage cheese before you go to sleep. good source of protein and calcium.

 

[jenscats5]

I second this one...These things rock!!! I've had the chocolate, caramel, and the orange cream and ALL are excellent. They are a good fix for a candy craving

Jenscats, how many do you get for $10.99? I get a container of like 60 for like $5...just wondering if I'd be better off getting from Costco, too...

I'm not sure how many are in a container but I eat 1-2 everyday & it lasts me for months!! It's a pretty big container....

 

[anthrax]

Ca from some cheap pills are poorly absorbable

 

[EL GAUCHO]

Exactly...and I'm already popping so many pills! I'll stick to the foods.

 

[bran987]

Ca from some cheap pills are poorly absorbable

how'd I know you were going to tell me that?

 

[toofan]

Check out Inulin (Search for it on google). It's a FOC thats treated by your body as fiber.

It has may benefits..1 of them being increasing absorption rate of calcium when taken together. I got a Kilo of it from blackstarlabs. It's half as sweet as sugar and can also be used as a mild sugar substitute.

Thanks,

 

[chewyxrage]

Exactly...and I'm already popping so many pills! I'll stick to the foods.

true that............every time I read a thread like this I feel like I need to go out and buy some..........with my broke ass