Vitamin D defficiency - you could have it

You know, looking at the dietary requirements for calcium as well as my daily food intake, I am pretty sure I am not taking enough calcium.

Apparently we need about 1000mg per day of calcium. One cup of milk has roughly 300mg in it. I have my breakfast with quite a lot of milk, so let us call it one cup of milk. I have coffee and tea throughout the day, if we are generous that will add up to another half a cup of milk - 150mg. My breakfast cereal unfortunately does not contain extra calcium (I checked. I eat Bokomo bran flakes). I eat two slices of wholewheat bread for lunch, which are about 30mg each. For supper, I don't have anything that contains calcium.

So, that is about 510mg, leaving me nearly 500mg short of what I require! I might see if I can switch to another brand of bran flakes that contains added calcium.

EDIT: Sorry, I know this is not directly related to Vitamin D! I take the Solal 500IU of that every day.
 
Ancalagon said:
You know, looking at the dietary requirements for calcium as well as my daily food intake, I am pretty sure I am not taking enough calcium.

Apparently we need about 1000mg per day of calcium. One cup of milk has roughly 300mg in it. I have my breakfast with quite a lot of milk, so let us call it one cup of milk. I have coffee and tea throughout the day, if we are generous that will add up to another half a cup of milk - 150mg. My breakfast cereal unfortunately does not contain extra calcium (I checked. I eat Bokomo bran flakes). I eat two slices of wholewheat bread for lunch, which are about 30mg each. For supper, I don't have anything that contains calcium.

So, that is about 510mg, leaving me nearly 500mg short of what I require! I might see if I can switch to another brand of bran flakes that contains added calcium.

EDIT: Sorry, I know this is not directly related to Vitamin D! I take the Solal 500IU of that every day.
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1. Kale (1 cup contains 180 mg)

2. Collard Greens (1 cup contains over 350 mg)

3. Blackstrap Molasses (2 tablespoons contains 400 mg)

4. Tempeh (1 cup contains 215 mg)

5. Turnip Greens (1 cup contains 250 mg)

6. Fortified non-dairy milk (1 cup contains 200-300 mg)

7. Hemp milk (1 cup contains 460 mg)

8. Fortified orange juice (1 cup contains 300 mg)

9. Tahini (2 tablespoons contains 130 mg)

10. Almond butter (2 tablespoons contains 85 mg)

11. Great northern beans (1 cup contains 120 mg)

12. Soybeans (1 cup contains 175 mg)

13. Broccoli (1 cup contains 95 mg)

14. Raw fennel (1 medium bulb contains 115 mg)

15. Blackberries (1 cup contains 40 mg)

16. Black Currants (1 cup contains 62 mg)

17. Oranges (1 orange contains between 50 and 60 mg)

18. Dried apricots (1/2 cup contains 35 mg)

19. Figs (1/2 cup contains 120 mg)

20. Dates (1/2 cup contains 35 mg)

21. Artichoke (1 medium artichoke contains 55 mg)

22. Roasted sesame seeds (1 oz. contains 35 mg)

23. Adzuki beans (1 cup contains 65 mg)

24. Navy beans (1 cup contains 125 mg)

25. Amaranth (1 cup contains 275 mg)
 
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