Nutrition: Calcium
Some food based sources of calcium include but are not limited to:
White Beans: 191 mg (19% DV) 1 cup
Sardines: 321 mg (32% DV) in about 7 sardines fillets
Dried Figs: 107 mg (10% DV) in 8 whole dried figs
Bok Choy: 74 mg (7% DV) 1 cup
Blackstrap Molasses: 172 mg (17% DV) 1 tablespoon
Kale: 188 mg (19% DV) 2 cups raw
Black-eyed Peas: 185 mg (18% DV) 1/2 cup
Almonds: 72 mg (7% DV) ¼ cup dry roasted (about 20 nuts)
Turnip Greens: 197 mg (20% DV) 1 cup cooked
Sesame Seeds: 88 mg (9% DV) 1 tablespoon
Carrot juice 8oz 127 mg 9.8 to 12.7 percent of the daily recommended allowance
Calcium dense juice
3 kale leaves
2 collard green leaves
Handful of parsley
3 carrots
1 apple
Push through a juicer and enjoy! One glass provides a little over 200mg of calcium and loaded with other nutrients too!
“Taking 1-2 grams of calcium by mouth each day seems to reduce pregnancy-related high blood pressure. Calcium appears to reduce the risk of high blood pressure in pregnancy by about 50%. Calcium appears to have the greatest effect in high-risk women and women with low calcium levels.” www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/781.html
Pregnant/nursing moms need anywhere from 1,000-1,500 mg of calcium daily and sometimes up to 2400mg daily