Calcium

[raw?]

Where do you get the calcium from if you do not eat any milk or cheese?

[Rawkinlocs]

As posted by member, Caramba (focus on the raw sources and not the cooked/boiled/baked ones ;) ):

For anyone concerned or curious about the amount of calcium they or their kids are getting...I found this list & found it interesting & helpful.

http://health.groups.yahoo.com/grou...lk/message/1928

A 100-gram portion of human breast milk (3.5 ounces) contains
33 milligrams of calcium. Human adults need calcium too, but
human adults should not be drinking human breast milk. Let's
compare the amounts of calcium contained in adult foods to
the level of calcium in human breast milk:

Calcium content of foods (per 100-gram portion)
(100 grams equals around 3.5 ounces)

1. Human Breast Milk 33 mg
2. Almonds 234 mg
3. Amaranth 267 mg
4. Apricots (dried) 67 mg
5. Artichokes 51 mg
6. Beans (can: pinto, black) 135 mg
7. Beet greens (cooked) 99 mg
8. Blackeye peas 55 mg
9. Bran 70 mg
10. Broccoli (raw) 48 mg
11. Brussel Sprouts 36 mg
12. Buckwheat 114 mg
13. Cabbage (raw) 49 mg
14. Carrot (raw) 37 mg
15. Cashew nuts 38 mg
16. Cauliflower (cooked) 42 mg
17. Swiss Chard (raw) 88 mg
18. Chickpeas (garbanzos) 150 mg
19. Collards (raw leaves) 250 mg
20. Cress (raw) 81 mg
21. Dandelion greens 187 mg
22. Endive 81 mg
23. Escarole 81 mg
24. Figs (dried) 126 mg
25. Filberts (Hazelnuts) 209 mg
26. Kale (raw leaves) 249 mg
27. Kale (cooked leaves) 187 mg
28. Leeks 52 mg
29. Lettuce (lt. green) 35 mg
30. Lettuce (dark green) 68 mg
31. Molasses (dark-213 cal.) 684 mg
32. Mustard Green (raw) 183 mg
33. Mustard Green (cooked) 138 mg
34. Okra (raw or cooked) 92 mg
35. Olives 61 mg
36. Orange (Florida) 43 mg
37. Parsley 203 mg
38. Peanuts (roasted & salted) 74 mg
39. Peas (boiled) 56 mg
40. Pistachio nuts 131 mg
41. Potato Chips 40 mg
42. Raisins 62 mg
43. Rhubarb (cooked) 78 mg
44. Sauerkraut 36 mg
45. Sesame Seeds 1160 mg
46. Squash (Butternut 40 mg
47. Soybeans 60 mg
48. Sugar (Brown) 85 mg
49. Tofu 128 mg
50. Spinach (raw) 93 mg
51. Sunflower seeds 120 mg
52. Sweet Potatoes (baked) 40 mg
53. Turnips (cooked) 35 mg
54. Turnip Greens (raw) 246 mg
55. Turnip Greens (boiled) 184 mg
56. Water Cress 151 mg

[Revvell]

Calcium is not gotten from dairy products. We, as many other natural vegetarians do, get it mostly from greens although many other fruits and vegetables have it. Thing is, most of us have been "brainwashed" through all the advertising from the dairy industry to believe we get it from their products.

Studies have shown that the protein in dairy products makes it unusable to our bodies. IF dairy really provided calcium as claimed then older women who have been drinking milk (my mother included) all their lives would not be having as many hip fractures as they have.

Many of us have found that green smoothies are the way to go. They are made so simply with green and fruits; taste good also and do not create the mucus and allergies dairy has a tendancy to do.

Welcome to the forums raw? :)

Revvell

Hmmm. Cherie was posting at the same time. ;)

[raw?]

Thanks so much I just started raw and I just did not now. Thank You!

[Punky]

I make sesame milk (like almond milk, but from sesame seeds)
and eat lots of dark leafy greens.

[MAK]

Grind couple table spoons of raw sesame seeds in your salads.

[Autumn]

<<IF dairy really provided calcium as claimed then older women who have been drinking milk (my mother included) all their lives would not be having as many hip fractures as they have.>>

So true. The country with the highest milk consumption is also the country with the highest cases of osteoporosis. :rolleyes:

[Helen Of Tennessee]

Here are some great articles on calcium:

Should you drink your milk? & Milk and Calcium
http://chrysalisyog.homestead.com/milk.html

Cow’s Milk is for Calves
by Michael Dye
http://www.all-creatures.org/cb/a-cowsmilk.html

Dairy Products
by Dr Gina Shaw, MA
http://vibrancy.homestead.com/dairy.html

Why dairy products won’t help you maintain healthy bones
http://www.milksucks.com/osteo.html

<>< Helen of Tennessee

[Carlene]

I just got blood work back after 3.5 months raw. I'm not a big greens eater or broccolli. I do eat some of the other things on Rawkinloc's list, but I eat primarily fruit. My blood calcium levels were all within a SAD range. No deficiency from not drinking milk or eating cheese. Actually since I was vegan for 3 months before going raw, that is 6.5 months without dairy and still no deficiency.