How do you get the proper calcium when you only drink soy milk?

Question

I am cutting out dairy and want to make sure I am still getting enough calcium. Please help me on ideas or brands that I can use to get the proper calcium. Thanks.

Answer 1

I drink Silk light; it has 30% of your RDA of calcium in one cup, plus 30% RDA of vitamin D and 10% of magnesium. Two or three cups of that plus calcium rich veggies like broccoli and you should have no problem. It's pretty cheap too and tastes better than any other brand I've tried. Vanilla flavor is the best.

Answer 2

Just eat enough normal fresh food and you will get all the calcium you need from veges, fruit, nuts, etc. Good sources are dark green leafy veges, oranges, almonds, sesame (e.g. tahini) and tofu. It's a total myth propagated by the dairy industry that we need dairy for calcium. If we did then by nature we would need to be suckling on our own mothers for all our lives! (eew, yuck!). I was allergic to dairy as a child and never had a calcium deficiency. Plenty of Asian cultures don't eat dairy as a staple diet food - e.g. the Japanese, Chinese, Koreans, Thais, etc. If you're still worried then just buy a calcium fortified soy milk. I like the chocolate flavored ones! :)

Answer 3

A one cup serving of quinoa has more calcium than a quart of milk.

VeggieTart is right - dairy consumption can lead to a negative calcium balance due to the high levels of protein in dairy. There's nothing in milk that you can't easily replace; remember, milk is nature's perfect food... if you're a calf and you intend to double your body weight in 47 days! Most of the world doesn't even drink milk.

Answer 4

Most soy milks are fortified with calcium, and some types of tofu are coagulated with calcium salts. Look for the types that have the highest percentage per serving.

I have heard that societies with the highest rates of dairy consumption also have the highest rates of osteoporosis. That's because excess protein--especially excess animal protein--causes you to LOSE calcium from your bones.

Answer 5

I echo the posters above. You don't need calcium from any type of milk. Your body can better absorb all nutrients from other vegetables, giving you more variety and antioxidants. Eat kale, collards, mustard greens, broccoli, seaweed, legumes, and nuts. Dried fruit also has calcium. Water per 8 oz. has 2 mg. calcium as well.

Answer 6

Milk is not a great source of calcium because it lacks magnesium, an essential for absorbing calcium. A lot of green vegetables have calcium. Spirulina also.

Answer 7

Yep, check the nutritional values. It'll tell you how much calcium a serving will give you.
Dark leafy greens will never fail you. "Many of the foods you currently eat are rich sources of calcium. The most noteworthy fruits and vegetables are oranges, apricots, pears, raisins, dates, prunes, dried figs, broccoli, okra, sweet potatoes and most dark green leafy vegetables such as kale, collard greens, dandelion greens and bok choy. Calcium is significant in Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, chestnuts, filberts, sesame seeds, tahini (sesame seed paste), sunflower seeds and pumpkin seeds..."
"Amaranth, quinoa, oats and barley are good calcium sources along with beans, peas, soy products, seaweeds, sprouts and blackstrap molasses. Alfalfa, cayenne, chamomile, kelp, lemongrass, paprika, parsley and peppermint are among the numerous herbs containing calcium."
Cows get calcium from the vegetables they eat. So should we.
Good luck! <3

Answer 8

Eat broccoli its a great source of calcium