Where to Get Calcium

One concern for those on an MSPI diet (both vegetarian and non-vegetarian) is where to get calcium without dairy or soy.  For this post, I’m going to provide a list of foods that can be calcium sources (in alphabetical order).   The list comes from books and various websites - not all of them are ones we've tried to incorporate yet and, in all honesty, there are a few I don't know much about.

In future posts, I’ll provide more information about some of the foods, such as:

• in-depth information regarding calcium content by serving size,
• how we incorporate them into our diet,
• ways to “trick” kids into eating them (when needed), and
• other dietary information about each food.

Calcium Rich Foods List:

1. Acorn squash, cooked
2. Almonds
3. Agar-agar
4. Beans
5. Blackstrap molasses
6. Bok choy, cooked
7. Broccoli, cooked
8. Cereal, calcium-fortified
9. Chard, cooked
10. Collards, cooked
11. Dandelion greens, cooked
12. Figs, dried, uncooked
13. Hazelnuts (filbert)
14. Hummus
15. Kale, cooked
16. Kiwi, raw
17. Kombu
18. Lentils, boiled
19. Mustard greens, cooked
20. Nori
21. Ocra, cooked
22. OJ, calcium fortified
23. Parsley
24. Quinoa, cooked
25. Raisins
26. Rice milk, fortified
27. Rice milk cheese
28. Sesame seeds, whole roasted
29. Spinach, cooked
30. Sunflower seeds, dried
31. Tapioca (dried)
32. Tortillas, corn, calcium fortified
33. Turnip greens, cooked
34. Wakame
35. Walnuts