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Add More Calcium to Your Daily Routine

December 6, 2005

It is important to eat and drink a wide variety of calcium-rich foods and beverages everyday. Getting calcium in your diet can be easier than you think if you try and work it into your daily routine.

• Drink low-fat milk or fortified fruit juice during your coffee break.
• Try drinking low-fat flavored milk.
• Enjoy calcium-rich snacks like yogurt, cheese and crackers and pudding.
• Order a latte or cappuccino (skip the fat by requesting skim milk) in place of black coffee. While caffeine can interfere with calcium absorption, consuming the amount of steamed milk typically added to latte or cappuccino readily offsets this effect.
• Choose foods with more calcium such as dark green leafy vegetables, fortified fruit juices and fortified cereals.
• Try some freshly baked cookies with a glass of cold milk.

Start slowly, adjust your menus to include more dairy, and before long calcium will be a part of your daily routine.

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