Calcium Rich Plant Foods

Calcium Rich Plant Foods

You can consume calcium rich plant foods into your diet. Dairy products aren’t the only food sources of calcium. There are plenty of plant foods that contain a healthy amount of calcium, too. Here are the top plant sources of calcium and some tips to help you get more of them.

1-      Collard, turnip, beet and dandelion greens. Start looking for low fat recipes that call for greens. You might want to try southern style cookbooks as well.

2-      Frozen or cooked spinach. Add spinach to soups, casseroles, lasagna and so on, whenever possible.

3-      Black eyed peas. In your favorite recipes, substitute black eyed peas for other beans that are not as rich as rich in calcium. Black eyed peas also make a great side fish, Mexican and southern style entrees.

4-      Kale. Add kale to stir fry recipes, casseroles and soups or eat it as a vegetable side fish.

5-      Baked beans. Baked beans make a great side dish especially in winter.

6-      White, navy, great northern and kidney beans. Add beans to casseroles, soups and green or pasta salads. Eat bean salads more often. Look for low fat bean recipes in southwestern and vegetarian cookbooks.

7-      Spinach leaves, fresh. Make green salads with all of some spinach leaves.

8-      Broccoli. Add broccoli to hot and cold pasta dishes, soups, casseroles and stir fry recipes. Broccoli also makes a great side dish for lunch or dinner.