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mistyinca · 02-13-2007, 05:50 AM

OK, 3 tablespoons of yogurt comes out at 78mg calcium, so it is a good dense source.

Here's some numbers to "chew" on

Calcium per cup (16 tb in a cup):
lowfat yogurt 415mg (26mg per tb)
cottage cheese 155mg (10mg per tb)

Calcium per ounce (1 oz is 1/4 cup shredded or a 1" cube solid):
cheddar cheese 204 mg

I wonder if instead of a tums, if you could get one of those solid, swallowable calcium tablets (like oscal) and dissolve it into the broth you cook the rice in...

02-13-2007, 05:50 AM	#25
mistyinca No Longer a Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: USA Posts: 4,143 Blog Entries: 2	OK, 3 tablespoons of yogurt comes out at 78mg calcium, so it is a good dense source. Here's some numbers to "chew" on Calcium per cup (16 tb in a cup): lowfat yogurt 415mg (26mg per tb) cottage cheese 155mg (10mg per tb) Calcium per ounce (1 oz is 1/4 cup shredded or a 1" cube solid): cheddar cheese 204 mg I wonder if instead of a tums, if you could get one of those solid, swallowable calcium tablets (like oscal) and dissolve it into the broth you cook the rice in...