Tweens and teens can get most of their daily calcium from:
3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk (900 mg of calcium), AND
Additional servings of calcium-rich foods to get the 1,300 mg of calcium necessary to build strong bones for life.
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3 cups of low-fat or fat-free milk (900 mg of calcium) |
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additional servings of calcium-rich foods (400 mg of calcium) |
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1,300 mg of calcium! |
Starting around age nine, young people need almost twice as much calcium as younger kids.
