Hi,
Any suggestions on getting enough calcium (at least 1000 mg/day) from diet alone? I used to eat lots of yoghurt and drink milk before starting Atkins. I do eat 3-4 oz. of cheese and take a supplement, but I'm concerned it's not all being absorbed....

Thanks for any suggestions!

By the way, I have been lurking here for a few months, and have gotten a lot of great info from this site! Thanks!

Green veggies are a good calcium source, especially broccoli and spinach.
*edit*
I must have been on glue when I wrote this, I was thinking Vitamin C.
hhehe!

An ounce of Swiss cheese has about 25% of the daily recommended intake of calcium.

So, if you're eating 3-4 ounces of cheese daily, in addition to some veggies (spinach and broccoli) you should be fine on the calcium.

From what I've read, the absorption of calcium is more function of Vitamin D levels than anything else. Are you getting enough Sun? If you are, then no worries!

Best of luck,

Fred

Goody! I get to post one of my favourite lists!

Raw Kale, 1 cup chopped
Calcium 90.450 mg
Magnesium 22.780 mg
Potassium 299.490 mg

Raw broccoli, 1 cup chopped
Calcium 42.240 mg
Magnesium 22.000 mg
Potassium 286.000 mg

1 cup cooked Chinese Broccoli
Calcium 88.000 mg
Magnesium 15.840 mg
Potassium 229.680 mg

1/2 cup regular tofu
Calcium 434.000 mg
Magnesium 37.200 mg
Potassium 150.040 mg

1 cup plain, whole milk yogurt
Calcium 295.715 mg
Magnesium 28.371 mg
Potassium 378.770 mg

1 can sockeye salmon
Calcium 881.910 mg
Magnesium 107.010 mg
Potassium 1391.130 mg

1 can waterpacked white tuna
Calcium 24.080 mg
Magnesium 56.760 mg
Potassium 407.640 mg

1 cup raw spinach
Calcium 29.700 mg
Magnesium 23.700 mg
Potassium 167.400 mg

1 Californian avocado
Calcium 19.030 mg
Magnesium 70.930 mg
Potassium 1096.820 mg

1 oz whole roasted pumpkin seeds
Calcium 12.191 mg
Magnesium 151.389 mg
Potassium 228.501 mg

1 oz. whole roasted sunflower seeds
Calcium 19.845 mg
Magnesium 36.572 mg
Potassium 240.975 mg

1 raw, Eastern oyster
Calcium 4.000 mg
Magnesium 11.000 mg
Potassium 84.000 mg

1 oz Brazil nuts
Calcium 49.896 mg
Magnesium 63.788 mg
Potassium 170.100 mg

1 oz almonds
Calcium 82.499 mg
Magnesium 77.679 mg
Potassium 198.167 mg

Flax seeds, 1 Tbsp.
Calcium 23.880 mg
Magnesium 43.440 mg
Potassium 81.720 mg

Karen