21 Lactose and 18 Dairy Free Sources for Calcium

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Gareth No comments

Getting Calcium can be a pain if you’re lactose intolerant, and even more so if you’re totally dairy free. Luckily there are a few options out there to get calcium into your diet. According to http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Calcium-QuickFacts/ this is how much calcium you need per day. I’m not going to list how much calcium is in each food because, well really? Just eat the food in your diet where you can and you’ll be fine. If you’re taking calcium supplements cycle off them every month or so and don’t take them for a few weeks. It builds up in your system and can cause kidney stones.

Life Stage	Recommended Amount
Birth to 6 months	200 mg
Infants 7–12 months	260 mg
Children 1–3 years	700 mg
Children 4–8 years	1,000 mg
Children 9–13 years	1,300 mg
Teens 14–18 years	1,300 mg
Adults 19–50 years	1,000 mg
Adult men 51–70 years	1,000 mg
Adult women 51–70 years	1,200 mg
Adults 71 years and older	1,200 mg
Pregnant and breastfeeding teens	1,300 mg
Pregnant and breastfeeding adults	1,000 mg