It contains high levels of lysine and iron, and a cup of cooked quinoa has more
calcium than a cup of milk.
Not exact matches
One
cup also contains more
than 10 percent of the RDA of the vitamins B - 1, B - 2, and B - 6, and traces of vitamin E, B3, and
calcium.
It's a good source of the B vitamin riboflavin (61 percent Daily Value), as well as several minerals: a standard 1/4 -
cup serving provides more
than 100 percent of the Daily Value for manganese, and roughly 8 percent of the Daily Value for both
calcium and zinc.
Something you may not know: Rhubarb is higher in
calcium than milk per
cup where milk has 300 mg, rhubarb has 380 mg.
My 18 month old has never had any milk and I substitute that in his diet with food high in
calcium - like collard greens (more
calcium per
cup than milk) and blackstrap molasses (20 % daily value for adults in only ONE tablespoon).
Calcium and vitamin D, which are vital for the building up the skeleton and muscle structure, can be procured also by consuming yoghurts, cheeses, cereals and fortified juices (no more
than one small
cup a day).
Caffeine: Drinking more
than three
cups of coffee every day may interfere with
calcium absorption, and some studies suggest that having cola at all is associated with bone loss, though the reasons why aren't yet clear.
Are a woman Have a family history of osteoporosis Are white Are thin Are short Went into menopause early Have a low
calcium intake Don't exercise Smoke cigarettes Drink more
than two alcohol drinks daily Are on chronic steroid therapy (e.g. Prednisone) Are on chronic anticonvulsant therapy Are taking drugs which can cause dizziness Are hyperthyroid Eat too much animal protein intake Use antacids regularly Drink more
than two
cups of coffee daily
A 1 -
cup portion of raw, chopped kale offers around 90 milligrams of
calcium, versus fewer
than 15 milligrams from the same amount of lettuce.
A
cup of cooked broccoli, for example, contains only 55 calories and supplies healthy amounts of
calcium, iron and potassium and more immune - boosting vitamin C
than adults need in a day.
Just one
cup of prunes provides 87 % of the recommended daily intake of vitamin K, more
than 20 % of most B vitamins, 8 % of
calcium and 27 % of potassium.
For example, although the
calcium content of spinach is 115 mg per half
cup cooked, because of the interference of oxalic acid, you would have to eat more
than 16
cups of raw or more
than eight
cups of cooked spinach to get the amount of
calcium available in one
cup of yogurt.»
It's a little lower in protein and
calcium than plain fortified soymilk, but if your son is drinking 2 - 3
cups per day, it should go a long way toward helping him meet needs.
One
cup of prunes provides 87 percent of the recommended daily intake of vitamin K, more
than 20 percent of most B vitamins, 8 percent of
calcium and 27 percent of potassium.
A 2tbsp serving of chia seeds has twice the iron and magnesium
than a
cup of spinach, as much potassium
than 1/3 of a banana, as much
calcium as half a
cup of milk, more
than twice the fibre of a
cup of porridge [source] and more antioxidants
than blueberries.