Tips for Getting More Calcium in Your Diet

• Make soups such as tomato, chowders, and cream-type soups with milk instead of water.
• Stir milk into scrambled eggs.
• Add cottage cheese to casseroles and noodles.
• Make oatmeal with milk instead of water.
• Serve milk-based desserts such as puddings, tapioca, frozen yogurt, custard, or ice cream.
• Add nonfat dry milk to foods such as casseroles, meatloaf, and baked goods.
• Calcium is found in broccoli and mangos.

Calcium helps your muscles contract, heart beat, and blood clot.  It also helps with weight loss.