Banking onCalcium

Module designed by Grete Peterson, Program Assistant; Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., LRD, Food and Nutrition Specialist

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Hi! I’m going to lead you through a lesson about calcium, a very important mineral in

your body.

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Before you begin, we would like to see what you already know.

What’s the big deal with calcium?

Well, your body has more calcium than any other mineral!

Minerals are needed from the foods that you eat to do many thingsin your body.

Pretend that flour is the calcium in your body. This is how much is in your body:

Adults: 11 cups

15-year-olds: 7 cups

6- to 7-year-olds: 2 cups 10-year-olds: 3 ½ cupsNewborns: ¼ cup

What does calcium do in your body?

a) Helps you see in the darkb) Helps build strong bones and

teethc) Helps fight diseasesd) Helps you hear better

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What does calcium do in your body?

a) Helps you see in the darkb) Helps build strong bones and

teethc) Helps fight diseasesd) Helps you hear better

You probably guessed it!

Calcium is really important for buildingstrong bones and teeth. Calciumprovides the strength to keep them together.

99% of your body’s calcium isstored in your bones and teeth.

What about the last 1%?

Calcium is all over!

The other 1% is found throughout your body’s blood, muscles and the fluid between cells.

Just how much calcium do you need every day?

Kids aged 9 to18 need 1,300milligrams of calcium every day!

That is more than adults.

Wheeeeeeeew!

How much is 1,300 mg of calcium?

900 mg

280 mg

120 mg

1,300 mg

(300 mg in 8 oz. of milk)

+Fruit yogurt – ½ cup

1 ½ oz. cheese with crackers

Get your 3-A-Day!

Why do kids need more calcium than adults?

Click HERE to find out!Your bones are growing!

Dairy products Leafy green vegetables Calcium-fortified foods and

beverages All of the above

What foods contain some calcium? (Click to see the answer)

Dairy products Leafy green vegetables Calcium-fortified foods and beverages All of the above

What foods contain some calcium?

All of these foods contain some calcium! Some

foods have much more than others.

Dairy products contain the most calcium!

Milk Mozzarella cheeseYogur

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Cheddar

cheese

Leafy green vegetables also

contain some calcium.

Click on the different boxes to see a picture of each food.

Chinese cabbage Kale

Turnip greens

Spinach

=300 mg

1 cup of milk has the same amount of calcium as 5 cups of cooked broccoli.

Wow, that’s a lot of broccoli!!!

Although other foods contain calcium, DAIRY is the best source!

Remember to have 3-A-Day!Remember to have 3-A-Day!

And, eat your veggies, too!

Do you know someone with lactose intolerance?

It means the body can’t break down asugar called lactose, which is found in many milk and dairy products.

Lactose-intolerant people still can have some dairy.

Drink milk with food. Try aged cheeses, such as cheddar and Swiss,

that are low in lactose. Enjoy lactose-free milk and milk products.

Know your other calcium

sources, too!

Try these helpful hints:

Good News!

Does anyone like sardines?

It’s OK if you do!

3 oz. of sardines with bones contain around

¼ of the calcium you need to eat each day.

How do you know how much calcium is in foods and beverages?

A good way to find out is to lookat the nutrition label!

Take a look at the nutrition labels on the next few slides and pick the beverage it is made for.

Which nutritionlabel is for regular orange juice?

Nice work finding the orange juice label! Unless it is fortified with calcium, orange

juice contains only a little calcium.

Sorry, try again. Look for the label that is made for orange juice.

**Hint: Orange juice has tons of Vitamin C!

Which nutrition label goes with soda pop?

Good job picking out the soda pop label. Notice how soda pop has no calcium or other nutrients

compared with the others!

Sorry, try again. Look for the label that matches soda pop.

**Hint: Look for lots of sugar and NO VITAMINS OR MINERALS

Which food label is made for skim milk?

Sorry, try again. Look for the label that matches skim milk.

**Hint: Look for high amounts of calcium!

Great job! Skim milk is an excellent source of calcium.

Sports Drink Coke Orange Juice Skim Milk

Beverages – especially milk – can be a very important source of nutrients!

Make it a habit to have at least 3 cups of milk a day!

But the nutrition label doesn’t say milligrams, it just gives a percent…

An easy way to figure out how many milligrams of calcium are in a food is to add a “0” to the percentage on the Nutrition Facts label.

Example: This label says 30%. Add a “0” and it means one cup has 300 mg of calcium.

Skim Milk

Calcium is an important part of MyPyramid!

Click on the color that represents the Milk group.

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Orange Green

Red Yellow

Blue Purple

Check out www.mypyramid.gov to see other foods in the

Milk group.

Blue is the color of the Milk group!

Compared with the other MyPyramid food groups, the Milk group contains the best

sources of calcium!

Please take the post-survey to see what you have learned about calcium!

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survey.

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Bank on Calcium!

This project was made possible in part by a grant from the Midwest Dairy Association.

Congratulations! You know how to bank on calcium!