I spoke to a vegan friend of mine the other day and the topic of nutrition came up. As a vegan, my friend has to pay a little more attention to the foods she eats to make sure she gets all the nutrients her body needs. One concern that often comes up is the amount of calcium in her diet. As a woman she is of course worried about Osteoporosis and wants to make sure she gets enough calcium without eating any of the foods normally associated with calcium including milk, yogurt and cheese.

With a little research we found out that calcium can be found in quite a wide variety of foods including the following:

• Tofu
• Green leafy veggies like kale
• Nuts and seeds
• Whole wheat flour
• Dried Figs
• Molasses

Since her diet includes quite a few of these items on a regular basis already, she is getting plenty of calcium to keep her bones strong and healthy.