Calcium intake questions | Approximate calcium content* |
Intake of unflavored ("white") or flavored milk | 1 cup whole milk – 246 mg |
1 cup 1% milk – 264 mg |
1 cup nonfat milk – 223 mg |
1 cup calcium-fortified soy milk – 200 to 500 mg |
Intake of cheese, yogurt, yogurt drinks, or other dairy products | 1 oz cheese – 202 mg |
3/4 oz processed cheese – 144 mg |
1/2 cup part skim ricotta – 337 mg |
6 oz nonfat yogurt – 258 mg |
1/2 cup frozen vanilla yogurt – 103 mg |
Intake of calcium-fortified juices | 1 cup – 300 mg |
Intake of calcium-fortified foods such as cereals or breads | 3/4 to 1 cup breakfast cereal – 100 mg |
1/2 cup fortified instant oatmeal (made with water) – 65 mg |
1 calcium-enriched English muffin – 99 mg |
Intake of broccoli, beans, cooked greens, or tofu | 1 cup cooked, chopped broccoli – 62 mg |
1 cup cooked white beans – 161 mg |
1 cup canned baked beans mg – 127 mg |
1 cup cooked, chopped greens – 266 mg |
1/2 cup tofu – 204 mg |
Intake of calcium supplements (including those containing vitamins) | Varies depending upon the supplement |
Bone health questions |
Intake of sweetened drinks (soft drinks, fruit drinks, etc) |
Frequency of participation in vigorous weight-bearing physical activity |
Has the child had any bone fractures? |
Was the child born prematurely? |
Family history of osteoporosis |