Vanilla Cream Smoothie Pennsylvania Academic Standards: Health, Safety, and Physical Education 10.1.6 E Calcium is a major component in the minerals that make up two thirds of the weight of your bones. Without calcium you cannot build strong bones that provide the support your body needs. Nor can you grow the teeth that allow you to bite and chew food. Doctors recommend that pre-teenage and teenage people consume 1,200 to 1,500 mg of calcium each day. Using the information provided, see if you can determine how many servings of each item you would need to meet your daily calcium requirement: You will need: Pencil Notebook Calculator Food Source Table Food Source Table Dairy 1 cup of skim milk 1 cup of low-fat yogurt 1 ounce of cheddar cheese 1/2 cup of low-fat cottage cheese Calcium (mg) 350 372 200 70 Non-Dairy 1 cup of cooked broccoli 1 cup fortified orange juice 1 cup of white beans 3 ounces of sardines (bones in) 3 ounces of canned salmon (bones in) Calcium (mg) 90 300 130 350 200 Now make a menu that includes a variety of foods and also reaches your daily calcium requirement. Information and activity adapted from: Health Science Projects about Nutrition by Robert Gardner, copyright date 2002, published by Enslow Publishers, Inc.
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