Calcium is one of the hot topics discussed often when people are considering going vegan. Women especially are concerned they aren’t getting enough calcium and they worry that by eliminating dairy from their diet, they won’t be able to take in adequate calcium. I did a quick trip to the local grocery store the other night to compare nutritional labels on almond milk beverage, coconut milk beverage, and two types of cow’s milk, 2% milk fat and whole milk.
The results might be very surprising to you! In both the 2% milk fat and whole milk products, one serving provides 25% of the daily recommendation for calcium. However, the almond and coconut milk beverages both provide 45% of the daily recommendation for calcium. That’s almost double the amount of calcium in the non-dairy products!
If you are considering going vegan, or reducing the amount of dairy in your diet then there’s no need to worry that you can’t get enough calcium. Two glasses of almond or coconut milk beverage a day and you’re already at 90% of what is recommended for adults. It’s really much easier than you might think!
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