Some supplements not really needed?

@teb I also cannot eat dairy and have a lot of food allergies. I take 800mg calcium in a day. Curious what foods get you to 650-700mg daily. I eat a lot of broccoli. Wish I could eat salmon and almonds.

It's really hard without consuming dairy. Not everyone would feel comfortable with my food choices as they're a bit odd but here goes...
Breakfast is eggs and a mountain of cooked collards. That way I know I'm starting my day with about 350-400 mg of calcium.
I make seed crackers that have chia seeds in them and I add ground baked eggshells to the batter. The eggshells contain high levels of calcium carbonate. Hard to determine the calcium contents of the crackers but it's likely high.
I eat lots and lots of greens; mesclun salads, broccoli and broccolini, kale, bok choy etc. I might make a smoothie with greens powders; Amazing Grass Original and kale powder.
I'll also add Plantation Organic Blackstrap molasses to a smoothie or my cocoa/herb drink which has 145 mg in a Tblsp. It is high in iron and calcium which are competing nutrients but I'm sure some of each is absorbed.
I drink an herbal tea which has nettles and peppermint amongst other herbs which are very nutrient rich particularly in calcium and magnesium. Again, hard to quantify but the nutrients are there in an absorbable medium.
I do eat quite a bit of salmon and the canned salmon with bones is quite high in calcium. I also eat sardines which I detest and the smothering method I use to disguise the taste would likely not be palatable to most.
Gerolsteiner mineral water has about 130 mg in 12 oz. I let the fizz out for awhile before drinking as I hate the carbonation.
Chicken with the bones. I chomp on the bones to get out some of the nutrients. I then make bone broth with the carcasses. High in collagen and nutrients.
The best hack is Eden Black Sesame Tahini which is super high in calcium. I use it like a supplement. If I'm low, I'll take 1 or 2 Tblsp which has around 350-400 mg. It's a strong taste but if you can't eat it straight, you can smear it on toast with some jam or put in a smoothies.

Thanks so much @teb. I feel much better about cutting out my calcium supplement. I, like you, am tempted to add a supplement when I am afraid I'm not getting enough, but it probably isn't needed. It is interesting that the World Health Organization recommends 500 mg and the United Kingdom 700 mg of calcium per day. It seems to be recommended everywhere that getting calcium from food is better than from supplements.

For those who dislike canned sardines: give canned bone-in anchovies a try. Its nutrition profile is similar to that of canned sardine but more palatable, my opinion. You could use either one to substitute tuna in tuna melt - quite tasty to me.

Also it's worth looking into whey protein powder if you can't have milk, greek yogurt or kefir. Whey protein powder has about 15% calcium rda per serving (double ck product label please). Good quality proteins as well.

I think eating right is the most important. Plenty of green veggies. Calcium important. No dairy. Not alot of meat. Just common sense eating and exercise.

Thanks for sharing this. You have so many good suggestions. I am trying to eat sardines (ug) and want to know how you disguise them. I mash them, use mayo mustard onion . It helps with the struggle to eat them. also would like to know how you finely grind the egg shells. I have tried this in a blender but just cant make them into a powder ...

I do something similar on the sardines. I smother them in a lot of mustard and then...wait for it...I cover that in lots of currants. I know it sounds disgusting but it provides a sweet and savory taste that mostly disguises the sardines. It's the only way I can get them down.

Another option is the Season brand of Mackerel which has about 15% of the daily value of calcium. I find them much more palatable than sardines. Eating them over a large dark green salad can give you 25% of your daily value.

I bought a Krups coffee grinder that I only use for herbs and eggshells. It grinds them as fine as you would like. Bake the eggshells at a low/medium temp until they look "done" then store them in the freezer till you use. Alternatively, you can boil them. You can add them into any baked goods. I don't worry too much about the initial baking part as they are baked again into crackers/muffins. You can also sprinkle them onto foods though they are gritty. Supposedly 1/4 tsp contains about 200-250 mg of calcium so you don't need much. According to the American Egg Board, the shell of the egg is composed of calcium carbonate (about 94%) with small amounts of magnesium carbonate, calcium phosphate and other organic matter, including protein.

Another thing I put into the grinder is milk thistle seeds. They are very protective of the liver but there is research suggesting they may help strengthen bones. They are a very safe herb that can be used regularly (though check with your doc) so I bake them into my high potency crackers. They are bitter (one of the reasons they are a liver stimulant) so I add some maple syrup to balance the bitterness which also has a little calcium though "little" is the operative word.

Another great source that @mayblin suggested is Hodo Tofu. Very high in protein and calcium. Three ounces has about 260 mg.

You’re absolutely right. Unfortunately I have Malabsorption Syndrome from a previous surgery. Therefore I need all the supplements since my body can not absorb the nutrients and vitamins that it needs.

While not as high in calcium, you might want to consider herring.

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