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What You Should Know About Your Bones

Calcium: An Essential Element of Bone Health

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Preventing Osteoporosis
Eating Right
Exercise
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Eating Right

Giving your body a nutritional advantage

Eating a balanced diet rich in calcium and vitamin D is essential to protect your bones. These minerals cannot fully prevent or cure osteoporosis, but when you don't get enough of them, bone loss will occur.

 

Recipes

Delicious dishes that benefit your bones

Chicken and Kale

4 split chicken breasts (skinless, boneless and cut into strips)
1 large onion OR 2 medium – diced
6 oz mushrooms
1 large bunch of kale (10-12 cups, washed and torn into pieces)

Sauté onions in a large pan or wok. Add kale and cook until wilted and partially cooked. Stir occasionally. Add chicken strips and mushrooms and cook until done.

Makes 4 servings – about ¾ cup cooked kale plus onions and chicken.

Calories 200; Fat 3.6 gm; Saturated fat .8 gm; Cholesterol 73 mg; Fiber 1.7 gm; Sodium 112 mg; Calcium 162 mg.

Click here to view a Spanish version of this recipe

Our thanks go to the BoneBuilders Program for sharing this recipe.



Chocolate Tofu Pie

2 (12.3 oz.) pkgs extra-firm silken tofu (calcium-fortified)
cup honey
3 teaspoons vanilla
cup cocoa powder
Premade pie crust or custard cups (reduced fat graham cracker crusts work well)

1. In a food processor or blender, whip tofu until smooth.
2. Heat honey in a microwave 90 seconds on medium-high setting. Add cocoa powder; stir until smooth. Add vanilla.
3. Blend tofu and chocolate mixture for 1 minute. Pour into premade pie shell or custard cups and chill for 1-2 hours. May be garnished with banana or strawberry slices. Makes 10 servings.

With standard frozen pie crust; baked:
Calories 253; Fat 10gm; Saturated fat 2.2 gm; Cholesterol .2 gm; Calcium 495 mg

Our thanks go to the BoneBuilders Program for sharing this recipe.



Strawberry Smoothies

2/3 cup of fresh strawberries
1/3 cup of bananas
1 cup of low fat strawberry banana yogurt
- 1 cup of strawberry juice concentrate

1. Fill blender ¼ full with ice,
2. Add fresh strawberries and bananas to 2/3 full
3. Top with 1 cup of strawberry banana low fat yogurt
4. Pour in ½ - 1 cup of strawberry juice concentrate and blend

Calories 77; Fat 4gm; Protein 17gm; Carbohydrates 175gm; Calcium 417mg

Our thanks go to Barbara Llewellyn Catering & Event Planning for sharing this recipe.



Fruit Ice-e

Calcium fortified orange juice
Guava juice
Fresh pineapple

1. Fill blender ¼ full with ice, then add pineapple chunks and orange juice
2. Fill just below the top with guava juice and blend

Calories 58gm; Fat 2gm; Protein 8gm, Carbohydrates 140 gm; Calcium 700 mg

Our thanks go to Barbara Llewellyn Catering & Event Planning for sharing this recipe.