Chia seeds have a whopping 100mg of calcium per tablespoon. I put them in my oatmeal. I honestly don’t taste them.
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I’ve been eating chia seeds in past few years. Methinks I learned about them on these threads.
Today chia seeds were part of the recipe for my version of avocado toast (avocado smashed with hummus and chia seeds and everything bagel seasoning… spread over toasted Dave’s Killer bread). My food app gives 66mg Calcium for a tablespoon of chia seeds, but if it were a heaping tablespoon it would be more.
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Chia seeds, along with hemp seeds, flaxseed and wheat germ, are part of breakfast virtually everyday.
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Looks wonderful! Are those your banana/egg pancakes?
colorado_mom that was almost exactly my lunch - thin-sliced Dave’s Killer bread, 1/4 smashed avocado, Everything but the Bagel seasoning. Very satisfying way to get carbs and good fats!
Yes, my “2-ingredient” pancakes.
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We visited my brother this past weekend. He made a wrap from cottage cheese and egg (1 cup cottage cheese to 1 egg)
mixed in blender with some seasonings then baked and you can use it as a wrap with whatever filling you want. It was very tasty!
I put chia seeds in my daily smoothie
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Example: https://youtube.com/shorts/d1Flvk-OJZg?si=Y2DitYFOuYwzsE0C
You can also add spinach, parm, different seasonings…
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Thanks abasket that looks good! There are so few foods I eat and that has all of them / love it!
That does look good! The ratio there is 1c cottage cheese to two eggs. But… a lot can depend on size of the egg. @Jolynne_Smyth - report back if you try it.
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I am absolutely staying away from calcium supplements and added calcium in foods. Both me and my husband have coronary artery disease (though mine is mild), like many people our age. The problem is, most people don’t know they have CAD, and sometimes the first symptom is a fatal heart attack. But we have both had coronary calcium testing and angiograms, of which I highly recommend the coronary calcium testing for everyone who is older (I don’t know the age, but most of us on here) so you know. It’s cheap and could save your life. You need a doctor’s referral, cost is about $200, if that.
I do eat plenty of foods with calcium in them, exercise, keep a good weight, take a hearty dosage of vitamin D and bio identical hormones that help keep bones strong.
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MESA Risk Score and Coronary Age Calculator | The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis is a heart disease risk calculator that calculates without CAC scan results and with CAC scan results. For those who are considering CAC scan, you can give it sample results like 0, 100, and 400 to see how that would change the risk level, and consider whether the range of changes would affect your medical and related decisions.
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You bring up a good point. I do take calcium supplement (rethinking that) and a multivitamin with calcium… and I do consider added calcium in food as same - ie not as good as getting from food naturally. For example, I know you can get almond milk fortified with calcium… but I usually stick with higher calorie dairy milk (unless we are out if it, when a carton of almond milk from the pantry is really handy).
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For some reason that calculator is not fully visible. But I don’t know if a calculator without an accurate Agatston calcium score is even useful. And if you don’t know your lipoprotein a levels, you know even less.
Even if someone thinks they don’t have any risk factors for heart disease, it’s the leading cause of death for both men and women. So why not at least get a baseline calcium score, so you can follow it over the years and see if it’s increasing? If it’s rising too rapidly or already at a high level, there are things you can do.
Your doctor might recommend a stress test or an angiogram. An angiogram could turn into an angioplasty, if the blockage is too much, and they could put in stents. They might just recommend certain statins to keep your LDL down, or increase the statin you have. The point is, you need to know. You can’t just base everything on generic risk or familial risk. My sister is much heavier than I, yet her lp(a) level is low, nothing in her arteries. My lp(a) level is extremely high (I lost the genetic lottery), hence the sticky arteries. It’s not fair, it’s not predictable, but you need to know.
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It seems work better on a computer or if you turn your phone sideways.
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I favor Chronometer for tracking nutrition. According to the Chronometer nutrition report, over the last 7 days I’ve averaged 1800mg calcium per day from food sources. I eat cereal with milk most mornings, which is by far the largest source of calcium. Nothing else is remotely close. Aside from dairy products and foods containing dairy products, I was surprised to see my largest source of calcium over the past 7 days was navy beans. One cup cooked is listed as ~130mg. I typically cook a pot of beans, then have rice+beans 1x per day over the next week. I switch to a different type of bean each week.
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There is a link to click that will take you to a page that has a fully visible calculator.
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I feel like cottage cheese is having a moment…The #1 Late-Night Snack for Weight Loss
In another thread I posted about cottage cheese flatbread recipes I’ve seen a lot online this summer.
I love cottage cheese, but I have not found one that doesn’t have a ton of sodium. Does anyone have recommendations?
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I like Good Culture. 350 mg sodium, or approximately 15% of the daily value. I thought this article was informative as to what to look for in cottage cheese. What to Look for in Cottage Cheese
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