Assessment of calcium intake and risks for suboptimal bone health in infants, children, and adolescents

Calcium intake questions	Approximate calcium content^[1]
Intake of unflavored ("white") or flavored milk	1 cup whole milk – 246 mg
	1 cup 1% milk – 264 mg
	1 cup nonfat milk – 223 mg
	1 cup calcium-fortified soy milk – 200 to 500 mg
Intake of cheese, yogurt, yogurt drinks, or other dairy products	1 oz cheese – 202 mg
	3/4 oz processed cheese – 144 mg
	1/2 cup part-skim ricotta – 337 mg
	6 oz nonfat yogurt – 258 mg
	1/2 cup frozen vanilla yogurt – 103 mg
Intake of calcium-fortified juices	1 cup – 300 mg
Intake of calcium-fortified foods such as cereals or breads	3/4 to 1 cup breakfast cereal – 100 mg
	1/2 cup fortified instant oatmeal (made with water) – 65 mg
	1 calcium-enriched English muffin – 99 mg
Intake of broccoli, beans, cooked greens, or tofu	1 cup cooked, chopped broccoli – 62 mg
	1 cup cooked white beans – 161 mg
	1 cup canned baked beans mg – 127 mg
	1 cup cooked, chopped greens – 266 mg
	1/2 cup tofu – 204 mg
Intake of calcium supplements (including those containing vitamins)	Varies depending on the supplement
Bone health questions
Intake of sweetened drinks (soft drinks, fruit drinks, etc)? Frequency of participation in vigorous weightbearing physical activity? Has the child had any bone fractures? Was the child born prematurely? Family history of osteoporosis?

Reference:

United States Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Research Service. United States Department of Agriculture Nutrient Data Laboratory (Accessed December 2005).

Adapted from: Greer FR, Krebs NF. Optimizing bone health and calcium intakes of infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatrics 2006; 117:578.

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