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Promote strong, healthy bones with these high calcium recipes and menus.

Healthier bones mean healthier bodies, and keeping your bones healthy means calcium, calcium, calcium. It works this way: 99% of your calcium is stored in bones and teeth, the other 1% circulates in the body, helping important functions like muscle contractions and blood clotting. If your diet is low in calcium, your body draws the mineral from your bones, which, over time, can make them brittle. Our delicious recipes are carefully selected because they offer at least 15% of the recommended daily value for—you guessed it!—calcium.

Don’t forget vitamin D, which helps the body absorb calcium, and which comes from fortified dairy products, egg yolks, salmon, tuna and other foods. Research suggests that fruits and vegetables rich in potassium, magnesium and vitamin K may also be important for healthy bones. Weight-bearing exercise helps, as does keeping your sodium intake in check and maintaining a healthy weight. (It turns out you can be too thin; dipping into an “underweight” category disrupts hormones critical to bone health.) And here’s a news flash: among the reasons smoking is bad for you, it reduces calcium absorption and bone mass.

Enjoy these healthy recipes from the EatingWell kitchen—and promote bone health in a delicious way.

Main Dishes | Sides & Salads | Desserts | Menus

Main Dishes for Bone Health

• Black-Eyed Peas with Greens & Smoked Tofu
• Chicken Cassoulet
• Easy Salmon Cakes
• EatingWell’s Manicotti
• Eggplant, Lamb & Rice Casserole
• Fennel & Chicken Flatbread
• Honey-Mustard Turkey Burgers
• Loaded Twice-Baked Potatoes
• Old-Fashioned Spaghetti & Meatballs
• Pacific Sole with Oranges & Pecans
• Pork Tenderloin “Rosa di Parma”
• Salmon Sandwiches with Japanese Flavors
• Shrimp & Coconut Milk Curry
• Spicy Orange Beef & Broccoli Stir-Fry
• Turkey & Balsamic Onion Quesadillas
• Warm Bean & Arugula Salad

Sides & Salads for Bone Health

• Barley “Risotto” with Asparagus & Shiitakes
• Creamed Spinach
• Crunchy Pear & Celery Salad
• Red Potato Colcannon

Desserts for Bone Health

• Brandied Vanilla & Banana Cream Pudding in Chocolate Cups
• Chocolate-Cinnamon Bread Pudding
• Cranberry-Vanilla Bombe
• Strawberry Patch Cake

Menus for Bone Health

Celebrate Summer
Honey-Mustard Turkey Burgers
Creamed Spinach
Strawberry Patch Cake

Quick Weeknight Dinner
Turkey & Balsamic Onion Quesadillas
Gratin of Zucchini & Tomatoes
Coffee-Cognac Coupe

More on Bone Health:

• Bone Health Diet: Eat for strong bones
• Quiz: What's your bone health IQ?
• Ask the Expert: Hands-on advice for strong bones
• FAQs: Your bone health questions answered
• Quick Tips: Bone health tips to adopt right now

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