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Our bones are made from calcium. To keep bones strong we need to get enough calcium every day from foods we eat. Look at this list of ideas. As a rough guide you need 3-4 calcium-rich foods every day, these are shown in red.

  Breakfast boost
Cereal with milk
Yoghurt with banana or dried apricots
Toast (white or brown bread) with margerine and jam or peanut butter
  Lunch
Cheese salad sandwich (white or brown bread)
Baked beans on toast (white or brown bread)
Jacket potato with tuna or cheese & salad

  Dinner
Stir-fry tofu, broccoli & sesame seeds with noodles
Pasta with a tomato sauce, tuna and broccoli
Chilli con carne (or veggie version with soya mince) with kidney beans and rice
 
  Snacks
Milk Fruit smoothie make with yoghurt
Milkshake Tortilla chips with a yoghurt dip
  Cereal bars (with added Calcium)
  Treats
Milk chocolate & dairy ice cream both contain calcium so are OK
 
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