Banking on Calcium

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Banking onCalcium

• Module designed by
• Grete Peterson, Program Assistant and
• Julie Garden-Robinson, Ph.D., LRD Food and
  Nutrition Specialist

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Hi! Im going to lead you through a lesson about
calcium, a very important mineral in your body.

• Click to go back and to
• move forward in the module.

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Before you begin, we would like to know what you
already know.

• Click HERE to take a quick survey
• When you are finished with the survey, close the
  window to return to the module.

Lets start moooooooving!
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Whats the big deal with calcium?

• Your body has more calcium than any other
  mineral!
• Minerals are needed to do
• different things in your body.

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Pretend that flour is the calcium in your body.
This is how much is in your body
6- to 7-year-olds 2 cups
10-year-olds 3 ½ cups
Newborns ¼ cup
15-year-olds 7 cups
Adults 11 cups

• How is calcium used
• in your body?

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What does calcium do in your body?

• Helps you see in the dark
• Helps build strong bones and teeth
• Helps fight diseases
• Helps you hear better

(Click your mouse to find the right answer)
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What does calcium do in your body?

• Helps you see in the dark
• Helps build strong bones and teeth
• Helps fight diseases
• Helps you hear better

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You probably guessed it!

• Calcium is really important for building
• strong bones and teeth.
• Calcium provides the strength
• to keep them together.

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Is all of the calcium in your bones and teeth?

• Lets pretend you have 1 worth of
• calcium in your body.
• 99 would be in your bones!

Where would the last penny be?
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Calcium is all over!

• The last 1 is found throughout your
• bodys blood, muscles and the fluid
• between your cells.

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Just how much calcium do you need every day?

• Kids aged 9-18 need
• 1,300 milligrams (mg)
• of calcium every day!
• That is more than adults.

Wheeeeew!
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How much is 1,300 mg of calcium?
Get your 3-A-Day!
900 mg
(300 mg in 8 ounces of milk)
280 mg

1 ½ oz. cheese with crackers
120 mg
Fruit yogurt ½ cup
1,300 mg
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Why do kids need more calcium than adults?

• Click HERE to find out!

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Why do kids need more calcium than adults?
Your bones are growing!
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Some foods contain more calcium than others.
What foods contain some calcium? (Click to see
the answer)

• Dairy products
• Leafy green vegetables
• Calcium-fortified foods and beverages
• All of the above

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All of these foods contain some calcium! Some
foods have much more than others.
What foods contain some calcium?

• Dairy products
• Leafy green vegetables
• Calcium-fortified foods and beverages
• All of the above

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Dairy products contain the most calcium!

• Milk

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Dairy products contain the most calcium!

• Milk

Yogurt
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Dairy products contain the most calcium!
Mozzarella cheese

• Milk

Yogurt
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Dairy products contain the most calcium!
Mozzarella cheese

• Milk

Cheddar cheese
Yogurt
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Leafy green vegetables also contain some calcium.

• Click on the different boxes to see a picture of
  each food.

Turnip greens
Chinese cabbage
Kale
Spinach
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1 cup of milk has the same amount of calcium as 5
cups of cooked broccoli.

300 mg
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Wow, thats a lot of broccoli!!!

300 mg
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Which of these foods contain some calcium?
Tofu made with calcium
Dry-roasted almonds
Calcium-fortified orange juice
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All of these foods have some calcium in them!
Tofu made with calcium
Dry-roasted almonds
Calcium-fortified orange juice
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Although other foods contain calcium, DAIRY is
the best source!

• Remember to have 3-A-Day!

And, eat your veggies, too!
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Click on the food that is NOT a dairy food.
Yogurt
Eggs
Milk
Cheese
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Click on the food that is NOT a dairy food.
Great Job! ?
Yogurt
Eggs
Milk
Cheese
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Does anyone like sardines?

• Its OK if you do!
• 3 oz. of sardines with bones contain more calcium
  than a glass of milk!

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How do you know how much calcium is in foods and
beverages?

• Check the calcium in food by looking at the
  nutrition label!

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Click on the arrow that points to calcium on the
food label!
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Good job finding calcium on the food label!
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Which food label has more calcium?
Click the green box next to the label with more
calcium.
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Which food label has more calcium?
Click the green box next to the label with more
calcium.
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Clue Calcium is the key nutrient in this group!

• Click on the color that represents the Milk group.

Green
Orange
Red
Yellow
Blue
Purple
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Blue is the color of the Milk group!
Check out www.mypyramid.gov to see other foods in
the Milk group.
Compared with other MyPyramid food groups, the
Milk group contains the best sources of calcium!
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Please take the post-survey to see what you have
learned about calcium!

• Click on me to
• take the post
• survey.

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Bank on Calcium!

• Ask your
• teacher if
• you can print
• the certificate on the next page.

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Congratulations! You know how to bank on calcium!
This project was made possible in part by a grant
from the Midwest Dairy Association.