Most men and women need more calcium in their diet. You know the usual sources—dairy products, fortified orange juice—but you can add calcium in some unusual ways too, such as with this yogurt-based salad dressing from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute’s Stay Young at Heart recipe collection.
Ingredients:
8 oz plain yogurt, nonfat
1/4 cup mayonnaise, nonfat
2 Tbsp chives, dried
2 Tbsp dill, dried
2 Tbsp lemon juice
Mix all ingredients in bowl and refrigerate. Makes eight 2-Tbsp servings.
Nutrition information per serving: 23 calories, 2 g protein, 0 g total fat, 0 g saturated fat, 1 mg cholesterol, 4 g carbohydrates, 84 mg sodium, 0 g fiber and 72 g of calcium.
SOURCE: NHLBI
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