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9.30pm Peppermint tea and two dates stuffed with almond butter and walnuts.

Yet, each one provides the body with an equivalent amount of calcium: about 87.5 milligrams. Along with bok choy’s excellent calcium bioavailability, it also provides fiber and vitamins A and C.

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