Low calcium in the diet at all life stages is one factor associated with increased risk of osteoporosis. Checklist for Healthy Menus Think about your weekly menus. Write down a typical daily menu. Include foods you eat away from home. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Information Service, Home and Garden Bulletin No.
Most women agree that eating a variety of food is important.
But when it comes to practice, many women don't eat the minimum of two fruits, three vegetables, and six servings of bread, cereal or pasta each day. Kenneth R. Bolen, Director of Cooperative Extension, University of Nebraska, Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources.