I need more potassium but always on the go

yayoj81
yayoj81 Posts: 6 Member
edited November 30 in Food and Nutrition
I work a lot and do martial arts. I do not get enough potassium and am tired of bananas and I dont eat greens all the time. Besides a vitamin, are there any foods that are high in it?

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  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    Potatoes actually have more than bananas.
  • yayoj81
    yayoj81 Posts: 6 Member
    I need to keep my sugar down, too.
  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,143 Member
    edited March 2016
    There's no sugar in potatoes. I know there are carbs, but if you eat 1 serving, 1 medium potato. It has 37 carbs, which that would be your carb for the meal. It has almost 900 grams of potassium, over twice that of a banana. it's not bad. Just don't load it with sour cream, cheese, chili, etc.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    yayoj81 wrote: »
    I do not get enough potassium
    yayoj81 wrote: »
    I need to keep my sugar down, too.

    Has this been determined via medical tests?
  • yayoj81
    yayoj81 Posts: 6 Member
    I am tracking my intake because I have ulcerative colitis and feel fatigued a lot. I started tracking the foods I eat to see what (besides vitamin D) I am not getting enough of. Potassium is the number one thing.
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    yayoj81 wrote: »
    I am tracking my intake because I have ulcerative colitis and feel fatigued a lot. I started tracking the foods I eat to see what (besides vitamin D) I am not getting enough of. Potassium is the number one thing.

    Most food nutritional info does not show vitamins, especially on MFP. I never pay any attention to my vitamin totals because they are never accurate.

    You can only know you're deficient by blood tests.

    Maybe it's time for a checkup if you're having fatigue problems not caused by lack of sleep or by overwork or stress.

    Guessing at vitamin deficiencies is just going to cause you stress.
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    Mushrooms, yogurt and avacados.

    You could make a salad, and include all 3 lol!
    Yogurt dressing.
  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    No-Salt is potassium and you can shake it on your food like salt. But be warned. It does NOT taste the same as salt.
  • ahamm002
    ahamm002 Posts: 1,690 Member
    MFP's database is not always accurate when it comes to potassium. Often when nutritional information of foods is entered into the database, infrequently tracked micro-nutrients like potassium are left blank. If you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables then you're probably getting enough potassium.
  • aerochic42
    aerochic42 Posts: 843 Member
    check out https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-potassium.php. I think also most nuts, dark greens,
  • Malenurse51
    Malenurse51 Posts: 181 Member
    Maybe take Potassium Gluconate?
  • Joanna2012B
    Joanna2012B Posts: 1,448 Member
    http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/vitamins-minerals/10-high-potassium-foods.html

    Also not on the website above....Prunes, Green Beans, Milk, Molasses, Other Fish include Halibut and Tuna
  • Orphia
    Orphia Posts: 7,097 Member
    Excessive ingestion of potassium can cause nasty health issues.

    http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/hyperkalemia/basics/causes/sym-20050776

  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    A lot of manufacturers don't bother putting potassium on their labels, yet if you looked up the ingredients in the USDA food database you'd see they have potassium. Most people's bodies can sufficiently regulate potassium that a high intake isn't necessary.
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