I need more potassium but always on the go

yayoj81

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?

musicfan68

Potatoes actually have more than bananas.

yayoj81

I need to keep my sugar down, too.

musicfan68

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

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

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

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

Mushrooms, yogurt and avacados.

You could make a salad, and include all 3 lol!
Yogurt dressing.

jgnatca

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

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

check out https://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-potassium.php. I think also most nuts, dark greens,

Malenurse51

Maybe take Potassium Gluconate?

Joanna2012B

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

Excessive ingestion of potassium can cause nasty health issues.

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

senecarr

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.