Git yer Potassium Up!

ercarta

MFPs, how do you get your recommended potassium daily? Only so many bananas a brother can eat. I've had varying degrees of success here, mostly not.

MyFitnessPal is recommending 3500mg daily. I average a third of that roughly. I also understand potassium offsets sodium to balance your electrolytes?

Hit me!

Eric

quiksylver296

Potatoes, zucchini, and coffee

Daisy_Girl2019

Body should maintain potassium very well unless you are actively having diarrhea or vomiting. Several fruits are high on potassium, just google them up. I would avoid having too much potassium, unless you want heart attack.

tinkerbellang83

It's very rare that you'll find accurate reporting for potassium in the database as it's not required on nutritional labels so it's left out of many items that do actually contain it when logging.

Going off your other post I'd focus more on getting your Protein intake right before worrying about potassium, unless you have a medical reason to be focusing on it.

cathipa

Milk, berries, beans

SCoil123

I hate bananas personally but eat a lot of avocado, spinach salads, and potatoes which are all excellent sources of potassium

lx1x

Orange juice

cmriverside

Any fruit, vegetable, dairy, bean/legume has potassium. You can also Google, "Potassium rich foods" for a definitive list.

As was stated upthread, the database doesn't necessarily have the potassium entered. Most of the database entries are User submitted and it isn't a labeling requirement.

I have vetted my foods. The foods I use on a regular basis I have checked the nutrition against the USDA database. I then entered the food myself and kept it private as one of MY FOODS. That way I have all the nutrition tracking entered the way I want it.

BattyKnitter

cmriverside wrote: »

Any fruit, vegetable, dairy, bean/legume has potassium. You can also Google, "Potassium rich foods" for a definitive list.

As was stated upthread, the database doesn't necessarily have the potassium entered. Most of the database entries are User submitted and it isn't a labeling requirement.

I have vetted my foods. The foods I use on a regular basis I have checked the nutrition against the USDA database. I then entered the food myself and kept it private as one of MY FOODS. That way I have all the nutrition tracking entered the way I want it.

Can you use those foods you entered yourself and saved in my foods in the recipe builder? I use entries I've double checked but having to find them again every time I input a new recipe is a pain!

apullum

Daisy_Girl2019 wrote: »

Body should maintain potassium very well unless you are actively having diarrhea or vomiting. Several fruits are high on potassium, just google them up. I would avoid having too much potassium, unless you want heart attack.

The body doesn’t store a lot of potassium for long term use. Your body largely draws on potassium that you ate that day, with any extra being excreted. It doesn’t work the same way a fat soluble vitamin works. Instead, the body attempts to achieve the correct balance of potassium at all times, rather than storing it away for future use. This means that adequate potassium intake is necessary each day, not just when you’re actively vomiting or having diarrhea.

It is worth noting that the MFP database entries for potassium aren’t always correct, so anyone worried about their potassium intake should double check the database entries they’re using. You may be eating more potassium than you realize.

It is extremely hard to eat too much potassium. Of course, it’s always possible to overdose on supplements, which is one good reason to check with your doctor before using them. But excess amounts of potassium are excreted by the kidneys, so unless you have a kidney condition or other relevant medical condition, eating too much potassium is not something most people need to worry about.

Potassium levels would have to be VERY high—again, not something that should happen unless you have a kidney condition, other relevant condition, or are abusing supplements—before they would cause heart problems. The vast majority of the population doesn’t need to worry about eating too much potassium.

zeejane4

I log over on cronometer, which gives a more accurate breakdown of micros. Today I'm at 3530mg, which is 136% of the RDA of potassium, for my stats, (and I still have some extra calories to play with, so this number may go up). I can give you a breakdown of what I'm eating today, if you're interested. But, lots of veggies, dairy and then beef and chicken. No bananas

eta: forgot to log the serving of pistachios I'm going to eat, that brought my potassium number up to 3840mg/148% RDA for my stats

TanyaHooton

Potato foods (potatoes, fries, chips, etc.). Avocado, banana, nuts, coconut water. Non-fat greek yogurt like Chobani is chock full of it.

Potassium is good for you, and most people eating a standard American diet do not get enough of it. Same with magnesium.

cathipa

TanyaHooton wrote: »

Potato foods (potatoes, fries, chips, etc.). Avocado, banana, nuts, coconut water. Non-fat greek yogurt like Chobani is chock full of it.

Potassium is good for you, and most people eating a standard American diet do not get enough of it. Same with magnesium.

Unfortunately the sodium in these bolded foods would negate any potassium they may contain. Try to stick with whole unprocessed/minimally processed foods.

cmriverside

BattyKnitter wrote: »

cmriverside wrote: »

Any fruit, vegetable, dairy, bean/legume has potassium. You can also Google, "Potassium rich foods" for a definitive list.

As was stated upthread, the database doesn't necessarily have the potassium entered. Most of the database entries are User submitted and it isn't a labeling requirement.

I have vetted my foods. The foods I use on a regular basis I have checked the nutrition against the USDA database. I then entered the food myself and kept it private as one of MY FOODS. That way I have all the nutrition tracking entered the way I want it.

Can you use those foods you entered yourself and saved in my foods in the recipe builder? I use entries I've double checked but having to find them again every time I input a new recipe is a pain!

Yes!

psychod787

Sweet potato, spinach

Gisel2015

Low sodium V8

RunsWithBees

Coconut water!

jlynnm70

Watermelon is a great source for Potassium.

AnnPT77

Blackstrap molasses, which I enjoy in my oatmeal, has 730mg per tablespoon, in the brand I prefer (. . . but it's an Evil Added Sugar, so others will tell you to avoid it ).

ercarta

AnnPT77 wrote: »

Blackstrap molasses, which I enjoy in my oatmeal, has 730mg per tablespoon, in the brand I prefer (. . . but it's an Evil Added Sugar, so others will tell you to avoid it ).

Yeah booyyyy! Sounds like my kind of poison. 730mg p/ tbsp, hot damn! Thanks for sharing! 🤙🏼

Eric

cmriverside

cathipa wrote: »

TanyaHooton wrote: »

Potato foods (potatoes, fries, chips, etc.). Avocado, banana, nuts, coconut water. Non-fat greek yogurt like Chobani is chock full of it.

Potassium is good for you, and most people eating a standard American diet do not get enough of it. Same with magnesium.

Unfortunately the sodium in these bolded foods would negate any potassium they may contain. Try to stick with whole unprocessed/minimally processed foods.

Or more correctly stated: the potassium in these foods is balanced by the salt. It's not a bad thing. I don't buy a lot of chips, and fries are a once a month thing but potatoes are so high in potassium that salt just makes their goodness that much better. They yin their own yang.