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    edited February 14 in Food and Nutrition
    What is your favorite or best source of potassium? I'm new to this and I'm consistently way below my goal for daily potassium. Already getting a daily multi-vitamin through Herbal Life shake. I'll eat bananas but don't want to every day. Suggestions?

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    • Posts: 96
      Hi! White beans, avocados and potatoes are also high in potassium. As well as coconut water. :)
    • Posts: 998 Member
      all fruits and vegetables, as well as meats, fish, nuts and starches like potatoes have potassium. if you're eating a lot of whole foods and not so much processed stuff your potassium level should be fine.

      also many foods dont have their potassium listed on the database so dont worry too much
    • Posts: 3
      Thank you!
    • Posts: 654 Member
      Coffee! There's 116mg potassium in 8oz. of coffee (which has 2 calories).
    • Posts: 265 Member
      Dates are actually a better source of potassium than bananas.
    • Posts: 2,303 Member
      the recording of potassium levels in foods on this site are not all they might be.
    • Posts: 1,639 Member
      Fish and veggies are great sources of potassium as others have said. As a slightly random suggestion, Isopure mint chocolate chip protein powder actually has 730mg of potassium in 2 scoops. I had no idea it was loaded with potassium when I bought it, but it was a pleasant surprise. :tongue:
    • Posts: 24 Member
      Sweet potatoes!
    • Posts: 35 Member
      Kiwi is higher in potassium than bananas:)
    • Posts: 4
      Mushrooms and spinach. And pistachios, one of my all-time favorite treats!
    • Posts: 38 Member
      Club Soda! (be sure you check the label as some is made with sodium) Bubbles and no calories, no sweeteners.

      Of course now I need to buy some kiwi and dates!
    • Posts: 9 Member
      I usually drink 32 ounces bottle of water that are mixed with a packet of Emergen-c Eletromix. It have 400 mg potassium. To get more potassium sources from baked potato, cooked beans, sweet potatoes, and some good fruits like banana and mangoes. All I can tell you which good potassium I get from. I had talked with a pharmacist about the safety of dosage on potassium. He told me that how much I take, as long as it is safe with no symptoms of cramps or irregular heartbeats. I knew it is impossible to reach the level of acceptable amounts of potassium every day but I do my best to take whatever I can get potassium from.
    • Posts: 460 Member
      The best sources of potassium per 100g are:

      Dried Apricots = 1162 mg
      Salmon = 628 mg
      White beans = 562mg
      Spinach = 558mg


      Bananas are actually quite low in potassium compared to these at just 358mg per 100g.
    • Posts: 942 Member
      Here is a link to some suggestions for you.
      http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-potassium.php

      Also, I use a Sodium-free salt substitute which replaces the Sodium with Potassium. (It tastes just like regular salt.)

      Cheers.
    • Posts: 137 Member
      Coffee and orange juice. Also grapes and raisins.
    • Posts: 9,151 Member
      Milk and bananas and I'm pretty sure chocolate has K*, too.

      *too lazy to spell out potassium:tongue:
    • Posts: 32 Member
      Swiss chard, lima beans and sweet potatoes are good sources-
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