Potassium

farrellb2

I'm looking for a way to increase my potassium intake, I don't like the taste or texture of banana's so that's out of the question, any suggestions?

RobertaG

beans

SavannaN

Foods with Potassium Serving Size Potassium (mg)
Apricots, dried 10 halves 407
Avocados, raw 1 ounce 180
Bananas, raw 1 cup 594
Beets, cooked 1 cup 519
Brussel sprouts, cooked 1 cup 504
Cantaloupe 1 cup 494
Dates, dry 5 dates 271
Figs, dry 2 figs 271
Kiwi fruit, raw 1 medium 252
Lima beans 1 cup 955
Melons, honeydew 1 cup 461
Milk, fat free or skim 1 cup 407
Nectarines 1 nectarine 288
Orange juice 1 cup 496
Oranges 1 orange 237
Pears (fresh) 1 pear 208
Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted 1 ounce 187
Potatoes, baked, 1 potato 1081
Prune juice 1 cup 707
Prunes, dried 1 cup 828
Raisins 1 cup 1089
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 839
Tomato products, canned sauce 1 cup 909
Winter squash 1 cup 896
Yogurt plain, skim milk 8 ounces 579

gatorflyer

How about coconut water? Not the stuff you find in cans but the ones that are all natural, no preservatives, nothing added. My favorite is Vita Coco and there's another one called "One". The are the closest to actually tasting just like they came straight out of the coconut. Potassium count is very high and calorie count is very low (45 for 8.5 ounces). Killing 2 birds with one stone - increased Potassium and water intake. You can't find those everywhere, but I have seen it at Fred Meyer, Whole foods, occasionally at Publix and Costco in some states. In the grocery stores you can usually find it int he health food sections.

erinkeely4

Foods with Potassium Serving Size Potassium (mg)
Apricots, dried 10 halves 407
Avocados, raw 1 ounce 180
Bananas, raw 1 cup 594
Beets, cooked 1 cup 519
Brussel sprouts, cooked 1 cup 504
Cantaloupe 1 cup 494
Dates, dry 5 dates 271
Figs, dry 2 figs 271
Kiwi fruit, raw 1 medium 252
Lima beans 1 cup 955
Melons, honeydew 1 cup 461
Milk, fat free or skim 1 cup 407
Nectarines 1 nectarine 288
Orange juice 1 cup 496
Oranges 1 orange 237
Pears (fresh) 1 pear 208
Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted 1 ounce 187
Potatoes, baked, 1 potato 1081
Prune juice 1 cup 707
Prunes, dried 1 cup 828
Raisins 1 cup 1089
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 839
Tomato products, canned sauce 1 cup 909
Winter squash 1 cup 896
Yogurt plain, skim milk 8 ounces 579

I feel like I just read a list of my favourite foods

erinkeely4

How about coconut water? Not the stuff you find in cans but the ones that are all natural, no preservatives, nothing added. My favorite is Vita Coco and there's another one called "One". The are the closest to actually tasting just like they came straight out of the coconut. Potassium count is very high and calorie count is very low (45 for 8.5 ounces). Killing 2 birds with one stone - increased Potassium and water intake. You can't find those everywhere, but I have seen it at Fred Meyer, Whole foods, occasionally at Publix and Costco in some states. In the grocery stores you can usually find it int he health food sections.

This stuff also has a lot of other great things about it, including electrolytes!

punkrawkcutie

Plain, unsalted almonds and cashews have TONS of potassium (a cup of almonds has like 1000mg of pottassium)

SergeantSunshine_reused

google "foods high in potassium"

is wonderful xD

Aileen46

I have low potassium so I've done some research. One thing that I've been doing is taking supplements. But here is a list that I found recently on the internet:

Foods with Potassium Serving Size Potassium (mg)
Apricots, dried 10 halves 407
Avocados, raw 1 ounce 180
Bananas, raw 1 cup 594
Beets, cooked 1 cup 519
Brussel sprouts, cooked 1 cup 504
Cantaloupe 1 cup 494
Dates, dry 5 dates 271
Figs, dry 2 figs 271
Kiwi fruit, raw 1 medium 252
Lima beans 1 cup 955
Melons, honeydew 1 cup 461
Milk, fat free or skim 1 cup 407
Nectarines 1 nectarine 288
Orange juice 1 cup 496
Oranges 1 orange 237
Pears (fresh) 1 pear 208
Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted 1 oz 187
Potatoes, baked, 1 potato 1081
Prune juice 1 cup 707
Prunes, dried 1 cup 828
Raisins 1 cup 1089
Spinach, cooked 1 cup 839
Tomato products, canned sauce 1 cup 909
Winter squash 1 cup 896
Yogurt plain, skim milk 8 ounces 579

The list isn't lined up all that well. I copied it from my word document, but you get the idea.

Agate69

Rx Potassium

MellowGa

Just a quick FYI... make sure you monitor your potassium levels, that is what they use to kill people with, to much of it will stop your heart. Now that being said, you need to eat a buttload, but I actually know someone that had raised it to high and had issues.

So eat a "normal" amount

patrick323

I suppose a potassium supplement (it doesnt taste good) is an option!?

countinonme

My Walmart carries a supplement you can find in the pharmacy section. Maybe that will help.

farrellb2

Plain, unsalted almonds and cashews have TONS of potassium (a cup of almonds has like 1000mg of pottassium)

I love salted cashews- not a big fan of the unsalted, although I have cut back on the salted ones, and started eating the lightly salted ones, I usually eat them in the morning when I'm running late for school-which is almost always)

farrellb2

I suppose a potassium supplement (it doesnt taste good) is an option!?

I've tried those, I still get really bad charlie-horses with them

tigersword

There's potassium in just about anything, if you're using this site alone to track your potassium, odds are it isn't accurate. Since potassium levels aren't required on nutrition labels, many foods that have good amounts of potassium show as zero in the MFP database.

farrellb2

thanks! I just found out my favorite microwaveable rice has a nice amount of Potassium in it-140 potassium