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Potassium rich foods

KarenBoster
KarenBoster Posts: 67 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have heard it is hard to lose weight if you don't have enough potassium in your diet. I looked at my logs and I hardly have any. Can anybody tell me what foods are high in potassium? The only one I know is bananas.

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  • EmilyTwist1
    EmilyTwist1 Posts: 206 Member
    Bananas, broccoli, and potato skins have a lot of potassium.
  • premiumchilenita
    premiumchilenita Posts: 600 Member
    :love: MANGO'S!!
  • Birder150
    Birder150 Posts: 677 Member
    Avocados.
    Zico coconut water.
  • buckeye86
    buckeye86 Posts: 128 Member
    I've noticed some foods that I know contain potassium don't actually have it on the nutrition labels or aren't on some of the options when I log my food. I love lima beans, but one brand I buy doesn't even show the option of potassium on the label, but they definitely have it. I think I'll go have some right now :)
  • adietron
    adietron Posts: 155
    Don't forget a multi-vitamin. It will really only boost your potassium RDA by 3-5% depending on what's in it, but it's a really easy way to boost MANY of your categories, like Vit. C and Iron. (without any added calories too!)
  • veto1024
    veto1024 Posts: 20
    I've noticed some foods that I know contain potassium don't actually have it on the nutrition labels or aren't on some of the options when I log my food. I love lima beans, but one brand I buy doesn't even show the option of potassium on the label, but they definitely have it. I think I'll go have some right now :)

    Yes this is the problem :). You almost NEVER see a product that went through the hassle of getting the potassium amount checked by a lab. Common foods such as beans, lettuce, and tomatoes (and I only name those because they're very common for me in particular) keep you from being deficient without you ever realizing it, though.

    As for whether or not a potassium deficiency hinders weight loss, it sounds like nonsense.
  • PurpleStarKatz
    PurpleStarKatz Posts: 45 Member
    Some weird things that have it include cocoa powder. I took a steriod for a sinus headache and one of the side effects was low potassium.. as soon as I ate something with potassium, I stopped being so wicked thirsty.

    Also, oranges (or OJ), dried apricots, raisins, baked potato with skin, tomato paste, white beans, yogurt...

    http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/Data/SR17/wtrank/sr17a306.pdf

    Full alphabetical list with potassium count ^^. =)
  • ValiCaly
    ValiCaly Posts: 111
    Very high
    Dried apricots, carrot juice, prune juice, many beans, spinach, winter squash, potatoes.

    A Google Search for 'potassium food' brings up many links.

    Daily minimum is 4.7 grams @ day
    Don't rely on pills for enough potassium, though.

    I get cramps in my legs and/or feet when I forget to keep up my potassium levels.
    Also, my heart has a tendency to go into A-Fib when potassium is too low.
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