help!

krom862

I am trying to up my potassium, so I have been trying to eat more foods high in it. This is taken straight from the Livestrong site:

Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe is high in potassium. According to the USDA, 1 cup of this fruit contains 427mg potassium and 1/8 of this melon contains 184mg potassium.
Read more: http://www.livestrong.com/article/31934-list-fruit-high-potassium/#ixzz1yuB7BiZt

I had some for breakfast, entered it here, and it shows 0 potassium?????

seekingstrengthX2

Potassium is not required on nutritional labels so most entries dont include it, even if there is some in there. If its important to u to actually count your potassium, you will need to research the quantities elsewhere and create your own foods here.

bcattoes

Potassium is not required on nutritional labels so most entries dont include it, even if there is some in there. If its important to u to actually count your potassium, you will need to research the quantities elsewhere and create your own foods here.

Yes, this ^^ is why I stopped tracking it on MFP. Cooked tomato products (tomato juice, tomato sauce, tomato based sauces, etc.) are a really good source. One 11.5 oz can of V8 has over 1200 mg of potassium. Bananas are a good source as well.

Here is a link to the USDA site listing foods in decreasing order by potassium content.
https://www.ars.usda.gov/SP2UserFiles/Place/12354500/Data/SR24/nutrlist/sr24w306.pdf

Rilke

In the database, foods entered by members have an asterisk (*) next to them. Search for "raw cantaloupe". The entry with no asterisk (I'm guessing it says melons - cantaloupe, raw) will have all the correct nutrient amounts.

kgprice11

I'll save you!!!!! hahaha Bananas, raisins, oranges, seafood, etc are a great source of potassium.

krom862

Thanks everyone! I know which foods are high in potassium, I just want to be able to track it here in my daily log. I didn't realize you could create your own, so thank you!!