How to get enough potassium

cmurphy04722

I know that the following are rich in potassium:

*sweet potatoes
*orange juice
*white beans
*yogurt
*tomatoes
*coconut water

What else? I'm having a rough time getting even half of the potassium I need. Multi-vitamins cause me a great deal of pain (yes, I've tried a variety with them and with a variety of foods/drinks/empty stomach and it's the same result every time for me).

Anyone else tracking potassium? How do you get yours in?

SageGoddess320

Bananas

Mellie13

Peas

mattack

Dont forget avacado's
They make a great substitute for cheese or mayo on your sandwiches.
I eat 1/4 of one on my turkey sandwich almost every day for lunch.

carp68

Bananas
Oranges
Apricots
Avocado
Strawberries
Potatoes
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Cabbage
Cauliflower
Chard
Bell pepper
Eggplant
Squash
Crimini mushrooms
Brussels sprouts
Turmeric
Parsley
Spinach
Broccoli
Tuna
Halibut
Cantaloupe

freeflower3

I've found that a lot of MFP enteries say zero potassium for foods that do have it, because not all food labels mention potassium, so people fill-in "0".

ddss37

I track potassium as well since I am on a "Water pill" for mild blood pressure. I try to have one high potassium item every meal!

Here is something I do for some breakfasts as well as after-workout pick-me-up! 911 mg of potassium per serving! It is in the food drop-down menu as High Potassium Smoothie (correction).

Donna

* Exported from MasterCook *

Smoothie

Recipe By :
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
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3 banana
1 cup orange juice
3/4 cup 2% low-fat milk
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons flax seed
1 1/2 cups yogurt with fruit, lowfat
16 ounces berries
10 ice cube

Yield:
"16 ounces"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 305 Calories; 4g Fat (12.2% calories from fat); 8g Protein; 63g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 7mg Cholesterol; 74mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Fruit; 0 Non-Fat Milk; 1/2 Fat; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mellie13

I forgot about wheat germ

TCASMEY

1 cup skim milk contains 420 milligrams and 90 calories. More potassium than a banana and less calories. Have a cup with every meal and you have added 1260 mg of potassium!::happy:

rjadams

morton salt substitute is a potassium product. sprinkle it instead of salt and you are adding potasium.

sonjavon

an 8 oz cup of coffee brewed from grounds has 116 mg of potassium - which is how I justify my morning coffee!

A cup of spinach has 167 mg.

lvfunandfit

When you are using the items from the database, a lot of times potassium is left at zero. That nutrient is not always inputted. So I don't think tracking your potassium is accurate with the foods in the database. You may have to edit the ones you use so that you get an accurate number.