foods that give you energy

gailglad
gailglad Posts: 10 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Hi all can anyone tell me what foods are best for energy?? i feel so zapped all the time..thank you

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  • MonicaT1972
    MonicaT1972 Posts: 512
    If you open up your diary and let us see what you are eating we may be able to give you suggestions. You may not need foods to give you energy you may need to change the ones you are eating that are zapping your energy!
  • psych0kitty
    psych0kitty Posts: 313
    Most of us don't get enough potassium, which can lead to fatigue. Try upping your potassium intake and see how you feel. Unfortunately, you can't use supplements thanks to the FDA limiting them to 99mg (RDA is 4700mg!), but high-potassium foods include sweet potatoes, white potatoes, beet greens, dates, and white beans. Google it for a more complete list.
  • Cr01502
    Cr01502 Posts: 3,614 Member
    Uhm. Pretty much all food bro.

    They contain calories.

    Calories are units of energy.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    Uhm. Pretty much all food bro.

    They contain calories.

    Calories are units of energy.

    damnit. i was gonna say this.
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    if you're tired you're either 1) not eating enough or 2) not sleeping enough

    or you've got mono.
  • ashprather
    ashprather Posts: 227 Member
    Most of us don't get enough potassium, which can lead to fatigue. Try upping your potassium intake and see how you feel. Unfortunately, you can't use supplements thanks to the FDA limiting them to 99mg (RDA is 4700mg!), but high-potassium foods include sweet potatoes, white potatoes, beet greens, dates, and white beans. Google it for a more complete list.

    i just got blood drawn and tested high in potassium, yet i still feel sort of fatigued
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    Most of us don't get enough potassium, which can lead to fatigue. Try upping your potassium intake and see how you feel. Unfortunately, you can't use supplements thanks to the FDA limiting them to 99mg (RDA is 4700mg!), but high-potassium foods include sweet potatoes, white potatoes, beet greens, dates, and white beans. Google it for a more complete list.

    i just got blood drawn and tested high in potassium, yet i still feel sort of fatigued

    are you eating above your BMR?
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Ummm.....all of them?

    is this a trick question?
  • Shadowknight137
    Shadowknight137 Posts: 1,243 Member
    Can't help you here. Food makes me sleepy. That's why I eat it all around bedtime. Use all the calories for energy between "meals", with no need to snack as a crutch to keep me going.

    But yeah, all food should give you energy. Unless you're living off calorie free beverages and condiments.
  • chercee
    chercee Posts: 120 Member
    Yes, all foods have calories - good job guys! ;)

    OP, there are definitely some foods that give me more energy than others. Examples: apples, hardboiled eggs, tuna.

    Maybe you're eating the wrong thing. I find too many starches make me feel draggy, for example.

    Also, make sure you're drinking enough water. I often forget to drink water until my head starts to hurt and I feel like I'm falling asleep. Hydration!!
  • _noob_
    _noob_ Posts: 3,306 Member
    negative calorie foods don't really...that's why they usually come with ranch to dip them in.
  • KANGOOJUMPS
    KANGOOJUMPS Posts: 6,474 Member
    get on the whiskey diet,,
    high as a kite for days.
  • sunsnstatheart
    sunsnstatheart Posts: 2,544 Member
    cookies, cake, pixie sticks, cupcakes, ice cream, graham cracker s'mores . . .
  • digitalsteel
    digitalsteel Posts: 374 Member
    If you are looking for foods that dont leave you crashing and burning out at the end of the day, try eating foods higher in fat and avoid high glycemic ones.
  • pianolover2012
    pianolover2012 Posts: 168 Member
    Hi all can anyone tell me what foods are best for energy?? i feel so zapped all the time..thank you

    Had this problem for years until I was diagnosed with Celiac Disease last month. Have you been tested?

    http://celiac.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=12
  • CoachReddy
    CoachReddy Posts: 3,949 Member
    If you are looking for foods that dont leave you crashing and burning out at the end of the day, try eating foods higher in fat and avoid high glycemic ones.

    good fats though - avoid hydrogenated oils, trans fats, and fats really high in omega-6s like most vegetable oils.

    olive oil, butter, animal fats, coconut oil, avocado, nuts, seeds - All good fats
  • gailglad
    gailglad Posts: 10 Member
    no i haven't been like it for a bout 2 yrs...i do have an under active thyroid but on meds for that

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