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Sodium/Potassium Vegan Diet

kmudica
kmudica Posts: 29
edited January 1 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been tracking my nutrition daily and i am having a really hard time with getting even close on sodium and potassium. Could i get some suggestions on help meeting these on a Vegan diet?

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  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    I have been tracking my nutrition daily and i am having a really hard time with getting even close on sodium and potassium. Could i get some suggestions on help meeting these on a Vegan diet?

    Well you want to minimize sodium. If you want to increase magnesium and potassium (aka your electrolytes) then you can get that from the two links below.


    http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/magnesium-foods.htm

    http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/food/potassium-foods.htm
  • catneon
    catneon Posts: 911 Member
    I had read about sodium deficiency in vegan diet for athletes mind you but I remember the best suggestion was to be a bit more liberal with the salt shaker!
    As far as potassium try to include/replace veggies/fruits with some that have a higher percentage of potassium: potatoes, raisins, dried prunes, dried abricots, lima beans.
    Better to still try to get it from your foods than trying to add supplements.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    I have been tracking my nutrition daily and i am having a really hard time with getting even close on sodium and potassium. Could i get some suggestions on help meeting these on a Vegan diet?

    spinach, broccoli, and bananas have good amounts of potassium.... and if you need sodium just add more seasonings or salt to your meals.
  • kmudica
    kmudica Posts: 29
    Thanks so much! Very helpful!
  • _VoV
    _VoV Posts: 1,494 Member
    Are you saying that you are getting too little sodium? Unless you are doing a lot of work that makes you sweat, many nutrition experts say 500 grams is more than enough. And, as for potassium: many entries in the MFP food database omit potassium information, so you may be getting more than you know.

    Edit: This article might help: http://www.livestrong.com/article/4734-need-recommended-daily-sodium-intake/
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    Are you saying that you are getting too little sodium? Unless you are doing a lot of work that makes you sweat, many nutrition experts say 500 grams is more than enough. And, as for potassium: many entries in the MFP food database omit potassium information, so you may be getting more than you know.

    Edit: This article might help: http://www.livestrong.com/article/4734-need-recommended-daily-sodium-intake/

    500grams of sodium.. you would be dead of a heart attack lol
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    Are you saying that you are getting too little sodium? Unless you are doing a lot of work that makes you sweat, many nutrition experts say 500 grams is more than enough. And, as for potassium: many entries in the MFP food database omit potassium information, so you may be getting more than you know.

    Edit: This article might help: http://www.livestrong.com/article/4734-need-recommended-daily-sodium-intake/

    It might be that my body is weird, but I have issues with electrolyte balance, even when, based on my intake, I should be fine. Obviously food is the best source of electrolytes, and people have made a lot of good suggestions, but if the OP is still having problems I'd recommend some sort of replacement. Personally I really like Nuun tablets.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,439 MFP Moderator
    Are you saying that you are getting too little sodium? Unless you are doing a lot of work that makes you sweat, many nutrition experts say 500 grams is more than enough. And, as for potassium: many entries in the MFP food database omit potassium information, so you may be getting more than you know.

    Edit: This article might help: http://www.livestrong.com/article/4734-need-recommended-daily-sodium-intake/

    It might be that my body is weird, but I have issues with electrolyte balance, even when, based on my intake, I should be fine. Obviously food is the best source of electrolytes, and people have made a lot of good suggestions, but if the OP is still having problems I'd recommend some sort of replacement. Personally I really like Nuun tablets.

    My wife has a similiar issue due to a heart condition and we use cytomax sport and it works great.
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