Potassium

Banana carries natural sugars so I don't see why you should be worried. I don't know if oatmeal carries any K+. I think coconut water may have some. :ohwell:

Hi

I buy the "no salt" salt alternative by French foods from the grocery store. It has 650 mg per 1/4 tsp. I add it to my other drinks throughout the day . I have read you must be careful not to ingest too much as it will have adverse affects.

Hope this helps

I believe " no salt " is potassium chloride , and I don't know about whole foods carrying it. I just get mine in the regular market where the salt and spices are.

Yeah and coconut water has 600+mg per serving depending in the brand.

And yes we do get a lot from foods, the trick it to get twice as much as your sodium intake which is tough some days ...

I got 933 (is it grams? not sure how they count it! Ha!) from my breakfast this morning, including coffee, eggs, a peach, cereal and milk.

It's mg (milligrams). 933 grams would be nearly 2+ pounds. 1 lb = 453.59 grams.

http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/food-sources-of-potassium.php

Lots on that list are low in sugar.

Veggies have lots of potassium. There is a recipe somewhere online for a low carb potassium broth that I believe uses potato skins and tons of veggies and beef broth...the skins are alot less in sugar and carbs than the whole potato, but still high in potassium.

I use Krebs potassium-magnesium supplement 3 times a day. My doctor actually recommended it because of my workouts and diet. Really helps in a lot of areas...

If you are doing a low carb diet you must supplement potassium and if it is super low carb diet with heavy exercise you will even need to supplement sodium and magnesium as well. Do a google search on Dr Peter Attia from the Eating Academy, he explains the need for trace minerals in a low carb diet really well.

I take a lot for blood pressure,,, beets,celery, baked potatos,, one small banana a day,

Beet greens, I had 1309mg potassium in a cup of sauteed beet greens this morning.

A lot of foods in the MFP database, especially member-added ones, and packaged foods, don't have potassium values because it's not a requirement on labels. So, you're probably getting more than you think. Increasing fruit and vegetables is always a good way to get more. Looking at my diary, I seem to get most of mine from vegetables like broccoli and carrots, potatoes (they're an excellent source, better than bananas), Greek yoghurt, coffee, milk, homemade soup, chicken, fish, quinoa, nuts, oats etc. You can search NutritionData.com for the foods highest in potassium per 100 g serving, or per 200-calorie serving. That was a big help to me in identifying the foods highest in potassium (or anything else) that I actually like to eat. http://nutritiondata.self.com/tools/nutrient-search

Eat a lot of leafy greens, and well fresh fruit and vegetables in general. Don't worry about the sugar in fruit. You should try to avoid eating a lot of processed sugar though.

Try some recipes with white beans. I just made a great soup with cannellini beans today:

Tomato Swiss Chard Cannellini Bean Soup

Sautee 1 medium yellow onion in 1 Tbsp olive oil.
Add 1 large can (32 oz) of crushed tomatoes with basil.
Add 2- 15oz cans of cannellini beans.
Add 1 container or 3.5 cups sausage style crumbles (I used Wegmans – Don’t Be Piggy).
Add ½ vegetable bullion cube to 1 cup warm water and try to break up/dissolve the cube.
Add the following spices to the water: ½ tsp sea salt, ½ tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp onion powder, ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, and 1 Tbsp dried parsley.
Add the water-spice mixture to the pot and also add 2 additional cups of water .
Add 1 bunch Red Swiss Chard or 3 cups chopped (stems trimmed off) and simmer on medium-low for about 20 minutes.