Potassium Help Needed

Avocado is often suggested for people to eat when they need potassium, but can't have bananas.

Edited to say I didn't catch the "low calorie" part til just now..

Hope this helps-

Here’s how many milligrams (mg) of potassium you'll get from these potassium-rich foods:
Winter squash, cubed, 1 cup, cooked: 896 mg
Sweet potato, medium, baked with skin: 694 mg
Potato, medium, baked with skin: 610 mg
White beans, canned, drained, half cup: 595 mg
Yogurt, fat-free, 1 cup: 579 mg
Halibut, 3 ounces, cooked: 490 mg
100% orange juice, 8 ounces: 496 mg
Broccoli, 1 cup, cooked: 457 mg
Cantaloupe, cubed, 1 cup: 431 mg
Banana, 1 medium: 422 mg
Pork tenderloin, 3 ounces, cooked: 382 mg
Lentils, half cup, cooked: 366 mg
Milk, 1% low fat, 8 ounces: 366 mg
Salmon, farmed Atlantic, 3 ounces, cooked: 326 mg
Pistachios, shelled, 1 ounce, dry roasted: 295 mg
Raisins, quarter cup: 250 mg
Chicken breast, 3 ounces, cooked: 218 mg
Tuna, light, canned, drained, 3 ounces: 201 mg

Keep in mind too that the data base may not be the most appropriate tool to determine if your getting enough potassium. It is one of those things that is not on all product labels and therefore is not added to all items. Look at some of the items you have in your diary that you know have potassium and see if it is actually in there. If you are concerned, ask your doctor to do the blood work. No need to overload yourself thinking you're not getting enough when you actually are.

Eat. Whole. Food.
I eat at least twice the potassium recommendation. Your body will get rid of extra through urine and feces. If you're taking supplements...well...good luck with that.

Sweet potatoes

lots and lots of sweet potatoes

I agree with those who say you're probably getting more than you think. Potassium isn't always listed in the nutrition. info unfortunately.

I've started looking for the entries in the database that have this info - generally the entries without an asterisk next to them will have more complete info. Search for "milk" and you'll find generic entries for non fat, 2%, whole, chocolate, etc, and options to log it by the cup, oz, or grams. Plus the potassium is there! I've found this for many of my entries for fruits, veggies, meats, and dairy. Takes a little bit of searching, but once you've logged it, it will show up in your recent foods and makes it easier.

I agree with those who say you're probably getting more than you think. Potassium isn't always listed in the nutrition. info unfortunately.

I've started looking for the entries in the database that have this info - generally the entries without an asterisk next to them will have more complete info. Search for "milk" and you'll find generic entries for non fat, 2%, whole, chocolate, etc, and options to log it by the cup, oz, or grams. Plus the potassium is there! I've found this for many of my entries for fruits, veggies, meats, and dairy. Takes a little bit of searching, but once you've logged it, it will show up in your recent foods and makes it easier.

This! I had the same problem and started looking for entries with that info. Also, checked the usda database and added it to some of the MFP entries that we're missing the information. By becoming more aware and knowledgeable, I now have no problem meeting the daily requirement. One thing I do is make a big salad most days for lunch with romaine lettuce, tomato, radishes, bell pepper, red cabbage, and cucumber. This alone has over 1000 mg of potassium. I used to get horrendous muscle cramps after working out - no more since I started paying attention to potassium intake.

Ooh, thanks for the info!
I always have trouble getting enough potassium and I HATE that most labels don't show it now.
I got bad leg cramps while kayaking/swimming last week. That's no good. (Glad I was wearing a life jacket for sure.)

I didn't know what the asterisk on food entries meant. I'll look closer at my logging this week.

THANKS!

The asterisk entries are user entered and are not always accurate, for any number of reasons. I try to not use them unless I have checked the entry against the label.