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farrellb2
farrellb2 Posts: 120
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I'm looking for a way to increase my potassium intake, I don't like the taste or texture of banana's so that's out of the question, any suggestions?

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  • RobertaG
    RobertaG Posts: 205 Member
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    beans
  • SavannaN
    SavannaN Posts: 148
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    Foods with Potassium Serving Size Potassium (mg)
    Apricots, dried 10 halves 407
    Avocados, raw 1 ounce 180
    Bananas, raw 1 cup 594
    Beets, cooked 1 cup 519
    Brussel sprouts, cooked 1 cup 504
    Cantaloupe 1 cup 494
    Dates, dry 5 dates 271
    Figs, dry 2 figs 271
    Kiwi fruit, raw 1 medium 252
    Lima beans 1 cup 955
    Melons, honeydew 1 cup 461
    Milk, fat free or skim 1 cup 407
    Nectarines 1 nectarine 288
    Orange juice 1 cup 496
    Oranges 1 orange 237
    Pears (fresh) 1 pear 208
    Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted 1 ounce 187
    Potatoes, baked, 1 potato 1081
    Prune juice 1 cup 707
    Prunes, dried 1 cup 828
    Raisins 1 cup 1089
    Spinach, cooked 1 cup 839
    Tomato products, canned sauce 1 cup 909
    Winter squash 1 cup 896
    Yogurt plain, skim milk 8 ounces 579
  • gatorflyer
    gatorflyer Posts: 536 Member
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    How about coconut water? Not the stuff you find in cans but the ones that are all natural, no preservatives, nothing added. My favorite is Vita Coco and there's another one called "One". The are the closest to actually tasting just like they came straight out of the coconut. Potassium count is very high and calorie count is very low (45 for 8.5 ounces). Killing 2 birds with one stone - increased Potassium and water intake. You can't find those everywhere, but I have seen it at Fred Meyer, Whole foods, occasionally at Publix and Costco in some states. In the grocery stores you can usually find it int he health food sections.
  • erinkeely4
    erinkeely4 Posts: 408 Member
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    Foods with Potassium Serving Size Potassium (mg)
    Apricots, dried 10 halves 407
    Avocados, raw 1 ounce 180
    Bananas, raw 1 cup 594
    Beets, cooked 1 cup 519
    Brussel sprouts, cooked 1 cup 504
    Cantaloupe 1 cup 494
    Dates, dry 5 dates 271
    Figs, dry 2 figs 271
    Kiwi fruit, raw 1 medium 252
    Lima beans 1 cup 955
    Melons, honeydew 1 cup 461
    Milk, fat free or skim 1 cup 407
    Nectarines 1 nectarine 288
    Orange juice 1 cup 496
    Oranges 1 orange 237
    Pears (fresh) 1 pear 208
    Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted 1 ounce 187
    Potatoes, baked, 1 potato 1081
    Prune juice 1 cup 707
    Prunes, dried 1 cup 828
    Raisins 1 cup 1089
    Spinach, cooked 1 cup 839
    Tomato products, canned sauce 1 cup 909
    Winter squash 1 cup 896
    Yogurt plain, skim milk 8 ounces 579

    I feel like I just read a list of my favourite foods :D
  • erinkeely4
    erinkeely4 Posts: 408 Member
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    How about coconut water? Not the stuff you find in cans but the ones that are all natural, no preservatives, nothing added. My favorite is Vita Coco and there's another one called "One". The are the closest to actually tasting just like they came straight out of the coconut. Potassium count is very high and calorie count is very low (45 for 8.5 ounces). Killing 2 birds with one stone - increased Potassium and water intake. You can't find those everywhere, but I have seen it at Fred Meyer, Whole foods, occasionally at Publix and Costco in some states. In the grocery stores you can usually find it int he health food sections.

    This stuff also has a lot of other great things about it, including electrolytes!
  • punkrawkcutie
    punkrawkcutie Posts: 439 Member
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    Plain, unsalted almonds and cashews have TONS of potassium (a cup of almonds has like 1000mg of pottassium)
  • SergeantSunshine_reused
    SergeantSunshine_reused Posts: 5,382 Member
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    google "foods high in potassium"

    is wonderful xD
  • Aileen46
    Aileen46 Posts: 176 Member
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    I have low potassium so I've done some research. One thing that I've been doing is taking supplements. But here is a list that I found recently on the internet:

    Foods with Potassium Serving Size Potassium (mg)
    Apricots, dried 10 halves 407
    Avocados, raw 1 ounce 180
    Bananas, raw 1 cup 594
    Beets, cooked 1 cup 519
    Brussel sprouts, cooked 1 cup 504
    Cantaloupe 1 cup 494
    Dates, dry 5 dates 271
    Figs, dry 2 figs 271
    Kiwi fruit, raw 1 medium 252
    Lima beans 1 cup 955
    Melons, honeydew 1 cup 461
    Milk, fat free or skim 1 cup 407
    Nectarines 1 nectarine 288
    Orange juice 1 cup 496
    Oranges 1 orange 237
    Pears (fresh) 1 pear 208
    Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted 1 oz 187
    Potatoes, baked, 1 potato 1081
    Prune juice 1 cup 707
    Prunes, dried 1 cup 828
    Raisins 1 cup 1089
    Spinach, cooked 1 cup 839
    Tomato products, canned sauce 1 cup 909
    Winter squash 1 cup 896
    Yogurt plain, skim milk 8 ounces 579

    The list isn't lined up all that well. I copied it from my word document, but you get the idea. :)
  • Agate69
    Agate69 Posts: 349 Member
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    Rx Potassium
  • MellowGa
    MellowGa Posts: 1,258 Member
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    Just a quick FYI... make sure you monitor your potassium levels, that is what they use to kill people with, to much of it will stop your heart. Now that being said, you need to eat a buttload, but I actually know someone that had raised it to high and had issues.

    So eat a "normal" amount
  • patrick323
    patrick323 Posts: 43
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    I suppose a potassium supplement (it doesnt taste good) is an option!?
  • countinonme
    countinonme Posts: 85
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    My Walmart carries a supplement you can find in the pharmacy section. Maybe that will help.
  • farrellb2
    farrellb2 Posts: 120
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    Plain, unsalted almonds and cashews have TONS of potassium (a cup of almonds has like 1000mg of pottassium)

    I love salted cashews- not a big fan of the unsalted, although I have cut back on the salted ones, and started eating the lightly salted ones, I usually eat them in the morning when I'm running late for school-which is almost always)
  • farrellb2
    farrellb2 Posts: 120
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    I suppose a potassium supplement (it doesnt taste good) is an option!?

    I've tried those, I still get really bad charlie-horses with them
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
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    There's potassium in just about anything, if you're using this site alone to track your potassium, odds are it isn't accurate. Since potassium levels aren't required on nutrition labels, many foods that have good amounts of potassium show as zero in the MFP database.
  • farrellb2
    farrellb2 Posts: 120
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    thanks! I just found out my favorite microwaveable rice has a nice amount of Potassium in it-140 potassium

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