Potassium? If you say eat a banana, I'll punch you

Don't waste your time with supplements. I guess by law (at least in the US) they can't have more than 99 mg. I drink low-sodium V8.

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apples, potatoes, milk, yogurt, raisins, oranges

Do not take a potassium suppliment without consulting your doctor. It could have serious reprocussions!

I wanted to quote this! And it's true! Too high potassium levels can shut down your organs and/or kill you. I was told this b/c I was on potassium supplements before. I wasn't getting enough of it, but I also couldn't have too much. Make sure you talk to your doctor first about supplements.

While I am absolutely loving MFP, I do find that often potassium gets left off the nutritional information for food choices I am selecting out of the database. If you are incorporating the foods that the above posters listed, you are probably fairing better than you think. Good luck!

banana

I hate bananas.

I'm allergic to bananas :sick:

hahahaha I like it!

Awesome thread. More awesome title.

Bananas are an "ok" source of potassium grapefruits are much better : ).

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Here's a great list that breaks down food groups and the amounts of potassium in them. This is interesting reading over this. Glad I came upon your question as it gave me some new info myself! :happy:

http://www.drugs.com/cg/potassium-content-of-foods-list.html

Potassium Content Of Foods List

What kinds of fruit contain potassium?
The amount of potassium in milligrams (mg) contained in each fruit or serving of fruit is listed beside the item.

•High potassium foods (more than 200 mg per serving):
•One papaya (781).
•One cup of prune juice (707).
•One cup of cubed cantaloupe (494) or diced honeydew melon (461).
•One small banana (467).
•One-third cup of raisins (363).
•One medium mango (323) or kiwi (252).
•One small orange (237) or one-half cup of orange juice (236).
•One medium pear (208).


•Medium potassium foods (100-200 mg per serving):
•One medium peach (193).
•One cup of watermelon (176).
•One small apple (159) or one-half cup of apple juice (147).
•One-half cup of peaches canned in juice (158).
•One-half cup of canned pineapple (152).
•One-half cup of fresh, sliced strawberries (138).


•Low potassium foods (less than 100 mg per serving):
•One-half cup of mandarin oranges (98).
•Ten small grapes (93).
•One-half cup of sweetened applesauce (78).
•One-half cup of fresh blueberries (63).

What kinds of vegetables contain potassium?

•High potassium foods (more than 200 mg per serving):
•One cup of tomato juice (535) or chopped or sliced tomato (400).
•One baked sweet potato, with skin (508).
•One-half of a medium avocado (450).
•One-half of a medium potato, with skin (422).
•One cup of fresh or cooked asparagus (288).
•One-half cup of cooked pumpkin (282).
•One-half cup of cooked mushrooms (277).
•One-half cup of fresh Brussels sprouts (247).

•Medium potassium foods (100-200 mg per serving):
•One-half cup of fresh green beans (187).
•One-half cup of fresh carrots (177).
•One-half cup of cooked zucchini, summer squash (173).
•One-half cup of fresh cauliflower (151).
•One-half cup of canned peas (147).
•One-half cup of fresh broccoli (143).
•One-half cup of frozen corn (120).

•Low potassium foods (less than 100 mg per serving):
•One-half cup of cucumber slices (88).
•One cup of iceberg lettuce (87).
•One-half cup of frozen green beans (85).

What sources of protein contain potassium?
•High potassium foods (more than 200 mg per serving):

•One-half cup of cooked pinto beans (400), lentils (365), or dried peas (355).
•One cup of soy milk (345).
•Three ounces of baked or broiled salmon (319).
•Three ounces of roasted turkey, dark meat (259).
•One-fourth cup of sunflower seeds (241).
•Three ounces of cooked lean beef (224).
•Two tablespoons of peanut butter (214).


•Medium potassium foods (100-200 mg per serving):
•One ounce of salted peanuts (187).


•Low potassium foods (less than 100 mg per serving):
•One egg (55 mg).


What dairy products contain potassium?

•High potassium foods (more than 200 mg per serving):
•Six ounces of yogurt (398).
•One cup of 2 percent white milk (377).
•One cup of low-fat (2 percent) cottage cheese (217).

•Medium potassium foods (100-200 mg per serving):
•One-half cup of ricotta cheese (154).
•One-half cup of vanilla ice cream (131).

•Low potassium foods (less than 100 mg per serving):
•One ounce of American cheese (79) or cheddar cheese (28).

What other foods contain potassium?

•High potassium (more than 200 mg per serving):
•One tablespoon of molasses (498).

•Medium potassium foods (100-200 mg per serving):
•A one and one-half ounce chocolate bar (169).

ETA: :laugh: Oops...I had no idea so many had shared lists with you already, I think I was pasting mine at the time.

Oh well, now we all have loads of ideas!

thanks for all the lists of K foods.... I hate bananas too!

Thanks for starting this thread. I really don't like bananas either ..... unless baked into bread with lots of butter and sugar. I was just reading an article, I think in Bicycling magazine, that was talking about eating pistachios (which I love) for potassium.... which saved me last week when my swim coach found out I didn't eat bananas and wanted to know where I was getting my potassium. But from the lists here I can see I really do eat a lot of things that have it.