who gets their potassium?

Besides Supplements, how do you get your full 100% day of potassium?

Two weeks ago received a diagnosis of hypokalemia (low potassium) and prescribed Micro-K potassium supplement giving 750mg to be taken daily. I sure have been feeling the effects of low levels so along with the supplement I am working towards increasing potassium through food choices as well.

I has spinach this week- several times.

Some of my favorite food high in potassium spinach, beets, bananas, wild-caught salmon and avocado salad dressing.

Edited by: GRACIE749 at: 3/3/2019 (16:28)

2,998mg of potassium today!

3,198mg of potassium today!

Do not forget that vitamin K is not Potassium. Vitamin K1 is Potassium, they are different, you can go online & get both lists. Some Dr's do not take notice of this. I am on vitamin K restrictions because of blood thinners, no Potassium restrictions, my Dr. is aware of the difference. Spark people lists both under the same heading, I know use another accurate site for tracking both, as well as tracking the correct amount of daily Omega to get the protein to work.It says what food you need to add to make it complete protein.

For K, I eat avocados, prunes, dried apricots, honeydew melon, low sodium V8...
It's a balancing act.

it seems that on quite a few days each week I am not getting the recommended amount of potassium. But I eat lots of raw spinach, raw mushrooms, romaine, carrots, sweet peppers, cucumber, tomatoes, winter squash, bananas, radishes and other fruits and vegetables. But some days I just don't meet the minimums. I am trying and will keep trying to increase the amount of potassium in my diet.

-I like them also.
Veggies are great.

Brussel Sprouts. UGH. my husband adores them. I guess I better start to like them to get my potassium in and still keep my calories down.

Thank you for the list Food Data Chart-Potassium
apjn.nhri.org.tw

Thanks LIN1263 for the info. You share great info.

I eat 3,000 mg of Potassium daily,but have to lower it slightly because that puts it at the highest amount on Potassium blood tests. So 3,000 it looks like for most people will put you in a good range,you do not need over 4,000 mg of Potassium. I have had to add more sodium and drink a bottle of Gatorade daily before exercise which has Sodium and Potassium and the correct amount of sugar needed to exercise at my gym class for 60 minutes. I drink water during & after class. If you use Spark People to track your food you can add the amount of Potassium you want to your vitamin & mineral tracking, and let it add it for you and track your food ahead of time, so, you know you get the correct amount, blood tests can be done after you raise your amount to show if it is correct for you.

I need to increase mine because of my kidney disease,it is stage 2. Most people do not know but there are 30 kinds of kidney disease and yours can work 90% and still have problems,mine is 70%. I read a while a go that a person with kidney disease will use more potassium,salt & sugar during exercise then people who have no kidney disease and this will cause blood pressure to drop too much. Mine today after exercise was 86/55,way too low,also the bottom number on blood pressure is not suppose to drop,only the top number. Mine always drop,top and bottom. It said for kidney disease to drink a bottle of gatorade when you exercise at the gym and see if it is O.K. before and after. I am O.K. with walking & drinking water,but any strain becomes a problem. I get my blood pressure checked at my gym before and after we exercise, so I will try this 3 times and see,it worked before! I will pay more attention to increasing my Potassium foods also.

LIN1263-

I got my potassium.

Site for complete list of Potassium rich foods
This is a very long list with the various food groups

Search :Potassium Food Charts
Look for Food Data Chart-Potassium
apjn.nhri.org.tw

It is from Australia and has other charts explaining more on the site

You can check on many websites for larger lists of high potassium foods. When I check and find a more complete one I will print it out.

I just got bananas at the food store today..

Information.
I have been eating Bananas, Beets and Raisins will start adding a few more, like artichokes and anchovies.

Here's a Sparkpeople Blog on foods with Potassium! ENJOY!! I know I will!

www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?po
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I love prunes!

It's a struggle, but

I love prunes and almonds
Good- thanks for sharing!

More things to consider for more potassium are Coconut Water, Figs, Prunes, Almonds and Unsweetened Almond Milk.

SKIMBRO-
You took the steps you needed to take-

I gave up trying to get my potassium from food alone. I have added a potassium supplement to help achieve this goal