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Top 5 Potassium Rich Foods
By William Jaffee
A liter of sweat normally contains 20mg of calcium, 50mg of magnesium, 1150mg sodium, 230mg potassium and 1480mg of chloride. The thought of a liter of sweat, much less what's in it, is kind of gross, I know. Sorry. The reason I start with it is to give you an idea of where your potassium is going. It is being sweated out, among other things. To some degree, sports drinks can help replenish that. But you are better off with potassium from foods. Potassium is an electrolyte, and without it...well, you die. So, in the interests of a long life, let's look at 5 excellent food sources of potassium. These have been especially chosen for their low sodium content. It's easy to get potassium with salt, but most of us get way too much salt as it is. (Unfortunately, that rules out potato chips, a great source of potassium... and salt.) 1-Apricots (preferably dried) These are so easy to eat, and so loaded with virtually anything good you could want for your body (not least of which is fiber), they are the perfect potassium snack. Twenty apricots will give you almost 2 grams of potassium, which is over 50% of your daily requirement. 2-Pistachios Though most nuts will give you plenty of potassium, pistachios are the leader. 100 grams of pistachios (a handful) will give you over one gram of potassium. 3-Spinach You knew this had to be here, right? One cup of steamed spinach will give you 800-900mg of potassium, almost a quarter of your daily requirement - and with minimal calories. 4-Tomato Juice Tomatoes in general are rich in potassium, but tomato juice is just so easy to drink. One cup of tomato juice has over 500mg of potassium. It's no wonder that a Bloody Mary is so popular as a morning after drink. You get the hair of the dog and your potassium electrolytes in one shot. 5-Lima beans Again, beans are all good. But a cup of lima beans will deliver almost one gram of potassium. So let your morning after brunch include a bean dish. There are more, such as certain dried herbs. A good 4 ounces of dried parsley will set you in good steed for the day... if you can manage to eat that much dried parsley! But keep these above five in mind, and keep your potassium levels where they ought to be.
I have followed food from the planted seed in Mongolia to the full plant, to the shipping overseas, to the processing with frozen foods, to the supermarket shelf, and to the table. I want to help people eat well, and enjoy what they eat.
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Thank you for sharing this valuable information on Potassium Rich Foods, William.
Keep up the good work.
Best wishes.
Frederick
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