Can anyone give me good sources of potasium which are also low carb? I need to up my potasium intake.

Thanks!!


Jeannie

I've had to watch my potassium intake in the past, and found a few foods that would really help on a day-to-day basis.

The best dietary source isn't as LC as we'd like, but a small can of V-8 juice is 6g carbs, and over 900mg potassium.

Asparagus, 1 cup = 365g potassium, 4g ECC
Broccoli, 1 cup chopped = 286g potassium, 2g ECC
Kale, 1 cup = 294g potassium, 5g ECC
Spinach, 1 cup fresh leaves = 834g potassium, 2.5g ECC
Tomatoes, 1 cup chopped = 399g potassium, 6.3g ECC
Artichoke, 1 large = 535g potassium, 8.8g ECC
Mushrooms, 1 cup chopped, 552g potassium, 4.5g ECC
Sirloin steak, 6oz. = 611g potassium, 0 ECC
Chicken breast, 6oz. = 404g potassium, 0 ECC
Tuna, 1 small can = 395g potassium, 0 ECC

There's more, but these are some of the foods I eat regularly to keep my potassium up. Hope this helps!

Pork
Salmon
Catfish
Steak
Au Jus (Unthickened Meat Juice)

Potassium per 16 ounces:

Pork -- 1900 mg
Slamon -- 1900 mg
Red Meats -- 1700 mg
Catfish -- 1600 mg
Chicken/Turkey -- 450 mg

In addition to the foods Scott listed, these foods are also high in potassium:

• 1 can (7 oz/ 200g) sockeye salmon - 1,391mg
• 1 medium california avocado - 1,097mg
• 1/3 cup natural sunflower seed kernels - 331mg
• 1 Tbsp unsw. cocoa powder - 254mg
• 2 Tbsp natural peanut butter - 214mg
• 1/8 tsp potassium-salt substitute - 325 to 500mg
  
  (all values from our carb counter tool)

hth,


Doreen

Fish and most nuts are relatively good sources of both potassium and magnesium ..


Doreen

Thanks Scott and the rest of you. What great information. I knew this forum would come through for me.

I will readjust my menu accordingly. I'll look for the V8 juice also. (I love that stuff!)

Back to the grocery store...

Jeannie