what foods should I eat to get more potassium?

Question

I've been getting muscle cramps in my calf, specially when jogging out in cold weather, I suspect its due to insufficient amount of potassium in my body
what are the best foods to get my daily req of potassium?
is potassium available in the pill form?

Answer 1

Potassium-rich fruits include oranges, orange and grapefruit juice, bananas, melons, nectarines, prunes, peaches, pears, and avocados. Vegetables high in potassium include collard greens, cucumbers, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cabbage, beans, peas, winter squash and tomatoes.

Other good sources of potassium are milk products and meats, including beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish.

Salt substitutes are made of potassium chloride and provide large amounts of potassium. Potassium chloride isn't recommended for people with some conditions, including kidney disease. Anyone who takes a diuretic should check with a doctor before using salt substitutes.

Answer 2

All meats, poultry and fish are high in potassium.

Apricots (fresh more so than canned)

Avocado

Banana

Cantaloupe

Honeydew

Kiwi

Lima beans

Milk

Oranges and orange juice

Potatoes (can be reduced to moderate by soaking peeled, sliced potatoes overnight before cooking)

Prunes

Spinach

Tomatoes

Vegetable juice

Winter squash

Answer 3

Believe it or not bananas are not the top source of potassium.

You can Yahoo this Question by using " high potassium foods", etc and you should come up with a lot sites that list high potassium foods.

Answer 4

The richest sources of potassium are fruits and vegetables. Though banana is widely known for high in potassium content but potato, baked with skin has higher potassium content [721 mg / medium size] whereas a medium sized banana has only 467 mg.....refer to the website below.....

Answer 5

Bananas are a good source of potassium, as well as orange juice, potatoes, avocados, apricots, and turnips. Also make sure you get in a daily multivitamin. Good luck!

Answer 6

bananas best source of potassium. yes does come in pill form

Answer 7

You may eat pototaes, avocados, bannas, turnips, drink orange juice, beets, and drink lots of water.

Answer 8

I only know Bananas.

Answer 9

i guess a banana couldn't hurt .

Answer 10

bananas and oranges