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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Interesting Potassium Powerhouses

Potassium lowers your blood pressure and is a great counterbalance to the sodium in your diet. Load up on these foods to get your recommended 4,700 mg per day!

Sweet Potato 5 oz baked 694 mg
White Potato 5.5 oz. baked 610 mg
White beans 1/2c canned 595 mg
Yogurt, plain
nonfat 8 oz container 579 mg
Prune Juice 3/4 c 530 mg
Halibut 3 oz. cooked 490 mg
Edamame 1/2 c cooked 485 mg
Lima Beans 1/2 c cooked 448 mg
Cod, pacific 3 oz. cooked 439 mg
Banana 2 medium 422 mg
Spinach 1/2 c cooked 419 mg
Tomato sauce 1/2 c 405 mg
Tomato 1 medium 292 mg
Orange 1 medium 237 mg.

Who would have thought a sweet potato would provide you with 1/5 of daily recommended? Awesome.

Have fun, fellow Abundant Healthy ones.
Prue

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