Low Calories Vs. Nutritional Balance

Yeah, you sure know how to dig up controversial topics.

Yeah, all this controversy is getting too much for me. Can't we talk about evolution, or Republicans, or Atheism, or something?

No. Those are all settled science.

I got 4500 mg of potassium today (did the myfitnesspal thing) easily -
avocado, spinach, chicken had the most...

Atheistic republican science freaks, gather here...

Myfitnesspal is easier to use, but the charts and graphs aren't as detailed..... Maybe there's a lot of potassium in meat which I don't eat?

Oh yes, I forgot, you don't eat meat, but an avocado has over 1000 mg of potassium. Do you eat fish?

http://www.ivillage.com/best-low-calorie-fruits-and-veggies/4-a-106679

low cal/high potassium - apricots / grapefruit / peaches / strawberries / asparagus / bok choy / pumpkin

livestrong has different suggestions



http://www.livestrong.com/article/250408-low-calorie-potassium-rich-foods/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/284087-nutritional-foods-high-in-potassium-content/

CJ - I do eat fish. I bought some cod, potatoes and avocado to make a meal of this weekend. I plugged in my daily food intake to both of the websites. I got very different numbers for both calories and potassium (fitnesspal was higher on both counts). Interesting.

Thanks Beth! I actually printed a list of food items high in potassium (put out by the US gov). Top of the list is tomato paste. Way high on the list (over 1000 mgs - their serving sizes are weird: 1 cup of tomato paste):

OJ
Beat greens
white beans (of some variety unspecified)
dates
French fries
Sweetened, condensed milk
Canned tomatoes
Raisins
Potatoes
Grapefruit juice

Acidic food messes with my stomach, so I eat tomatoes sparingly and generally don't drink citrus juices. I don't drink milk. Potatoes I've avoided because they give me indigestion. That leaves beat greens, beans, dates (I just don't like'm}, and raisins. I eat a lot of beans, but navy beans, which I prefer, are lower ranked.

So, beat greens and navy bean salad with a lemon-olive oil dressing sounds good. I make a good fish, tomato and potato bake every now and then. And I love a good saag paneer......

Call me in five years..

(teasing you, and now I'll be quiet, I know you want to do the counting)

some high potassium recipes

from

http://www.cookinglight.com/eating-smart/nutrition-101/more-potassium-please-00400000001125/

with links to recipes including

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/maple-bourbon-glazed-salmon-10000001041856/

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/walnut-crusted-potato-blue-cheese-cakes-10000001041930/

http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/avocado-mango-salsa-with-roasted-corn-chips-10000001041854/

http://search.myrecipes.com/nutrition-search.html

(handy recipe-finding tool)


and because these look awesome

http://www.myrecipes.com/healthy-diet/frozen-treats-under-150-calories-00420000000423/



(mint-melon pops)

Parsley! It has lots of potassium, I love it, and I have a potful growing on my patio! And coconut water! So... the lists I've seen have common foods listed and their K content. I don't generally eat common foods like other people do. When I started checking the foods that I like that are uncommon (apparently), I found a lot more K sources.

A bit on potassium although they don't go into detail re foods:
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/health_news_detail.asp?health_day=650381

I brought up my concern with getting enough potassium with my doc last week and she said, flatly, that there was no recommended (by a reputable source) daily intake of potassium. End of discussion.

There you go!! How are you doing otherwise with your weight (loss)?

I'm not losing weight.

Welcome to being in your 40's.

Yeah, it can take years to take one lousy kilo off your butt!!

Yes, and then it just slides upwards and attaches to your waist.