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Glad you're back home, farmerman.

Bananas.... I've been put of banana regimens many times over the years. Stomach problems in the 70s (eat bananas), kidney problems in the 80s (eat bananas), hypoglycemia intermittently (eat bananas). I seldom eat bananas anymore -- they too medicinal for me , but they're very, very good for you.

Eat your bananas, farmerman.

You can freeze them and sit on them too.... of course that may only work for a certain segment of the population and I'm not exactly sure what the specific benefits are.... Slappy I believe has mentioned it a few times. Consult with him.

How can you resist?

More than just bananas
Bananas are the lowest on the list of potassium sources:

Compare Potassium rich food to Iron rich food
Table of foods rich in Potassium:

Potassium rich foods: Potassium Content-Sodium content-RDA % * Calories

Soya flour 1650mg 9mg 47% 450
Black treacle 1500mg 97mg 43% 260
Apricots ready-to-eat 1380mg 15mg 39% 160
Bran Wheat 1160mg 28mg 33% 200
Tomato Puree 1150mg 240mg 33% 70
Sultanas 1050mg 20mg 30% 275
Raisins 1020mg 60mg 30% 270
Potato chips (crisps UK) 1000mg 1000mg 29% 450
All Bran 1000mg 900mg 29% 260
Wheatgerm 950mg 5mg 27% 300
Figs 900mg 60mg 26% 100
Dried mixed fruit 880mg 48mg 25% 230
Bombay Mix 790mg 800mg 23% 500
Papadums 750mg 2400mg 22% 370
Currants 720mg 14mg 22% 270
Sultana Bran 660mg 700mg 19% 300
Seeds average 650mg 20mg 18% 500
Nuts average (unsalted) 600mg 300mg 17% 600
Baked Potato + skin 600mg 12mg 17% 130
Roast Potato 550mg 9mg 16% 160
Oven chips 530mg 50mg 15% 170
Bran Flakes 530mg 1000mg 15% 320
Gammon lean 520mg 2200mg 15% 170
Soya beans boiled 510mg 2mg 15% 140
Plantain boiled 500mg 4mg 14% 112
Raisin Splitz 500mg 10mg 14% 340
Weetos 500mg 300mg 14% 370
Crispbread 500mg 220mg 14% 320
Muesli low salt 450mg 390mg 13% 360
Sardines 430mg 650mg 12% 200
Pilchards 420mg 370mg 12% 125
Veal 420mg 110mg 12% 230
Wholemeal Pasta 400mg 130mg 11% 320
Banana 400mg 1mg 11% 96

Values for potassium rich foods may vary between individual portions and brands, use only as guide!

* RDA is based on 3500mg per day

Ill have to take these ways of banana intake under advisement. Ill check with my doctor re: Bears suggestion.
I would magine that one would have to rsmove ones unner pants.



BBB I see that Baked potato and the king-apricots are on the list because they, unli,ke the crisps, dont have a huge equal slug of sodium. Is a Sultana, a brand of Raisin? I( sewe the thing to most avoid is cereal (bran flakes are mostly sodium )

When I was down in Argentina last year, we were in the Los Capital valley where a lot of bananas are grown as a cover crop for matte bushes. They had all kinds of flavors and varieties . Each one a different treat when eaten fresh. The crap we get in a supermarket is as close to real banana flavor as canned tunafish is to a fresh tuna steak.

Sultana raisins


What are Sultanas?

Q. What are sultana raisins, and what can I use if I cannot find them?

A. The short answer, at least in this country, is that sultana raisins are golden raisins and you can find them everywhere. But we seldom go for the short answer, do we?

There appears to be a good deal of imprecision in the raisin arena. There are three common names for raisins in the English-speaking world ?- sultanas, currants, and raisins. Of course, sutanas and currants are raisins ?- that is, dried grapes ?- and among purists the word raisin is supposed to be used for any raisin that is not a sultana or a currant. But that doesn't always happen.

Currants are tiny raisins from the zante grape, and are supposed to have been first grown on the island of Corinth in Greece. Generally, currants are more tart than other raisins.

Sultana raisins were originally the product of the Sultana grape, which grew in Turkey. But in this country, 95% of the grapes used for raisin production are the Thompson Seedless variety, which dry and darken in the sunlight, producing the common raisin. The same variety of grape, however, treated with sulphur dioxide and heated artificially stays lighter, moister, and plumper, and these are what are sold here as golden raisins or sultanas. Theoretically, sultanas are sweeter and less acid than other raisins.

Ill have to pay attention cause I know currants, raisins and prunes(other dried fruits dont have to be sulfoxided to keep them from browning, Idont mind)

sultana grapes




A mini sweet raisin.

I realize food is the best source for vitamins and nutrients. Having said that would a supplement of V-K and potassium be of benefit? Availabale at GNC and all over the place.....

farmerman :
more "unasked for" advice : add a couple of ripe - but NOT overripe ! - ...KIWIS... to your daily food . that covers about 20% of daily pot dose - they are easy to digest and contain lots of other good stuff .
we find that eating a large bowl of mixed cereals with fresh fruits - bananas , kiwis ... - and PLAIN yoghurt is an easy task every morning - and we don't hesitate to follow up with our regular breakfast !
to cut down on sodium , we buy PLAIN bran , pumpkin seeds and flax-seed from our local organics store - quite a lot less expensive than at the supermarket and much fresher tasting . we grind the flaxseed in a food processor and toast a large batch of it and the bran and pumpkin seeds for a two-week period . we keep it in the freezer and it
stays fresh .
***toast the flaxseed LIGHTLY or they'll taste like fresh linoleum

best wishes from the great white north for speedy recovery !
hbg

KEEP THE WIND IN YOUR SAILS !

hamburger. I dislike sail boats. Im a "sludge pot driver". Too much work in sailing, nebver a minutes rest and youre always conserving power.
Looks like Im gonna be readmitted, My K level isnt sustaining itself , even with the supplement . Too much K is just as dangerous as not enough.

Ive got hypokalemia freom something> The first thing theyre gonna do is tox tests to see if its maybe some kind of weird chelation going on from my work with Titanium.


oh ****.

oh ****.

Farmerman--

Vivid and colorful experiences should not come with aftershocks.

Maddining.

Oh ****.

Well, at least they seem to be smart...

oh ****.


I certainly hope so!

hope the tests are okay, farmerman

Chiming in with an oh sh!t. Damn, too.

famerman. Waiting to hear, and hope they get your chemistry balanced this time.

oh ****.

Keep strong farmerman, my best wishes go with you.

really sorry to learn of your low k

bananas help (aparantly)

keep on posting there Fman,

from all your avid readers and a2kers in Britland