Highest Potassium Easy Snacks
9/12/2019
Sometimes you just want a quick healthy snack without having to cook or make preparations. Most vegetables have to be prepared, unless you're hardcore and eat them raw.
What follows are some raw fruits and vegetables you can just grab and eat without any prep work. As usual, they're all normalized to 200 calories for comparison purposes.
Thus anything above 10% is considered high potassium.
Item
Potassium
Coconut water
75%
Tomatoes
75%
Cantaloupe
45%
Carrots
45%
Kiwi
29%
Peaches
28%
Dried Apricots
28%
Strawberries
27%
Nectarines
26%
Grapefruit
25%
Bananas
23%
Blackberries
22%
Clementines
22%
Oranges
21%
Cherries
20%
Plums
20%
Figs
18%
Grapes
16%
I find tomatoes, especially impressive, as you can purchase the grape tomatoes at costco quite cost effectively. They're delicious and don't require any cutting or opening up.
Typically, I'll eat several grape tomatoes right before a run, for a quick potassium boost and then some more right after the run to recover electrolytes.
Roma tomatoes are less sweet and flavorful, but can still make an excellent base for a soup. If you love the sweetness of tomatoes, go for smaller ones like cherry tomatoes
or grape tomatoes.
Not mentioned above, tomato based products can also make for great snack ideas, such as Salsa with chips.
If you're looking for the cheapest one above, it's Bananas, roughly 1$ per lb or even less.
To keep following a healthy lifestyle, you've got to make it easy. The easier it is to stick with, the more likely you'll be to continue it. Having these snacks ready
makes eating healthily on the run a lot easier. You can grab one on way out the door as part of your lunch.
COMPARE FOODS
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select a food adzuki beans agave alfalfa seeds all-purpose flour almond butter almond milk almonds amaranth leaves anchovy apples applesauce apricots arrowhead artichokes arugula asian pears asparagus avocado oil avocados bacon bamboo shoots bananas barley barley flour or meal barley malt flr bass beans beef beer beet greens beets black beans black-eyed peas blackberries blue cheese blueberries bluefish bread breadnuttree seeds brick brie broccoli brown gravy brussel sprouts buckwheat bulgur burbot butter butterfish butternut squash cabbage camembert campbell company canola oil cantaloupe carambola caraway caribou carp carrot juice carrots cashew butter cashews cassava catfish cauliflower caviar celery chard cheddar cherries chestnuts chia seeds chicken chicken breast tenders chickpeas chiton chocolate cisco clam clementines cloudberries cockles cocoa cocoa mix coconut coconut milk coconut oil cod collards corn corn flr cornmeal crab cranberries cranberry cream cream cheese croaker croissants cucumber cusk dandelion greens dates dolphinfish dried apricots duck durian durum wheat eel egg egg white eggplant elderberries emu enchilada sauce fast foods fava beans feta cheese figs fireweed fish fish fillet flank steak flaxseeds flour garlic ginger ale goat cheese goose graham crackers granola grapefruit grapefruit juice grapes great northern beans greek yogurt green beans green peppers green tomatoes gruyere half and half halibut hazelnuts herring honey honeydew melons homemade almond milk jalapeno jam jams&preserves jujube kale kamut kidney beans kiwi fruit kohlrabi kumquats lambs quarters leeks lemon grass (citronella) lemons lentils lettuce lima beans limes ling lingcod litchis lobster longans loquats lotus root lowfat milk lowfat yogurt macadamia nuts macaroni mackerel mangos margarine mayonnaise mexican cheese millet monkfish monterey jack mozzarella mulberries mullet mung bns mushrooms mustard greens mustard grns mustard spinach navy beans nectarines new zealand spinach non-fat yogurt nonfat milk noodles nopales oat flr oats okra olive oil onions orange juice oranges ostrich pak-choi palm oil papayas parmesan parsnips passion-fruit pasta peaches peanut butter peanut oil peanuts pears peas pecans pepperoni persimmons pine nuts pineapple pinto beans pistachio plain whole yogurt plums pomegranates pork bacon pork roast portobella mushrooms potato potatoes protein provolone prune juice pummelo pumpkin pumpkin seed purslane quail quinces quinoa radishes raisins raspberries red peppers red wine reeses pieces relish ribs rice rice bran oil rice noodles romaine lettuce salmon salsa scallions seaweed semolina sesame flour sesame flr sesame meal sesame oil sesame sd krnls sesame seeds shrimp silk chai silk coffee silk mocha silk nog silk plus fiber silk plus for bone health silk unswtnd silk vanilla soy yogurt (family size) silk very vanilla sirloin skirt steak sorghum sorghum syrups sour cream soybean oil soybeans soymilk spaghetti spaghetti squash spelt spinach squab steak strawberries sugar sunfish sunflower oil sunflower seeds swamp cabbage sweet potato sweet potato leaves swiss cheese taco shells taro teff tilapia tomato sauce tomatoes tortilla tortilla chips triticale triticale flr tuna turkey turnips walnuts watercress watermelon waxgourd wheat wheat bran wheat flours wheat flr wheat germ wheat germ oil white beans white mushrooms white wine whole grain bread whole milk wild rice winged bns yam yardlong beans yeast yellow mustard yellow snap beans zucchini