Potassium and the Dreadmill

Tonight after Girl Scouts we went out to dinner to finish off a day full of terrible eating choices. When we got home it was dark and raining so I decided to try out the dreadmill, i.e., treadmill. I have only been on the dreadmill a few times since I started walking again in July. It was not a great run/workout. My legs didn't hurt as much as when I run outside. I thought I would be faster on the treadmill but I was actually kind of slow.

I posted a picture of my treadmill after my workout. According to My Fitness Pal my treadmill is showing more calories than I am actually burning. Bummer. This picture shows how simplistic my treadmill is. It does the basics so that is all I need.

When I was looking at the breakdown of my food today I noticed (besides being 1,000 calories over my goal) that I had ZERO of my potassium today. I was suppose to have 3,500 mg and I had had 0! Yikes! No wonder my legs hurt!! I HAVE to do better. I looked up what had more potassium; Gatorade or orange juice. It turns out that orange juice has 350 mg for 6.5 ounces (according to My Fitness Pal). A banana has 450 mg of potassium (MFP). I really don't care for bananas very much so I'm glad O.J. has a lot of potassium too. 

I started wondering what foods are high in potassium so I asked my doctor (Google) and here what I found out.

Fruits and Veggies Apricots, dried Artichoke Avocados, raw Bananas, raw Beets, cooked Beet greens Brussels sprouts, cooked Cantaloupe Carrots Dates, dry Figs, dry Honeydew melon Jerusalem Artichokes Kiwi fruit, raw Nectarines Orange juice Oranges Pears (fresh) Potatoes, baked, Prune juice Prunes, dried Raisins Spinach, cooked Sweet potatoes with skin Tomato products, canned sauce Winter squash

Serving Size 10 halves 1 cup 1 ounce 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 5 dates 2 figs 1 cup 1 cup 1 medium 1 nectarine 1 cup 1 orange 1 pear 1 potato 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup

Potassium (mg) 407 595 180 594 519 1309 504 494 345 271 271 461 644 252 288 496 237 208 1081 707 828 1089 839 508 909 896

Dairy, Fish and Meat Yogurt plain, skim milk Milk, fat free or skim Cod Halibut Clams, canned Salmon Trout Tuna Beef Chicken Pork

Serving Size 8 ounces 1 cup 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz 3 oz

Potassium (mg) 579 407 439 490 534 319 319 484 262 220 358

Beans, Nuts and Seeds Lima beans Peanuts dry roasted, unsalted Almonds Brazil Nuts Pinto Beans Black-eyed peas Kidney Beans Baked Beans Refried Beans White Beans Garbanzo beans Lentils Soy beans

Serving Size 1 cup 1 ounce 2 oz 2 oz 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup 1 cup

Potassium (mg) 955 187 412 340 800 690 713 752 673 1189 477 731 886