The Importance of Potassium

8/31/2018

We’ve all heard that potassium is an important mineral for our health, but most people don’t know why. We’re about to fix that.

Potassium is an electrolyte as well as the third most abundant mineral in the body. Its electrolyte properties make it perfect for functions like regulating fluids, sending signals to nerves, and regulating muscle and heart contractions. Basically anything that involves sending electrical impulses in the human body involves potassium.

Your body can’t produce potassium on its own, so it has to be consumed. The good news is, it’s easy to get enough potassium if you eat a balanced diet. Ideal amounts fall between 3,500-4,700mg per day. Here are some foods that are high in potassium followed by the amount of potassium in a 3.5oz serving:

• Beet greens, cooked: 909 mg
• Yams, baked: 670 mg
• Pinto beans, cooked: 646 mg
• White potatoes, baked: 544 mg
• Portobello mushrooms, grilled: 521 mg
• Avocado: 485 mg
• Sweet potato, baked: 475 mg
• Spinach, cooked: 466 mg
• Kale: 447 mg
• Salmon, cooked: 414 mg
• Bananas: 358 mg
• Peas, cooked: 271 mg

SOURCES
https://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-011122000000000000000-2w.html?

http://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guidelines/potassium_intake_printversion.pdf

http://www.nationalacademies.org/hmd/Reports/2004/Dietary-Reference-Intakes-Water-Potassium-Sodium-Chloride-and-Sulfate.aspx

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Amanda is a mother of three (10, 7, and 5) and has been married for 14 years. My weight loss journey started July 17, 2008, one day after my daughter's first birthday. Tipping the scales at 235 pounds at 5'3, being an over weight, over tired, out of shape role model no longer appealed to me and I knew it was time for a change. Three pregnancies later, I had lost a total of 105 pounds. I had run 2 marathons and dozens of half marathons. Something was missing. I was thin, but I wasn't fit. I wasn't healthy. I could feel it in my insides. I was 136 pounds and a size 8. Something didn't add up. I got my certification in personal training, nutrition, weight management, and dove into supplementation and whole foods. 90 days later, I gained 10 pounds and lost two pants sizes (8 to a 4).

Continuing on this path, all of my clients wanted to know how I was doing it. I always dreamed of creating a business that truly added value to people and improved their health. My husband, Grant, and I decided it was time to take that leap.

December 9, 2016, Simply Prepped Meals was born. Based around the mission of providing whole food based nutrition to people's doorsteps, we set out to create a new idea that fast food didn't have to be expensive or bad for you. Six months later, we built our permanent location in Cynthiana, IN. Then, January 2, 2018, we entered into a partnership with the YMCA of Southern Indiana to continue spreading the word of meal prep and eating with purpose.

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