Other low-potassium foods: Bread (not whole grain) Cake (angel or yellow) Coffee (8 ounces) Cookies (no nuts or chocolate)
Most breads and cereals are good choices as they are low in potassium.
The more bran and whole grains in the bread, the higher the phosphorus and potassium contents. For example, a 1-ounce (30-gram) serving of whole wheat bread contains about 57 mg of phosphorus and 69 mg of potassium. In comparison, white bread contains only 28 mg of both phosphorus and potassium ( 13 , 14 ).
Traditionally, white bread was recommended for people with kidney disease because it has less potassium and phosphorus.
The most common cause of genuinely high potassium (hyperkalemia) is related to your kidneys, such as: Acute kidney failure. Chronic kidney disease.
Potassium and exercise
When you exercise, your muscles lose potassium. This creates a substantial rise in blood potassium levels. For most people, the kidneys filter out the extra potassium fairly quickly, and potassium levels return to normal within a few minutes of rest.
Water pills (diuretics) help rid your body of extra potassium. They work by making your kidney create more urine. Potassium is normally removed through urine. Potassium binders often come in the form of a powder.
Grains. Whole-grain cereal such as All-Bran, bran flakes, Weetabix, granola, Shreddies, oatmeal, and Cheerios; bran muffin; whole-wheat flour pancakes; white, brown, and long-grain rice; whole-grain breads such as whole wheat and dark rye; whole-wheat pasta.
Protein: Most animal and plant-based protein are high in potassium. However, you need to include some protein in your diet. Choose lower-potassium options or have smaller portions of high-potassium sources. Egg whites are one lower-potassium option.
Excessive water consumption may lead to depletion of potassium, which is an essential nutrient. This may cause symptoms like leg pain, irritation, chest pain, et al.
Foods low in potassium include most refined fats and oils, grains like cornmeal, white rice, and pasta, cheeses like soft goat cheese, and blueberries, eggs, leeks, Napa cabbage, and chia seeds. Boiling vegetables in water and discarding the water can help reduce their potassium and electrolyte content.
Fruits and Vegetables
For fruit, snack on apples, berries, grapes, peaches, pears, plums or watermelon. Try fruit salad or fruit kebabs if your usual fruit snacks are boring. Low-potassium veggies include carrots, cucumbers, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower and corn.
Most meats add some potassium to your meals. Chicken breast has the most per 3-ounce serving with 332 milligrams, but beef and turkey breast contain 315 and 212 milligrams, respectively.
While not considered a high potassium food, the potassium in cheese should absolutely be made aware. On average, one ounce of cheese will provide about 35 milligrams of potassium. The cheese with the most potassium is processed cheese (like the cheese-in-a-can products).
Chicken and turkey are the best meat choices, but you'll still need to watch portion size. One chicken thigh or drumstick has 130 to 165 milligrams of potassium. One-half chicken breast has 220 milligrams and 3 ounces of turkey range from 244 to 256 milligrams.
Bread, toasted, white contains 0.4 g of saturated fat and 0 mg of cholesterol per serving. 40 g of Bread, toasted, white contains 0.00 mcg vitamin A, 0.0 mg vitamin C, 0.00 mcg vitamin D as well as 1.48 mg of iron, 92.80 mg of calcium, 52 mg of potassium.
Loading up on pasta and rice may not be something many diet books recommend, but both are pretty low on potassium. They contain between 30 and 50 mg per half-cup.
Typically, the potassium level becomes low because too much is lost from the digestive tract due to vomiting, diarrhea, or excessive laxative use. Sometimes too much potassium is excreted in urine, usually because of drugs that cause the kidneys to excrete excess sodium, water, and potassium (diuretics).