Potential Benefits of Potassium-Rich Diets

A diet rich in foods that are loaded with POTASSIUM can reduce your risk for a stroke by 21 percent and may also lower your risk of heart disease, suggests a new study.

Make sure to drink water with your meals. This will help with digestion as well as the absorption of potassium.

HIGH POTASSIUM FOODS: (more than 225 milligrams per 1/2 c. serving)  
- Soy nuts - They pack a whopping 510mg per 1/4 cup!
- All meats, poultry and fish are high in potassium.
- Apricots (fresh more so than canned)
- Avocado
- Banana
- Cantaloupe
- Honeydew
- Kiwi 
- Lima beans
- Milk - Skim
- Oranges and 100% orange juice
- Potatoes
- Prunes
- Spinach
- Parsley
- Tomatoes
- Vegetable juice – Low sodium
- Winter squash
- Yogurt – Non-fat Plain or Non-fat Greek Yogurt ex. Chobani or Brown Cow

MODERATE: (125 - 225 mg per serving) 
- 100% Apple juice
- Asparagus
- Beets
- Blackberries
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Cherries
- Corn
- Eggplant
- Grapefruit
- Green peas
- Loose-leaf lettuce
- Mushrooms, fresh
- Onions
- Peaches
- Pears
- Pineapple
- Raisins
- Raspberries
- Strawberries
- Summer squash, including zucchini
- Tangerines
- Watermelon

Source: Potassium Intake, Stroke, and Cardiovascular Disease