Potassium is an important mineral. Getting enough potassium in your diet will help to keep your blood pressure under control, it will lower your risk for kidney stones and it will also help to prevent bone loss caused by osteoporosis. One way to infuse your diet with potassium is to eat potassium-rich grains.
Instructions
1. Read the label on wheat germ products. Wheat germ has one of the highest concentrations of potassium among grains. In a three ounce serving you will get 892 milligrams of potassium, which is about 19 percent of your daily recommended allowance for this mineral.
2. Buy maize and barley. Both of these grains offer about six percent of your daily recommended allowance for potassium. Maize contains 270 milligrams of potassium per three ounce serving and barley contains about 280 Mg of potassium.
3. Sample some rice. Rice doesn't have as much potassium in it as wheat germ, but a single serving of rice will provide you with about 115 milligrams of potassium, which is about two percent of your daily recommended allowance for potassium. Read the label of the rice variety that you want to buy, as the exact amount of potassium per serving is going to vary by the rice variety.
4. Understand that "fortified" grains may have the potassium that you want, but it has been artificially added to the grain. While this is a viable option, it should be looked at as a last resort and naturally potassium rich grains should be your first choice.
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