Getting Potassium from Green Smoothies?

[Shanks]

According to my chronometer I really lack Potassium. So especially vegetables are recommend for K i think. My problem is that i am the whole day in the university (studying chemistry) and the food in the canteen is crap... My idea is to make a 0,5 L Smoothie with blanched kale, blanched spinach and raw brokkoli. I will just drink it over they day to every meal. I will maybe add some lemon juice and ginger for the taste.
So is it recommended to eat those vegetables raw/blanched or is it better to cook them?

 

[Canari]

I digest whole veggies better when raw, or else in broth, filtering all fiber. With raw vegs, I think the tip is to not eat carbs at the same meal, maybe carbs are better with cooked vegs... It needs to be confirmed by others who try... then it might be a choice to try personal tolerance.

Instead of a smoothie, can you juice? I really feel good on daily juice! I also put cucumber and beet root in it.
Also think about tomato sauce. Then potato, bananas and avocado too.

Good to study chemistry!

 

[Aleksandr]

According to my chronometer I really lack Potassium. So especially vegetables are recommend for K i think. My problem is that i am the whole day in the university (studying chemistry) and the food in the canteen is crap... My idea is to make a 0,5 L Smoothie with blanched kale, blanched spinach and raw brokkoli. I will just drink it over they day to every meal. I will maybe add some lemon juice and ginger for the taste.
So is it recommended to eat those vegetables raw/blanched or is it better to cook them?

I recommend you add tomato paste to your dinners. 1/4th of a jar gives aroubd 1500mg potassium. Check it out on cronometee for yourself. Also potatoes as carbs are great for potassium too

 

[mattyb]

Cronometers potassium RDA is too high. Actual RDA is 3000-4000mg, not 5000mg.

 

[mattyb]

I also wouldn't do that every day, maybe a few days a week would be fine. Kale retains thallium very easily, and the quantities of it you have to use for juicing are way too high. You'd be better off just eating potatoes in place of other carbs (they can be cooked beforehand and eaten on the go easily) or making a different kind of juice (beet, carrot, and apple is a favorite of mine).

 

[Shanks]

Thanks for your replies guys! After eating meal with potatos i get diarrhea... i really dont know why i don't tolerate potatos..maybe i don't tolerate solanum...although i tolerate tomatos..

@mattyb thanks for the info with thallium. I think i go for a green smoothie every 2 days and switch to your recipe the other days.