Why does meeting your potassium needs matter? Heart health, better skin, optimal hydration, better digestion are just a few ways the body uses potassium to run better. Potassium works to bring water (and with it, water-soluble nutrients like vitamins Bs, C and antioxidants) into the cells.
 
Healthy adults need about 3000mg/day potassium (2019 updated AIs [adequate intake] range 2300-3400mg per gender and life stage). Most of us don’t meet our potassium needs daily leaving the body to choose what gets to work better, and doesn't. So how do we get enough potassium? Use this menu to identify deliciously doable ways to get in enough potassium more often.