Low Phosphorus and Low Potassium food list

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Low Phosphorus Food List

and Low Potassium

Susan Reams, RD, CSR, LD

This Low Phosphorus and Low Potassium handout was created to assist the dialysis patient in making food selections from a list of “allowed foods” instead of “avoid these foods.” The renal diet can be quite difficult for patients and their family members. Therefore, this handout emphasizes the positive food choices instead of the negative ones. Many food choices are high in phosphorus and potassium. This quick reference guide includes foods that are low in phosphorus (<50 mg/serving) and low in potassium (cl50 mg/serving). Keep in mind the listed portion sizes when making your food choices. Check with your dietitian for more information and help when using this list.

Dairy/Substitutes Cream cheese, regular (2T) Half and Half (l/4 C) Nondairy liquid creamer (l/4 Nondairy whip topping (4T) Sherbet (l/2 C) Sour cream (l/4 C) Sour cream, light (2T)

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Fruit/Juices Apple, raw (1 small) Apricots, canned/fresh (2 halves) Blueberries, frozen/fresh (l/2 C) Canned fruit: applesauce, cherries, fruit cocktail, mandarin pineapple (l/2 C) Cranberries, raw (l/2 C) Cranberry sauce (l/2 C) Juices: apple, cranberry, grape, lemon, lemonade, lime (l/2 C) Kumquat (each)

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Lemon or lime, fresh (1 medium) Nectars: apricot, papaya, peach, pear (l/2 Passion fruit, purple, fresh (1) Plums, fresh (1 small) Tangerine, canned/fresh (l/2 C or 1) Watermelon, diced (l/2 C)

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Vegetables Broccoli, fresh (l/2 C) Cabbage, raw shredded (l/2 C) Canned vegetables: asparagus, green or yellow beans, carrots, corn (l/2 Celery stick (5 each) Corn-on-the cob (l/2 ear) Cucumber, raw, pared (5 slices) Eggplant, raw or cooked (l/2 C) Greens: collard, mustard, kale, turnip (cooked) (l/2 C) Lettuce (1 C) Onion, fresh (l/4” slice or l/2 C diced) Onion rings, fried (5 each) Peas, snow (l/2 C) Pepper: green hot chili or jalapeno (1 each) Pepper: green, red or yellow, chopped (l/2 C) Radish: red or white (5 each) Salsa (l/4 C) Sprouts: alfalfa or bean (1 oz) Squash: zucchini or summer (l/2 C) Turnip, boiled (l/2 C) Water chestnuts, canned (l/2 C) Watercress (1 C)

Meat/Substitutes Beef, pork, poultry, Egg white (2) Peanut butter (1T) Tofu, raw (1 oz)

fish, lamb, veal, and wildgame

Starches/Desserts Bagel, plain, (3-4” round) (l/2) Bagel chips, plain (1 oz) Biscuit, homemade (1 each) Breadstick, plain (4”) (4) Bun, dinner roll, hamburger, hot dog (1) Cake, angel (2”) (1 slice) Cereal, dry, corn, or rice (1 oz)

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Cereal, flakes (no bran) (1 02) Cereal, hot (no bran or oats) (l/2 C) Cookies, fig (3) Cookies, fortune (10) Cookie: butter, shortbread, sugar, or sugar wafer (6) Cookies, vanilla wafers (15-20) Couscous, cooked (l/2 C) Crackers, graham (2 squares) Crackers, low salt, plain (8) Grits, white or yellow, cooked (l/2 C) Melba toast (1 slice) Muffin, English (l/2) Noodles, macaroni, plain pastas, cooked (l/2 C) Pie: blueberry, cherry, or lemon (1 slice) Pita bread, medium (1) Popcorn, popped, low salt (1 C) Pretzels, low salt (1 02) Rice, white (l/2 C) Tortilla, flour (8”) (1)

Miscellaneous Barbecue sauce (3 T) Butter or margarine (2 T) Catsup (2 T) Jelly, jam (1 T) Jelly beans (2 oz) Lifesavers (12-15) Marshmallows (6 large or 25 mini) Mayonnaise or salad dressing spread (3 T) Mustard (1 T) Salad dressings (no blue cheese) (2 T) 3 Musketeers (2.13 oz bar) (M&M Mars) Vegetable oil (2 T)

Beverages Coffee, brewed (6 oz) Coffee, instant, regular or decaf (1 tsp) Sodas, clear, decaffeinated or rootbeer (8 oz) Tea, brewed (8 oz) Tea, instant (1 tsp)

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