Renal Disease

Question
Tanya, My Friend was just recently diagnoeed with End Stage Kidney Disease and is now undergoing Kidney dialysis. I and several members of our church will be bringing in food to her for a while and need to know what to prepare and how to prepare sodium and potassium restricted foods for her. We are desperate as none of us has ever had to worry about this before. Also I purchased some sodium free spices  but don't know if I can use these because of her Low poassium diet. If you can respond today We would appreciate this as I have to take dinner to her today.   Thank You, Robyn Bosley

Answer
Hi Robyn,

Sorry I couldn't answer the day you've asked because of out time difference: I'm in France. Hope you'll be able to use this list anyway.

Here's a list of foods considered low in potassium per serving where one serving is 0.5 cup if not specified.

Alfalfa sprouts
Apple (1 medium)
Asparagus
Apricots
Blackberries
Beans
Blueberries
Bread (Not Whole Grains!)
Cabbage
Carrots, cooked
Cauliflower
Celery (1 stalk)
Corn, fresh (孝? ear)
Cucumber
Cherries
Cranberries
Fruit Cocktail
Grapes
Grape Juice
Grapefruit (孝? whole)
Eggplant
Kale
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Noodles
Okra
Onions
Parsley
Pasta
Peas, green
Peppers
Radish
Rhubarb
Rice
Mandarin Oranges
Peaches, fresh (1 small)
Pears, fresh (1 small)
Pineapple
Pineapple Juice
Plums (1 whole)
RaspberriesStrawberries
Tangerine (1 whole)
Watermelon(limit to 1 cup)
Vegetables
Water Chestnuts
Water cress
Yellow Squash
Zucchini Squash


Hope it helps,

Tanya Zilberter, PhD  

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