Does anyone know about or have low potassium recipes for me?!
Does anyone know about or have low potassium recipes for me?
can you also tell me the best thing to snack on........its got to be tasty.
i have polycystic kidney disease, and want to keep away from dialysis for as long as possible
Answers:
My family has a longggggg line of PKD... Basically, you can eat anything IN MODERATION. But here's some useful tips:
1. If you want to include some high potassium vegetable in your diet, leach them before using. Leaching is a process by which some potassium can be pulled out of the vegetable. For info on how to leach: http://www.kidney.org/atoz/atozitem.cfm?...
2.Do not drink or use the liquid from canned fruits and vegetables, or the juices from cooked meat.
3. Have your potassium screened monthly if possible by having your Doctor do bloodwork.
If it is 3.5-5.0………………………You are in the SAFE zone
If it is 5.1-6.0………………………You are in the CAUTION zone
If it is higher than 6.0……………..You are in the DANGER zone
HIGH POTASSIUM FOODS (eat moderately or leach)
Apricot , raw (2 medium) or dried (5 halves)
Acorn Squash
Artichoke
Bran/Bran products
Avocado (? whole)
Bamboo Shoots
Chocolate (1.5-2 ounces)
Banana (? whole)
Baked Beans
Granola
Cantaloupe
Butternut Squash
Milk, all types (1 cup)
Dates (5 whole)
Refried Beans
Molasses (1 Tablespoon)
Dried fruits
Beets, fresh then boiled
Nuts/seeds
Figs, dried
Black Beans
Grapefruit Juice
Broccoli, cooked
Honeydew
Brussels Sprouts
Nuts and Seeds (1 ounce)
Kiwi (1 medium)
Chinese Cabbage
Peanut Butter (2 tbs.)
Mango(1 medium)
Carrots, raw
Salt Substitutes/Lite Salt
Nectarine(1 medium)
Dried Beans and Peas
Salt Free Broth
Orange(1 medium)
Greens, except Kale
Snuff/Chewing Tobacco
Orange Juice
Hubbard Squash
Yogurt
Papaya (? whole)
Kohlrabi
Pomegranate (1 whole)
Lentils
Pomegranate Juice
Legumes
Prunes
Mushrooms, canned
Prune Juice
Parsnips
Raisins
Potatoes, white and sweet
Pumpkin
Rutabagas
Spinach, cooked
Tomatoes/Tomato products
Vegetable Juices
LOW POTASSIUM FOODS
Apple (1 medium)
Alfalfa sprouts
Rice
Apple Juice
Asparagus (6 spears)
Noodles
Applesauce
Beans, green or wax
Pasta
Apricots, canned in juice
Cabbage, green and red
Carrots, cooked
Bread and bread products: (Not Whole Grains)
Blackberries
Cauliflower
Cake: angel, yellow
Blueberries
Celery (1 stalk)
Coffee: limit to 8 ounces
Cherries
Corn, fresh (? ear) frozen (? cup)
Pies without chocolate or high potassium fruit
Cranberries
Cucumber
Cookies without nuts or chocolate
Fruit Cocktail
Eggplant
Tea: limit to 16 ounces
Grapes
Cucumber
Grape Juice
Grapefruit (? whole)
Kale
Mandarin Oranges
Lettuce
Peaches, fresh (1 small) canned (? cup)
Mixed Vegetables
Pears, fresh (1 small) canned (? cup)
Mushrooms, fresh
Pineapple
Okra
Pineapple Juice
Onions
Plums (1 whole)
Parsley
Raspberries
Peas
Green Peppers
Strawberries
Radish
Tangerine (1 whole)
Rhubarb
Watermelon(limit to 1 cup)
Water Chestnuts, canned
Watercress
Yellow Squash
Zucchini Squash
Basically, be healthy and make sure you are screened. My Grandmother is 73 years old with PKD and hasn't had to have dialysis yet. God bless!