ROLE OF PHOSPHOROUS IN KIDNEY DISEASE
SOME LOW PHOSPHOROUS FOOD
- Certain brands of nondairy creamers, rice milk (unenriched), soy milks
- Cream cheese, sour cream
- Soda-lemon-lime, grape, strawberry, cream soda, root beer, homemade iced tea, homemade lemonade, hot apple cider, cranberry juice
- Gelatin, Popsicles, sherbet, Sorbet
- Jellybeans, fondant, gumdrops, hard candy
- Unsalted popcorn or pretzels
- Sugar cookies, shortbread cookies, vanilla wafers, lemon cake, white or yellow cake, angel food cake
- Jam, jelly, honey, cream cheese
- Margarine, butter
- Corn or rice cereals, refined wheat cereals
- Cream of wheat, cream of rice, grits
- French, Italian or white bread
- White rice, pasta, couscous
- Fresh or frozen meat, fish and poultry (compared to processed)
- Fruits such as apples, berries, grapes, plums, pineapple, canned pears, peaches, fruit cocktail
- Vegetables such as green beans, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, eggplant, summer squash, bell pepper, cucumber, lettuce, onion, radish.
SOME HIGH PHOSPHOROUS FOODS
- Milk
- Cheese
- Yogurt
- Ice cream
- Beer, cola, milk-based coffee, chocolate drinks
- Chocolate
- Bran
- Brown rice, wild rice
- Whole grain breads, cereals, crackers
- Corn tortillas
- Pancakes, waffles, biscuits
- Pizza
- Avocado
- Nuts, seeds, nut butters
- Dried beans and peas
- Corn, peas
- Processed meats such as hot dogs, sausage, turkey sausage, bologna
- Organ meats
- Sardines
LOW PHOSPHOROUS FOOD TIPS
- Instead of milk,use substitutes like non-dairy creamers, rice milk (unenriched) or soy milk. Because some non-dairy creamers and soy milks are high in phosphorus, check with a renal dietitian for a list of acceptable brand name products.
- Instead of cheese, use cream cheese or sour cream.
- Instead of cola or Dr. Pepper® have cream soda, lemon-lime soda, grape soda, homemade lemonade, homemade iced tea or root beer.
- Instead of ice cream have gelatin, Popsicles®, sherbet or sorbet (remember to count as fluid).
- Instead of chocolate or nuts have jellybeans, fondant, gumdrops, hard candy, unsalted popcorn or unsalted pretzels.
- Instead of chocolate cookies or cake have sugar cookies, shortbread cookies, vanilla wafers or vanilla, lemon or angel food cake.
- Instead of hot chocolate or cocoa have hot apple cider or hot spiced cranberry juice.
- Instead of bran, oat or whole wheat cereals use cereals made from corn, refined wheat or rice.
- Instead of whole grain breads use French, Italian or white bread.
- Instead of peanut butter use jam, jelly, honey, cream cheese margarine or butter.
- Instead of dried beans or peas have green beans or wax beans.
- Instead of brown rice or wild rice use white rice, pasta, macaroni, grits or couscous seasoned with margarine and herbs.
- Instead of processed meats, fish and poultry use fresh or fresh frozen items.
ROLE OF POTASSIUM IN KIDNEY DISEASE
https://www.davita.com/kidney-disease/overview/the-basics/what-to-eat-when-you-have-kidney-disease/e/4665