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Suggest Diet Which Contains Low Potassium Levels

I have a high potassium level and would like to know what meat is low in potassium I have 3heart stints and a pacemaker , on blood pressure medicine and Lasic 40 mg daily My kidney doctor wants me to drink more fluid and go on a low potassium diet I am 82 yrs old and weigh 185 lbs 5ft 11in. tall Can you advise me what I can and can not eat . She gave me a list but it is very confusing Thanks
Mon, 14 Dec 2015
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Good morning, It would be of great help if we knew where you were from as I cannot give a US list to someone in India.
Moderate Potassium (50-200 mg) This list should only be chosen from occasionally and please ask your doctor as to what your potassium restriction is (a number)

Food     Serving     Potassium (mg)
Apple     1 each     150
Apple juice     ½ cup     150
Applesauce     ½ cup     90
Apricot nectar     ½ cup     140
Asparagus, small spears     ½ cup or 6 spears     155
Bagel, cinnamon raisin     1 each     130
Bagel, 4″: egg or plain     1 each     70
Beans, green     ½ cup     90
Beans, yellow     ½ cup     190
Beer, regular     12 oz     100
Beets, canned     ½ cup     125
Blackberries     ½ cup     115
Blueberries     ½ cup     60
Bread, whole wheat     1 slice     70
Broccoli, raw     ½ cup     145
Cabbage     ½ cup     150
Carrots, cooked or raw     ½ cup     180
Cauliflower, raw     ½ cup     150
Celery, raw     ½ cup     155
Cereal, bran flakes     ½ cup     120-150
Cheese, cottage     ½ cup     110
Cherries     10 each     150
Chocolate     1½-oz bar     165
Coffee, brewed     6 oz     90
Corn     ½ cup or 1 ear     195
Cucumbers     ½ cup     80
Egg, large     1 each     60
Eggplant     ½ cup     60
Endive, raw     ½ cup     80
English muffin     1 each     65
Fish, orange roughy     3 oz     150
Frankfurter, beef/pork     1 each     75
Fruit cocktail     ½ cup     115
Grape juice     ½ cup     170
Grapefruit     ½ fruit     175
Grapes     ½ cup     155
Greens: kale, turnip, collard     ½ cup     110-150
Ice cream or frozen yogurt, chocolate     ½ cup     175
Ice cream or frozen yogurt, vanilla     ½ cup     120-150
Lemons, limes     1 each     80
Lettuce, all types     1 cup     100
Mixed vegetables     ½ cup     150
Mushrooms, raw     ½ cup     110
Nuts: walnuts, pecans, macadamia     1 oz     125
Oatmeal     ½ cup     80
Okra     ½ cup     110
Onions, raw     ½ cup     120
Peach     1 each     185
Peaches, canned     ½ cup     120
Pears, canned     ½ cup     120
Peas, green, frozen     ½ cup     90
Peppers, green     ½ cup     130
Peppers, red     ½ cup     160
Pineapple juice     ½ cup     165
Pineapple, fresh or canned     ½ cup     100
Plums     1 each     105
Pudding, vanilla     ½ cup     150
Raspberries     ½ cup     90
Rhubarb     ½ cup     115
Rice, wild     ½ cup     80
Shrimp     3 oz     155
Spinach, raw     1 cup     170
Strawberries     ½ cup     125
Summer squash     ½ cup     175-200
Swiss chard, raw     1 cup     135
Tangerines     1 each     140
Tea, brewed     6 oz     65
Turnips     ½ cup     140
Watermelon     ½ cup     85
Wine, red, table     5 oz     180
Wine, white, table     5 oz     100

Lower Potassium (less than 50 mg)THESE ARE ALL LOW POTASSIUM FOODS

Food     Serving     Potassium (mg)
Bread, white     1 slice     30
Carbonated beverages     12 oz     
Cheese     1 oz     20-30
Cranberries     ½ cup     45
Cranberry juice cocktail     ½ cup     20
Fats and oils     1 Tbsp     
Hummus     1 Tbsp     32
Nectar: papaya, mango, or pear     ½ cup     35
Rice, white or brown     ½ cup     50
Spaghetti/macaroni, cooked     ½ cup     30
Tortilla, flour or corn     1 each     50
Waffle, 4″     1 each     50
Water chestnuts     ½ cup     40
All meats are high in potassium. The meats with the lowest levels are Chicken backs, chicken liver and ground turkey - all have under 200 milligrams of potassium per serving. - Canned tuna is another idea. One egg is allowed.

Remember to take your Lasix on an empty stomach for best absorption. If it really bothers your stomach you can take it with a sip of milk.

If you can share what is confusing about the list your doctor gave you, perhaps I can help. First, please clarify your kidney diagnosis and provide any labs you might have. Perhaps that will give me a better idea what type of diet she wants you to follow. I have given you lists of both low and moderate level potassium foods and the best meats to eat. Make certain you remove all skin. Never eat licorice with your medication.

Oh, and have a beautiful day!

Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN
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Suggest Diet Which Contains Low Potassium Levels

Good morning, It would be of great help if we knew where you were from as I cannot give a US list to someone in India. Moderate Potassium (50-200 mg) This list should only be chosen from occasionally and please ask your doctor as to what your potassium restriction is (a number) Food Serving Potassium (mg) Apple 1 each 150 Apple juice ½ cup 150 Applesauce ½ cup 90 Apricot nectar ½ cup 140 Asparagus, small spears ½ cup or 6 spears 155 Bagel, cinnamon raisin 1 each 130 Bagel, 4″: egg or plain 1 each 70 Beans, green ½ cup 90 Beans, yellow ½ cup 190 Beer, regular 12 oz 100 Beets, canned ½ cup 125 Blackberries ½ cup 115 Blueberries ½ cup 60 Bread, whole wheat 1 slice 70 Broccoli, raw ½ cup 145 Cabbage ½ cup 150 Carrots, cooked or raw ½ cup 180 Cauliflower, raw ½ cup 150 Celery, raw ½ cup 155 Cereal, bran flakes ½ cup 120-150 Cheese, cottage ½ cup 110 Cherries 10 each 150 Chocolate 1½-oz bar 165 Coffee, brewed 6 oz 90 Corn ½ cup or 1 ear 195 Cucumbers ½ cup 80 Egg, large 1 each 60 Eggplant ½ cup 60 Endive, raw ½ cup 80 English muffin 1 each 65 Fish, orange roughy 3 oz 150 Frankfurter, beef/pork 1 each 75 Fruit cocktail ½ cup 115 Grape juice ½ cup 170 Grapefruit ½ fruit 175 Grapes ½ cup 155 Greens: kale, turnip, collard ½ cup 110-150 Ice cream or frozen yogurt, chocolate ½ cup 175 Ice cream or frozen yogurt, vanilla ½ cup 120-150 Lemons, limes 1 each 80 Lettuce, all types 1 cup 100 Mixed vegetables ½ cup 150 Mushrooms, raw ½ cup 110 Nuts: walnuts, pecans, macadamia 1 oz 125 Oatmeal ½ cup 80 Okra ½ cup 110 Onions, raw ½ cup 120 Peach 1 each 185 Peaches, canned ½ cup 120 Pears, canned ½ cup 120 Peas, green, frozen ½ cup 90 Peppers, green ½ cup 130 Peppers, red ½ cup 160 Pineapple juice ½ cup 165 Pineapple, fresh or canned ½ cup 100 Plums 1 each 105 Pudding, vanilla ½ cup 150 Raspberries ½ cup 90 Rhubarb ½ cup 115 Rice, wild ½ cup 80 Shrimp 3 oz 155 Spinach, raw 1 cup 170 Strawberries ½ cup 125 Summer squash ½ cup 175-200 Swiss chard, raw 1 cup 135 Tangerines 1 each 140 Tea, brewed 6 oz 65 Turnips ½ cup 140 Watermelon ½ cup 85 Wine, red, table 5 oz 180 Wine, white, table 5 oz 100 Lower Potassium (less than 50 mg)THESE ARE ALL LOW POTASSIUM FOODS Food Serving Potassium (mg) Bread, white 1 slice 30 Carbonated beverages 12 oz Cheese 1 oz 20-30 Cranberries ½ cup 45 Cranberry juice cocktail ½ cup 20 Fats and oils 1 Tbsp Hummus 1 Tbsp 32 Nectar: papaya, mango, or pear ½ cup 35 Rice, white or brown ½ cup 50 Spaghetti/macaroni, cooked ½ cup 30 Tortilla, flour or corn 1 each 50 Waffle, 4″ 1 each 50 Water chestnuts ½ cup 40 All meats are high in potassium. The meats with the lowest levels are Chicken backs, chicken liver and ground turkey - all have under 200 milligrams of potassium per serving. - Canned tuna is another idea. One egg is allowed. Remember to take your Lasix on an empty stomach for best absorption. If it really bothers your stomach you can take it with a sip of milk. If you can share what is confusing about the list your doctor gave you, perhaps I can help. First, please clarify your kidney diagnosis and provide any labs you might have. Perhaps that will give me a better idea what type of diet she wants you to follow. I have given you lists of both low and moderate level potassium foods and the best meats to eat. Make certain you remove all skin. Never eat licorice with your medication. Oh, and have a beautiful day! Regards, Kathryn Shattler, MS,RDN