FOR A LOWER-POTASSIUMEYEBROW LIFESTYLE TEXT My foods to choose The foods you choose are important to help you feel your best. Use this list of 100+ great food choices as a quick reference guide and shopping list. Depending on your dialysis treatment and overall health, your potassium needs will vary. It’s important to talk to your dietitian to learn more about good food choices and how you can eat the foods you love. Protein: Bread, Cereal Fruits: Serving size: ½ cup or & Grains: Serving size: 1 small piece 3-5 ounces, cooked or ½ cup Serving size: 1 slice,  Beans 1 piece or ½ cup  Apple  Beef  Blueberries  Bagel (half)  Chicken  Cherries  Bread loaf  Edamame  Dried fruits (apples,  Cereal  Eggs (whole or egg whites) blueberries, cherries,  Corn tortilla  Fish coconut, cranberries)  Couscous  Lamb  Grapes  English muffin (half)  Lentils  Lychee  Old-fashioned or  Pork  Pear steel-cut oatmeal  Tofu  Persimmon  Pasta  Turkey  Pineapple  Pita (half)  Veal  Plum  Quinoa  Wild game  Raspberries  Rice  Strawberries All-natural, fresh meat is best.  Rice cakes  Tangerine Low-sodium, frozen or canned  Slow-cook cream of wheat  Watermelon meats (rinsed) are also  Slow-cook grits acceptable. Limit cured & deli Choose fresh, canned or frozen meats. Beans, edamame & fruits. If dried, only ¼ cup. lentils are higher in potassium.

Foods listed are based on USDA nutrient database averages. For additional details, talk with your dietitian. FOR A LOWER-POTASSIUM LIFESTYLE Vegetables: Fluids: Dairy: Serving size: ½ cup fresh or Serving size: 4 ounces Serving size: 1 slice or ½ cup cooked or 1 cup raw leafy  100% fruit juice (apple,  Cheese (natural—brick, brie,  Asparagus cranberry, grape, pineapple) caraway, cheddar, chesire,  Bean sprouts  Fresh-brewed coffee colby, gjetost, goat, monterey,  Broccoli  Fresh-brewed tea mozzarella, muenster,  Cabbage (black, herbal) Neufchatel, ricotta, swiss)  Carrots  Fresh-squeezed lemonade  Cottage cheese  Cauliflower  Nectars (apricot, guava,  Greek yogurt  Celery mango, papaya, peach, pear)  Milk & milk substitutes  Cherry tomatoes  Soda (club, lemon-lime) (unenriched almond, rice, soy)  Corn  Water (sparkling, tap)  Cucumber  Eggplant Condiments,  Greens or wax beans Desserts  Greens (collard, Fats & Seasonings: mustard, turnip) & Snacks: Serving size: varies 1  Jicama Serving size: 1 piece, ⁄8 pie  Black pepper  Kale or ½ cup  Cream  Leeks  All-natural fruit leather  Cream cheese  Lettuce  Animal crackers  Dried and fresh herbs  Mushrooms  Apple sauce  Garlic  Okra  Frozen fruit bars  Homemade gravy  Onion  Fruit cocktail  Honey  Peas (green, sugar snap, snow)  Homemade desserts  Hot sauce  Peppers (green, red, (such as fruit pie, cobbler)  Jam/jelly yellow, jalapeño)  Italian ice  Ketchup  Radish  Nuts, seeds & natural nut  Lemon & lime juice or zest  Rutabaga butters (2 tablespoons)  Mayonnaise/sandwich spread  Spinach (raw)  Rice Krispies treats  Mustard  Squash (spaghetti, yellow)  Sherbet  Oils (canola, olive,  Turnips  Unsalted snacks (crackers, safflower, vegetable)  Water chestnuts pita chips, popcorn, pretzels,  Onion tortilla chips)  Pico de gallo  Salsa  Sour cream  Sweet & sour sauce  Sweet pickles  Unsalted butter/margarine  Vinegar

KCNS000263-01 | © 2017, Fresenius Medical Care, All Rights Reserved. FOR A FLEXIBLE-POTASSIUMEYEBROW LIFESTYLE TEXT My foods to choose The foods you choose are important to help you feel your best. Use this list of 100+ great food choices as a quick reference guide and shopping list. Depending on your dialysis treatment and overall health, your potassium needs will vary. It’s important to talk to your dietitian to learn more about good food choices and how you can eat the foods you love.

 Blueberries Protein: Bread, Cereal  Breadfruit Serving size: ½ cup or & Grains:  Cantaloupe 3-5 ounces, cooked Serving size: 1 slice,  Cherries  Beans 1 piece or ½ cup  Dried fruits (apples,  Beef  Bagel (half) blueberries, cherries,  Chicken  Bread loaf coconut, cranberries)  Edamame  Cereal  Grapes  Eggs (whole or egg whites)  Corn tortilla  Guava  Fish  Couscous  Honeydew  Lamb  English muffin (half)  Jackfruit  Lentils  Old-fashioned or  Kiwi  Pork steel-cut oatmeal  Lychee   Tofu  Pasta Mango   Turkey  Pita (half) Nectarine   Veal  Quinoa Orange   Wild game  Rice Papaya   Passion fruit All-natural, fresh meat is best. Rice cakes   Peach Low-sodium, frozen or canned Slow-cook cream of wheat   Pear meats (rinsed) are also Slow-cook grits  Persimmon acceptable. Limit cured & deli  Pineapple meats. Beans, edamame & Fruits:  Plantain/platano lentils are higher in potassium. Serving size: 1 small piece  Plum or ½ cup  Pomegranate  Apple  Raspberries  Apricot  Sapodilla  Avocado  Strawberries  Banana  Tangerine  Watermelon Foods listed are based on USDA nutrient database averages. Choose fresh, canned or frozen For additional details, talk with your dietitian. fruits. If dried, only ¼ cup. FOR A FLEXIBLE-POTASSIUM LIFESTYLE

 Water chestnuts Vegetables:  Yams Dairy: Serving size: ½ cup fresh or  Yucca/cassava Serving size: 1 slice or ½ cup cooked or 1 cup raw leafy  Zucchini  Cheese (natural—brick, brie,  Artichoke caraway, cheddar, chesire,  Asparagus colby, gjetost, goat, monterey,  Bean sprouts Fluids: mozzarella, muenster,  Beets Serving size: 4 ounces neufchatel, ricotta, swiss)  Broccoli  100% fruit juice (all types)  Cottage cheese  Brussels sprouts  Fresh-brewed coffee  Greek yogurt  Cabbage  Fresh-brewed tea  Milk & milk substitutes  Carrots (black, herbal) (unenriched almond, rice, soy)  Cauliflower  Fresh-squeezed lemonade  Celery  Nectars (apricot, guava,  Chard mango, papaya, peach, pear) Condiments,  Chinese cabbage  Soda (club, lemon-lime)  Corn  Water (sparkling, tap) Fats & Seasonings:  Cucumber Serving size: varies  Eggplant  Black pepper  Green or wax beans Desserts  Cream  Greens  Cream cheese  Jicama & Snacks:  Dried and fresh herbs 1  Kale Serving size: 1 piece, ⁄8 pie  Garlic  Kohlrabi or ½ cup  Homemade gravy  Leeks  All-natural fruit leather  Honey  Lettuce  Animal crackers  Hot sauce  Mushrooms  Apple sauce  Jam/jelly  Okra  Frozen fruit bars  Ketchup  Onion  Fruit cocktail  Lemon & lime juice or zest  Parsnips  Homemade desserts  Mayonnaise/sandwich spread  Peas (such as fruit pie, cobbler)  Mustard  Peppers  Italian ice  Oils (canola, olive, safflower,  Potatoes  Nuts, seeds & natural nut vegetable)  Pumpkin butters (2 tablespoons)  Onion  Radish  Rice Krispies treats  Pico de gallo  Rutabaga  Sherbet  Salsa  Spinach  Unsalted snacks (crackers,  Sour cream  Squash (all types) pita chips, popcorn, pretzels,  Sweet & sour sauce  Tomato tortilla chips)  Sweet pickles  Tomato products (low-sodium  Unsalted butter/margarine juice, paste, puree, sauce)  Vinegar  Turnips

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