Grocery Shopping Ideas for Dialysis Patients Meats & Meat Alternatives Beef Chicken (canned, fresh & Turkey Organ meats frozen) Shellfish Fish Lamb Chitterlings Pork (no bacon, sausage, Veal Cheese (use sparingly, Lamb or hot dogs-they are high high in salt and in salt) phosphorus) Eggs & Egg substitutes Tofu Peanut butter (use Wild game sparingly, high in potassium and phosphorus) Chicken of the sea pink Frozen selection: Frozen Frozen: Mrs. Paul’s Nuts (be careful, they are salmon packs turkey, chicken, Gorton’s Crunchy Fish Sticks, high in potassium and grilled tilapia or grilled Newport whiting fillets, phosphorus) fish fillets, Gorton’s flounder fillets “Simply Bake Salmon”

Starches Bagels (limit if diabetic) Dinner rolls Plain Pastries Rice (avoid whole grains) White English Muffins White hamburger buns Pancakes, (avoid whole Cream of wheat grains) Lunch Buddies all natural White hot dog buns Waffles, (avoid whole Grits fruit snacks grains) White bread (wheat and Muffins (no bran, nuts, Cornbread Rice cakes dark breads have more raisins or banana) phosphorus) Pita bread Plain doughnuts (no Pasta, white enriched Animal crackers chocolate) Unsalted popcorn Unsalted crackers Graham crackers White or yellow cake mixes Vanilla wafers Taco shells Tortilla chips, unsalted is Angel food cake preferred Corn tortillas Flour tortillas (avoid Benton’s Maple Leaf Cream Vanilla Creme Cookies whole grain tortillas) Cookies (limit if diabetic) (limit if diabetic or use sugar free) Savoritz Buttery crisp Shortbread cookies (limit Unsalted pretzels Fruit Gushers or Great crackers (avoid salted if diabetic) Value Original Fruit tops) Smiles

Cold Cereals: Apple jacks, corn flakes, rice krispies, corn pops, corn chex, rice chex, honey comb, honey snacks, puffed rice. Choose cereals without dried fruit, nuts, raisins, granola. (Serve with non dairy liquid creamer in stead of milk.) Milk Be careful, dairy products are high in phosphorus and calcium. Limit to 4oz. A day. Non liquid dairy creamer (i.e. Coffeemate can be any brand. Is a great substitute for milk in cereal. It’s in the refrigerator section.) Skim or 1% Low fat ice cream (limit Low fat yogurt Low fat pudding (limit chocolate) chocolate and banana flavors)

Vegetables Green beans Corn Watercress Green or snow peas Wax beans Cauliflower Water chestnuts Green pepper Cabbage Cucumber Mushrooms Summer squash: scallop, crookneck, straight neck, zucchini Carrots Eggplant Okra Turnips Celery, raw Mustard, collard or Onions Zucchini turnip greens Alfalfa sprouts Bamboo shoots, canned Artichoke Green peas Iceberg lettuce Endive lettuce Escarole Kale Broccoli Radishes Tomatoes (use sparingly, Asparagus high in potassium) Coleslaw Yellow Squash Hominy Peppers: green, red, yellow.

Fruit Fresh Canned in juice or water Juice type drinks Juice Apples, any kind Applesauce, unsweetened Sunny D Apple Plums Fruit cocktail Tang Grape Cherries Mandarin oranges Cranberry Grapes Peaches Crystal light Lemon Pears Sugar free and regular kool-aid Lime Pineapple Lemonade Raspberries Blueberries

Miscellaneous Butter Margarine Olive Oil Canola Oil Cream cheese Sour cream Italian Dressing Non dairy whipped topping Jelly, jam Sugar Sugar substitutes Catchup Mayo Mustard Salad dressing Sherbert Sorbet Beverages with less phosphorus Sunny D Lemonade - sugar free Diet Sun drop Tang - all flavors Sugar free and regular Cherry seven up kool-aid Hawaiian punch Crystal light Sprite zero Orange soda Seven up Diet mellow yellow

Frozen Meals Smart Ones French Toast Lean Cuisine Sesame Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Lean Cuisine Lemon & Turkey Sausage Chicken Angel Hair Pasta Pepper Fish Banquet Family Size Gorton’s grilled tilapia or Mrs. Paul’s Crunchy Fish Homestyle gravy & sliced grilled sandwich fillets or Sticks turkey Simply Bake salmon

Items by Store Walmart® Smart Ones French Toast Banquet Family Size sliced Keebler Sweet Cremes Lorna Doone shortbread & Turkey Sausage white turkey & gravy cookies cookies Lean Cuisine Sesame Gorton’s grilled tilapia, Murray Sugar Free Great Value Original Chicken grilled sandwich fillets, or shortbread or vanilla Fruit Smiles Simply Bake salmon creme cookies Lean Cuisine Shrimp & Mrs. Paul’s Crunchy Fish Keebler Club Reduced Fruit Gushers Angel sticks Fat Crackers Lean Cuisine Lemon Chicken of the Sea Pink Pepper Fish Salmon packs ALDI’S®: Savoritz Buttery Crisp Benton’s Everyday vanilla Lunch Buddies All Kirkwood’s Garlic & Crackers wafers Natural Assorted Fruit Herb frozen chicken Snacks Benton’s Cookies Graham Benton’s Maple Leaf Cream Fit & Active Egg Frozen flounder fillets Crackers Cookies substitute Benton’s Original Vanilla Brookdale canned chicken Frozen tilapia Sandwich Cookies or canned chicken & dumplings UGO (United Grocery Outlet): Cameo Creme sandwich Ground Beef, Pork Chops, Breaded Chicken Newport Whiting Fillets cookies Fresh Chicken, Ground Nibblers Turkey

*Remember that every person has unique dietary needs and you should check with your physician and dietitian before following any specific dietary plan.