Renal Grocery List

This list combines all of the appropriate foods for a renal diet. Remember to eat these food items in
moderation, and follow a balanced diet with foods from all food groups. If you are concerned about your
weight, diabetes or heart disease, your specific needs may be different. Check with your renal dietitian or
doctor about how to tailor this grocery list.
If you have diabetes, limit carbohydrate portions of starches, fruit, and sweets. Foods or food groups that
contain carbohydrates are marked with a (*).

Starches* Dairy Substitutes Fruits*

Whole grain versions of
Nondairy creamer* Apple
these foods may be okay to Mocha Mix Applesauce
eat. Talk to your dietitian Nondairy dessert topping Apricots (canned)
about whether whole grains (e.g. Cool Whip) Blackberries
are okay for you. Rice milk, unfortified* Blueberries
Almond milk, unfortified* Boysenberries
Bagels (plain) Soy milk, unfortified* Cherries
Bread (white, French, Cranberries
sourdough, rye) Vegetables Cranberry sauce
Breadsticks (plain) Alfalfa or bean sprouts Fruit cocktail
Cereals, ready-to-eat Asparagus Grapes
(Rice Krispies, Puffed Bamboo shoots (canned) Kumquat
Rice, Rice Chex, Beets (canned) Lemon
Cornflakes) Bell peppers Lime
Cereals, cooked Cabbage Loganberries
(Cream of Wheat or Rice, Cauliflower Lychees
Farina, Malt-o-Meal) Celery Mandarin oranges (canned)
Couscous Cucumber Pears (canned)
Crackers (unsalted, graham Dandelion greens Peaches (canned)
or animal crackers) Eggplant Pineapple
Croissant Endive/escarole Plum
Dinner rolls Green beans Raspberries
English muffins Hominy Rhubarb
Grits Jalapenos Strawberries
Hamburger/hotdog buns Jicama Tangerine
Melba toast Leeks Watermelon
Pita bread Lettuce
Pasta & noodles Mushrooms (raw) Meat / Protein
Pita bread Okra Beef
Popcorn, unsalted Onions Chicken
Pretzels, unsalted Radishes Egg whites
Rice, white Seaweed kelp Fish
Rice cakes Spaghetti squash Lamb
Tortillas, flour Summer squash Pork (fresh)
(e.g. crookneck, spaghetti) Tofu (soft)
Tomatillos Tuna (low sodium)
Water chestnuts (canned) Turkey
Wax beans Shellfish
Wild game

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Beverages Honey Paprika
Apple juice* Jam/jelly Parsley
Cranberry juice* Jellybeans Pimento
Cream soda* Maple syrup Poultry seasoning
Fruit punch* Marmalade Rosemary
Ginger ale* Marshmallows Saffron
Grape juice* Peppermints Sage
Grape soda* Pie (apple, cherry, lemon) Savory
Horchata* Popsicles (fruit-flavored) Sesame seeds
Kool-Aid or Hi-C* Rice Krispie treats Tabasco
Lemonade* Red licorice Tarragon
Lemon-lime soda* Sorbet Thyme
(e.g. Sprite, 7-Up) Sugar Turmeric
Limeade* Vanilla wafers Vinegar
Mineral water Vanilla cupcakes
Mountain Dew*
Nectars* (apricot, peach, Seasonings Notes:
pear) Allspice _______________________
Orange soda* Basil _______________________
Pineapple juice* Bay leaf _______________________
Root beer* Black pepper _______________________
Sunny Delight* citrus punch Caraway seed _______________________
Cardamom _______________________
Tea
Chili powder _______________________
Chives _______________________
Fats _______________________
Butter or margarine Cilantro
_______________________
Cream cheese Cinnamon
Mayonnaise Cloves
Miracle Whip Coriander
Sour cream Crushed red pepper flakes
Vegetable oils Cumin
(Canola or olive oil) Curry powder
Dill
Sweets* Extracts (vanilla, almond,
Apple butter peppermint)
Cake (sponge, angel, Fennel
pound, spice, yellow, Garlic (fresh or powder)
lemon) Ginger
Candy corn Horseradish (root or
Chewing gum powder)
Cinnamon drops Lemon or lime juice
Cookies (sugar, shortbread, Liquid smoke
gingersnap, lemon cream) Mint
Cotton candy Mrs. Dash
Doughnuts (without nuts or Mustard, dried
chocolate) Nutmeg
Fruit ice Onion (fresh, powder,
Gelatin flakes)
Gumdrops Oregano
Hard candy

Clinical Dietitians, Food & Nutrition Services, UC Davis Medical Center (12/15)
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