Foods with High Potassium Content

Fruits Protein & Other Foods

• Apricots • Milk
• Bananas • Yogurt
• Cantaloupes • Nuts & Seeds
• Dates • Ham
• Necatarines • Bacon
• Kiwi • Fish
• Prunes/Prune Juice • Sardines

Low Potassium
• Oranges/Orange Juice • Bran
• Raisins/Dried Fruit • Chocolate
• Granola

Diet Guidelines
Vegetables • Molasses
• Acorn & Butternut Squash • Peanut Butter
• Avocado
• Baked Beans
• Broccoli (cooked)
• Brussels Sprouts (cooked)
• Chard
• Chile Peppers
• Mushrooms (cooked) For patients with
• Potatoes
• Pumpkin Chronic Kidney Disease
• Spinach (cooked)
• Split Peas, Lentils, Beans
• Sweet Potatoes
• Vegetable Juice
• Tomatoes/Tomato Juice/
Tomato Sauce
My Potassium Allowance is __________ mg

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What is Potassium? Lower Potassium Foods
Potassium is a nutrient that helps keep the body’s heart, nerves Fruits Vegetables
and muscle working correctly. Kidney disease may cause the kidneys • Apples/apple juice/ • Bell Peppers
to be unable to remove excess potassium from the blood creating applesauce • Bamboo Shoots (canned)
the potential for muscle weakness, nausea, weak pulse and even • Berries • Broccoli (fresh)
heart attack. • Cranberry juice • Cabbage
• Grapes/grape juice • Carrots
Levels of potassium in th eblood should be monitored by a healthcare
• Grapefruit/grapfruit juice • Cucumber
provider. The normal level of potassium should range from 3.5 to 5.0.
• Honeydew • Eggplant
• Lemons and limes • Green Beans
Low potassium diets limit the total consumption to 1, 500 to
2, 500 mg daily. Check with your physician to receive the daily limit • Mangoes • Kale
right for you. • Papayas • Lettuce
• Pears • Mushrooms (fresh)
• Peaches • Okra
Hyperkaliemia is the medical term that describes • Plums • Summer squash (cooked)
• Pineapple
a potassium level in your blood that’s higher
• Tangerines
than normal. • Watermelon
One serving:
Steps you can take to keep potassium at safe levels: Protein and Other Foods • Fruit is one small piece,
• Talk with a renal dietition about creating an eating plan • Chicken (white meat) 1/2 cup fresh, canned or
• Limit foods that are high in potassium • Turkey (White meat) cooked fruit, or 1/2 cup juice.
• Limit milk and dairy products • Canned Tuna • Vegetables is 1/2 cup fresh
• Choose fresh fruits and vegetables • Eggs or cooked vegetables, 1 cup
• Avoid salt substitutes and seasonings with potassium • Rice raw leafy vegetables, or 1/2
• Read labels on packaged foods and avoid potassium chloride • Noodles
• Pay close attention to serving size cup juice.
• Pasta
• Keep a food journal • Meat is 1-3 ounces cooked.
• Bread (not whole grain)
• Bread is one slice.
Eat these foods Instead of these foods • Eggs is 1 egg or 1/4 cup egg
White Rice Brown & Wild Rice substitute.
White Bread & Pasta Whole Wheat Bread & Pasta • Rice, noodles, and pasta is
1/3 cup cooked.
Cooked Rice & Cereal Bran Cereal
Unenriched Rice Milk Cow’s Milk
Fresh White Meat Dark or Packaged Meat