Low Potassium Diet

About this topic

Potassium is a mineral found in many foods. You can find it in whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. It is also found in milk, dried beans, and peas. Potassium helps to keep blood pressure normal. It also helps muscles, like the heart, to work the right way. Potassium stops too much calcium from being lost through your urine. ‚

General

You need to know how much potassium is in the food you eat. Read the food labels with care. They will show you how much potassium is in a serving. Reading the labels will help you make healthy food choices. ‚
Be sure to follow your doctors orders about how much potassium you are to eat. ‚

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What will the results be?

Your doctor is ordering a special diet for you. This will help control your health problem. Your potassium levels will be in a normal range. ‚

What changes to diet are needed?

You will have to watch how much potassium is in the foods you eat. Your doctor will talk to you about the right amount of potassium for you. ‚

When is this diet used?

This diet is used when your potassium level is high. ‚

What foods are good to eat?

Low Potassium Foods (Eating more than one of serving of these foods can make it a high-potassium food.) ‚
Low Potassium Fruits: ‚

Apple ¢ ˆ ’ 1 medium
Apple juice ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Applesauce ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Apricots, canned in juice ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Blackberries
Blueberries ¢ ˆ ’ 1 cup
Cherries ¢ ˆ ’ 10 cherries
Cranberries ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Fruit cocktail ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Grapes ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Grape juice ¢ ˆ ’ 1 cup
Grapefruit ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 whole
Lemon
Lime
Mandarin oranges ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Peaches
- Fresh ¢ ˆ ’ 1 small
- Canned ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup)
Pears
- Fresh ¢ ˆ ’ 1 small
- Canned ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Pineapple ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Pineapple juice ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Plums ¢ ˆ ’ 1 whole
Raspberries ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Strawberries
Tangerine ¢ ˆ ’ 1 whole
Watermelon ¢ ˆ ’ limit to 1 cup

Low Potassium Vegetables (1 serving is 1/2 cup.) ‚

Alfalfa sprouts
Asparagus ¢ ˆ ’ 6 spears
Beans, green
Beets, canned
Cabbage, green and red
Carrots, cooked
Cauliflower
Corn
- Fresh ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 ear
- Frozen ¢ ˆ ’ 1/2 cup
Cucumber
Eggplant
Endive
Leached potatoes*
Lettuce
Mixed vegetables
Mushrooms, fresh
Okra
Onions
Parsley
Peas, green
Peppers
Radish
Summer Squash
Turnips
Water chestnuts, canned
Watercress

*Leached potatoes have less potassium. To make them, first peel and slice the potatoes. Then boil them in unsalted water. After cooking, let the potatoes sit in the water for at least 2 hours. Then drain, rinse, and drain the potatoes again. ‚
Low Potassium Meat: ‚

Bacon
Beef
Chicken
Fish
Ham
Luncheon meats
Poultry
Pork
Sausage
Turkey

Low Potassium Other Foods: ‚

Rice
Cheese
Eggs
Ice cream or sherbet
Jello
Cereal, not bran
Noodles
Pasta
Bread and bread products (not whole grains)
Cake ¢ ˆ ’ angel, yellow
Danish, muffins, English muffins
Tortillas, pitas
Waffles, pancakes
Crackers
Corn chips
Pretzels
Pies without chocolate or high-potassium foods
Cookies without nuts or chocolate
Tea ¢ ˆ ’ limit to 16 ounces
Coffee ¢ ˆ ’ limit to 8 ounces
Butter
Cooking oil
Cream
Cream cheese
Gravy
Margarine
Ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise
Pickles
Nondairy creamer
Nondairy whipped topping
Salad dressing (if less than 25 mg potassium per serving)
Sour cream
Whipped cream
Herbs and spices
Horseradish
Vinegar (balsamic, cider, or herbal)

Drinks: ‚

Coffee
Kool-aid ‚ ®
Lemonade
Limeade
Soft drinks
Black tea (within limit set)
Tea (green or herbal)

What foods should be limited or avoided?

High Potassium Foods ‚
High Potassium Fruits: ‚

Apricots
Avocado
Banana
Cantaloupe
Dates
Dried fruits
Figs, dried
Grape juice
Grapefruit
Grapefruit juice
Honeydew
Kiwi
Mango
Nectarine
Orange
Orange juice
Papaya
Pomegranate
Pomegranate juice
Prunes
Prune juice
Raisins

High Potassium Vegetables: ‚

Acorn squash
Artichoke
Bamboo shoots
Baked beans
Butternut squash
Beets, fresh then boiled
Black beans
Brussels sprouts
Chinese cabbage
Carrots, raw
Celery
Corn
Dried beans and peas
Greens, except kale
Hubbard squash
Kale
Kohlrabi
Lentils
Legumes
Lima beans or wax beans
Mushrooms, canned
Parsnips
Potatoes, white and sweet
Pumpkin
Refried beans
Rutabagas
Spinach, cooked
Squash ¢ ˆ ’ acorn, winter or zucchini
Tomatoes, tomato products
Turnip greens
Vegetable juices

High Potassium Other Foods: ‚

Yogurt
Chocolate
Milk
Nutritional supplements
Miso
Nuts and seeds
Peanut butter
Tofu
Bran or granola cereal
Desserts with dried fruits, nuts, or chocolate (unless approved by dietitian)
Ice cream (unless made with allowed milk servings)
Pudding (unless made with allowed milk servings)
Salad dressing (if more than 25 mg potassium per serving)
Salt substitute
Salt free broth
Amaretto
Flavored instant coffees
Specialty coffees such as cappuccino, latte, and mocha
Molasses
Sugar (brown)

High Potassium Drinks: ‚

Buttermilk
Chocolate milk
Eggnog
Evaporated milk
Hot cocoa
Low-sodium milk
Malted milk
Milkshakes
Milk
Soy milk

Where can I learn more?

American Dietetic Association ‚
http://www.eatright.org/Public/content.aspx?id=4294967541 ‚
National Kidney Foundation, UK ‚
http://www.kidney.org.uk/help/medical-information-from-the-nkf-/medical-info-factsheets-potassium/ ‚

Consumer Information Use and Disclaimer

This information is not specific medical advice and does not replace information you receive from your health care provider. This is only a brief summary of general information. It does NOT include all information about conditions, illnesses, injuries, tests, procedures, treatments, therapies, discharge instructions or life-style choices that may apply to you. You must talk with your health care provider for complete information about your health and treatment options. This information should not be used to decide whether or not to accept your health care providers advice, instructions or recommendations. Only your health care provider has the knowledge and training to provide advice that is right for you. ‚

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