High Potassium and Low Potassium Foods

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Author Message Meagan Forum Leader Username: Newheart14 Post Number: 1251 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 10:32 am:    Thanks to our member Ruth (regscott) who provided this very informative link: http://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/potassium.cfm Forum Leader Heart-Liver Transplant - February 14, 2008 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy 1991 and CHF - Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept trying when there seemed to be no hope at all - Dale Carnegie - Bumps in the road can sometimes be mountains, so I have taken up mountain climbing - Meagan Hostess Rise' Board Administrator Username: Rise Post Number: 15257 Registered: 05-2003 Posted on Sunday, December 26, 2010 - 12:55 pm:    Thank you Meagan and Ruth for this link. Cystic Fibrosis- dx at 2yrs. -2nd double lung tx-05 Debra Fertel MD- Si Pham MD, Professor of Surgery---Jackson Memorial Hospital Anas Hadeh MD, Cleveland Clinic Cystic Fibrosis Consultant Join Facebook Hostess Rise's blog My Photos on Transplant Friends Questions- Contact Hostess Rise God Bless All Organ Donors Hostess Meagan Forum Leader Username: Newheart14 Post Number: 1770 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 - 07:43 pm:    HIGH POTASSIUM FOODS Following is a list of foods high in potassium. In the next post you will find a list of low potassium foods. Always remember portion control is key in any diet. If you are diabetic you may have to watch the fruit consumption: FRUITS 1 serving equals: - 1 medium fruit - ˝ cup fruit - 2 plums - 1 slice melon - ˝ cup juice Apricots Avocado Banana Cantaloupe, honeydew melon Dried fruits – raisins, dates and figs Kiwi fruit Mangoes Nectarine Orange Papaya Prunes JUICES Orange Carrot Mixed vegetable Tomato Prune Grapefruit juice (we shouldn’t drink at all as it interacts with our anti-rejection drugs) VEGETABLES 1 serving equals: - ˝ cup vegetable - 1 small potato - ˝ cup mashed potato Asparagus Dried beans, peas Lentils Beets Brussel sprouts Kale Kohlrabi Okra Parsnips Baked potato French fries Rutabagas Spinach Swiss chard Sweet potato yam tomato Tomato sauce Winter squash MISCELLANEOUS Chocolate, cocoa, licorice Molasses, pure maple syrup Maple sugar Malt beverages (ovaltine, postum, malted milk) Nuts and seeds Salt substitutes Potato chips Brown sugar (limit 1 tbsp. daily) Coke producs, diet and regular Club soda Milk Forum Leader Heart-Liver Transplant - February 14, 2008 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy 1991 and CHF - Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept trying when there seemed to be no hope at all - Dale Carnegie - Bumps in the road can sometimes be mountains, so I have learned to climb mountains - Meagan Meagan's Blog Hostess Meagan Forum Leader Username: Newheart14 Post Number: 1771 Registered: 01-2009 Posted on Wednesday, March 02, 2011 - 07:44 pm:    LOW POTASSIUM FOODS Following is a list of foods low in potassium. Always remember portion control is key in any diet. If you are diabetic you may have to watch the fruit consumption: FRUITS 1 serving equals: - 1 medium fruit - ˝ cup fruit - 2 plums - 1 slice melon - ˝ cup juice Apples, applesauce Blackberries Blueberries Cherries Fruit cocktail Grapes Mandarin oranges (canned only) Peaches Pears Pineapple Plums Raspberries Rhubarb Strawberries Tangerine Watermelon JUICES Apple Grape Pineapple VEGETABLES 1 serving equals: - ˝ cup vegetable - 1 small potato - ˝ cup mashed potato Alfalfa sprouts Bean sprouts Green or wax beans Broccoli Cauliflower Celery Kernel corn Corn on the cob (1/2) Cucumber Lettuce Mushrooms Onions Green peas Green pepper Radish Summer squash Turnip Zucchini MISCELLANEOUS Butter, margarine, oil Mayonnaise, salad dressing Gravy, Cream chhese Artificial cream substitutes White sugar Corn syrup Table syrups Honey, jam, jelly, marmalade Hard candy, marshmallows, gumdrops jelly beans, jello Tea, coffee Cranberries (not dried) Cranberry juice or cocktail, lemonade, fruit flavoured drinks, popsicles Forum Leader Heart-Liver Transplant - February 14, 2008 Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy 1991 and CHF - Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept trying when there seemed to be no hope at all - Dale Carnegie - Bumps in the road can sometimes be mountains, so I have learned to climb mountains - Meagan Meagan's Blog lowsodiumblog.com Member Username: Lowsodiumblogcom Post Number: 5 Registered: 07-2011 Posted on Sunday, July 17, 2011 - 05:32 pm:    Tip: if you are on a low potassium diet, when purchasing "low sodium" packaged/bottled food products, be sure to check the potassium chloride content, as some manufacturers replace salt with a lot of potassium chloride. Jeff www.lowsodiumblog.com Adapting After Life Turns on a Dime. Dedicated to Family, Shared with All.

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