Trying to locate lists of high potassium and phosphorous foods and....

[Javismama]

Hi! My son just turned 3 and he is living with kidney disease. Where can I find material for creating a healthy meal plan along with a DO NOT eat list for low potassium and low phosphorous foods?

[Hidden]

Hi,

Go to davita.com and along their menu bar you will see a drop-down section for recipes. Each recipe will give you seasonal meals and separate ones for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, snacks, drinks, etc. Each recipe will also give you a breakdown as to how much potassium and phosphorus is in each one. All of us require those items for a healthy living. What we have to do is to be careful not to overdo it.

If your doctor or renal dietitian said something more specific about eliminating one or both of them I'd get a second opinion. However, if you still need a list of foods high in both, I've listed the ones I received from my renal dietitian.

Potassium - Milk, milkshakes, hot chocolate, ice cream, sherbet, frozen yogurt, pudding, yogurt, custard, dried fruit, nectarines, oranges, kiwi, orange and prune juice, honeydew, bananas, apricots, nuts, seeds, whole grain, bran cereal, sports drinks, artichoke, avocado, fresh beets, Brussel sprouts, dried beans and peas, greens and spinach, okra, potatoes (unless you leach them first), pumpkin, winter squash, tomatoes and tomato products.

Phosphorus - cheese, milk and soymilk, milkshakes, pudding, yogurt, custard, ice cream, ice milk, sherbet, frozen yogurt, whole grain, bread, cereals baking soda, baking powder, pancakes, waffles, muffins, cake, cornbread, avocado, biscuits, beans, peas, corn tortilla, brown rice, wild rice, rice mixes, coconut nuts, nut butter, seeds, dried fruit, dark-colored sodas, chocolate, pizza, organ meats.

As you can see some items are both lists, but also some items in limited amounts are required for us to have. Check with your doctor or dietitian for specific amounts.

Best of luck.

[jobeth in reply to Hidden]

I read somewhere recently that phosphorus from meat sources is absorbed around 80%, but that phosphorus from plant sources is only absorbed about 40%. What surprised me was that phosphorus used in processing food or added phosphates to food is absorbed 100%. If you are going to eat food with phosphorus it would be better to eat plant sources. I believe this came from Lee Hull. He is writing a book about kidney disease.

[T-ip in reply to Hidden]

Corn tortillas , not flour

[T-ip]

My insurance has a Nurse that keeps in touch & sends great rerecipes and a list of all of the good and bad that you can eat check with your insurance company