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High Potassium Foods
A potassium of 3.5 to 6.0 is acceptable.
A high potassium can affect the beating of your heart.
Try to avoid the high-potassium foods listed below.
Fruits
- apricots
- avocado
- banana
- cantaloupe
- casaba
- dates
- dried fruits
- figs
- guava
- honeydew
- kiwi
- mango
- nectarine
- orange
- passion fruit
- prunes
- raisins
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Vegetables
- artichokes
- baked beans
- broccoli, raw
- brussels sprouts
- dried, canned or frozen beans & peas (navy, kidney, split, etc.)
- lentils
- lima beans
- mushrooms
- parsnips
- potato: baked, chips, French fries, home fries, potato pancakes
- sweet potato, baked
- spinach
- tomato
- tomato sauce
- winter squash, baked
- yams, baked
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Juices
- apricot nectar
- orange juice
- prune juice
- tomato juice
- V8
- carrot juice
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Other
- chocolate
- coconut
- milk & milk products
- nuts
- salt substitute
- whole grain breads and cereals
- bran breads and cereals
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* Limit all other fruits and juices to no more than 3 servings per day.
One serving is one small piece of fresh fruit or one half cup canned fruit or fruit juice.
* Limit all other vegetables to no more than 2 servings per day. One serving is one half cup.
* Hard vegetables (potato, carrot, etc.) should be peeled and cut into small pieces, then soaked
for one hour. Drain the soaking water and boil the vegetable in new water.
* Limit regular coffee to 2 cups per day. Switch to decaffeinated coffee or tea for a lower
potassium choice.
* If you are hungry between meals, snack on foods in the bread group: cereals & bread (not
whole grain or bran), noodles, pasta, rice, cookies, etc.
* Choose from the following list of juices lowest in potassium:
- cranberry & all the cranberry combinations
- lemonade & limeade
- pear & peach nectars
- pink grapefruit cocktail
* Choose from the following list of fruits lowest in potassium:
- applesauce
- cranberry sauce
- fruit cocktail
- plums
- canned peaches
- canned pineapple
- canned pears
- blueberries
- grapes
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