Foods with low potassium

Foods with low levels of potassium

Grains	Foods prepared with white flour (eg, pasta, bread), white rice
Beverages	Non-dairy creamer, fruit punch, drink mixes (eg, Kool-Aid), tea (<2 cups or 16 ounces per day), coffee (<1 cup or 8 ounces per day)
Sweets	Angel or yellow cake, pies without chocolate or high-potassium fruit, cookies without nuts or chocolate
Fruits	Apples (1), apple juice, applesauce, apricots (canned), blackberries, blueberries, cherries, cranberries, fruit cocktail (drained), grapes, grape juice, grapefruit (½), mandarin oranges, peaches (½ fresh or ½ cup canned), pears (1 small fresh or ½ cup canned), pineapple and juice, plums (1 whole), raspberries, strawberries, tangerine (1 whole), watermelon (1 cup), lemons
Vegetables	Alfalfa sprouts, asparagus (6 spears), green or wax beans, cabbage (cooked), carrots (cooked), cauliflower, celery (1 stalk), corn (½ fresh ear or ½ cup), cucumber, eggplant, kale, iceberg lettuce, mushrooms (fresh), okra, onions, parsley, green peas, green peppers, radish, rhubarb, water chestnuts (canned, drained), watercress, spinach (raw, 1 cup), squash (yellow), zucchini, scallions, turnips, turnip greens
Proteins	Chicken, turkey (3 ounces), tuna, eggs, baloney, shrimp (all 1 ounce), unsalted peanut butter (1 tablespoon)
Dairy products	Cheddar or swiss cheese (1 ounce), cottage cheese (½ cup)
Nuts, seeds, and legumes	Macadamia nuts, pecans, cashews, walnuts, almonds, peanuts, sesame seeds, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, chia seeds, flax seeds (all 1 ounce)

Unless noted, one serving is ½ cup (4 ounces). These foods have a low level of potassium (less than 200 mg potassium per serving on average). Be sure to measure the portion sizes of each food and calculate the total amount in each meal to maintain your low-potassium diet (eg, average of 2000 mg potassium per day).