Medical Nutrition Therapy for Chronic Kidney Disease
Manual of Clinical Nutrition Management G- 20 Copyright © 20 13 Compass Group, Inc.
HIGH-PROTEIN FOOD LIST
Serving 1 oz
Protein
(g/serving)
Calories
(kcal/serving)Sodium
(mg/serving)Potassium
(mg/serving)Phosphorus (mg/serving)6 - 8 50 - 100 20 - 150 50 - 150 50 - 100
Beef (1 oz)
Egg substitutes (¼ cup)
Eggs (1 large)
Fish (1 oz)
Lamb (1 oz)
Pork (1 oz)
Poultry (1 oz)
Shellfish (1 oz)
Veal (1 oz)
Wild game (1 oz)
High-Protein and High-Phosphorus Food Lists
Protein
(g/serving)
Calories
(kcal/serving)Sodium
(mg/serving)Potassium
(mg/serving)Phosphorus (mg/serving)6 - 8 50 - 100 20 - 150 50 - 350 100 - 300 (if marked a)
Cheese (1 oz)^ a
Cooked dried beans and peas (½ cup)^ a
Evaporated milk (½ cup)^ a
Milk, all kinds (1 cup)^ a
Nut butters (2 tbsp)^ a
Nuts (¼ cup)^ a
Organ meats (1 oz)^ a
Soy milk (1 cup)a^
Sweetened condensed milk (½ cup)^ a
Tofu (¼ cup)^ a
Yogurt (1 cup)^ a
a—food contains 100-300 mg phosphorus per serving.
High-Protein and High-Sodium (Salt) Food Lists
Protein
(g/serving)
Calories
(kcal/serving)Sodium
(mg/serving)Potassium
(mg/serving)Phosphorus (mg/serving)6 - 8 50 - 100 200 - 45 0 (if marked
with b**)
50 - 150 50 - 100
Bacon (4 slices)b
Breakfast sausage (3 links or 1½ patties)^ b
Canned tuna, salmon (1 oz or ¼ cup)^ b
Cottage cheese (¼ cup)^ b
Deli-style roast beef, ham, turkey (1 oz)^ b
Frankfurters, bratwurst, Polish sausage (2 oz)^ b
Luncheon meats, bologna, liverwurst, salami, etc (2 oz)^ b
**b—food contains 200-450 mg sodium per serving.
LOWER-PROTEIN FOOD LISTS: VEGETABLES
Serving: ½ cup unless otherwise noted
Protein
(g/serving)
Calories
(kcal/serving)Sodium
(mg/serving)Potassium
(mg/serving)Phosphorus (mg/serving)2 - 3 10 - 100 0 - 50 1) 20- 150
2) 150- 250
3) 250- 550