High Potassium Foods
Do NOT Eat the following high potassium foods on the Emergency Diet.
Vegetables
- Avocado
- Bamboo Shoots
- Beans (pinto, white, black)
- Beans (wax, yellow, frozen
- Brussel Sprouts
- Black-Eyed Peas
- Chinese Cabbage
- Corn on the Cob
- Beet Greens
- Okra
- Parsnips
- Plantains
- Potatoes (in any form)
- Spinach
- Sweet Potatoes
- Swiss Chard
- Tomatoes (includes juice & tomato paste/sauce
- Winter Squash
Fruits
- Apples (includes juice)
- Bananas
- Cantaloupe
- Dates
- Figs
- Guava
- Honeydew Melon
- Kiwi Fruit
- Mangos
- Nectarines
- Oranges (including orange juice)
- Papaya
- Pomegranate
- Prunes (including prune juice)
- Tangelo
- Watermelon
Medium Potassium Foods
Eat Only Very Small Amounts of These Foods On the Emergency Diet
Vegetables
- Artichokes
- Asparagus
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Cauliflower
- Celery
- Canned or frozen corn
- Greens (collard, mustard, kale, turnip)
- Mixed vegetables
- Canned mushrooms
- Nopales
- Purple hull or cream peas
- Snow Peas
- Yellow squash or zucchini
- Succotash
Fruits
- Apricots (fresh or dried)
- Cassaba Melon
- Cherries
- Coconut
- Grapes (includes juice)
- Grapefruit (includes juice)
- Mandarin oranges
- Peaches
- Pears
- Pineapple Juice
- Raisins
- Sorbet
- Strawberries
- Tangerine juice
Low Potassium Foods
The foods listed below are low in Potassium and are safe to eat in moderate amounts:
Vegetables
- Green Beans (canned or frozen)
- Bean Sprouts
- Regular Cabbage (cooked or raw)
- Carrots (canned, frozen or boiled)
- Cauliflower (boiled)
- Celery, 1 stalk
- Radishes (4 whole)
- Spaghetti Squash
- Cucumbers
- Eggplant
- Green Pepper (yellow or red)
- Lettuce, all types, 3/4 cup
- Mushrooms (raw)
- Onions (all types)
- Green Peas (frozen or boiled
- Turnips, cooked
Fruits
- Applesauce
- Berries
- Cranberry Juice Cocktail
- Fruit Cocktail
- Passion Fruit
- Plum (fresh)
- Tangerine