KIDNEY WARRIORS TRINIDAD + TOBAGO: RENAL- FRIENDLY GROCERY LIST
Only your nephrologist and your renal dietitian can determine what foods will be best for you based on your individual needs, especially if you are diabetic, so always check with your renal dietitian first before setting your grocery list
Meat/Protein Foods:
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Beef
Chicken
Eggs and egg substitutes
Fish (salmon, tuna) Lamb Pork (fresh, chops or roast)
Shellfish Tofu (soft)
Turkey Veal
Wild game
Vegetables: (serving size = 1/2 cup)
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Arugula
Asparagus
Broccoli
Beets (canned)
Cabbage (green, red)
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery (raw)
Corn
Cucumbers
Dry beans, Black, pinto, kidney, navy & black-eyed peas (1/3 cup)
Eggplant
Endive
Green beans
Kale
Leeks
Lettuce
Mushrooms (raw)
Mustard greens
Onions Peppers (green, red, yellow) Radishes
Rhubarb
Shallots
Spaghetti
Squash
Spinach (raw)
Sprouts (alfalfa, bean)
Summer squash
Sweet Peppers
Turnip greens
Turnips
Water chestnuts
Watercress
Wax beans
Zucchini
Fruits: (Serving Size 1 small fruit or ½ cup)
Apples
Applesauce
Apricots (canned)
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cherries
Cranberries
Fruit cocktail
Gooseberries
Grapes
Lemons
Lime
Mandarin oranges (canned)
Peaches Pears (canned)
Pineapple
Plums
Raspberries
Strawberries
Tangerine
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Breads/Grains/Cereals:
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Bagels (plain, blueberry, egg, raisin)
Bread (white, French, Italian, rye, sourdough)
Bread sticks (plain)
Buns (hamburger or hot dog)
Dinner or hard rolls
English muffins
Muffins (no nuts, no bran, no whole wheat) Pita bread
Tortilla (corn or flour)
Couscous
Cereal (dry type: no nuts, no dried fruits, no bran or granola)
Cereal (hot type: grits, oatmeal, Cream of wheat, Cream of rice)
Cornmeal
Crackers (animal, graham, oyster, unsalted)
Pasta (noodles, macaroni, spaghetti) Quinoa Rice (brown, white)
Dairy & Substitutes: (Limit to 1-2 Servings per day)
Cheese
Cottage cheese
Cream cheese (regular or light)
Milk (2%, buttermilk, skim, whole, soy) Non-dairy creamers
Rice milk, unfortified
Sherbet
Sour cream
Whipped topping (non-dairy)
Yogurt (plain, frozen, flavored)
Beverages: Don’t forget your fluid allowance!
Coffee
Fruit punch
Hi-C® (cherry, grape)
Juice (apple, cranberry, grape, grapefruit, pineapple)
Kool-Aid®
Lemonade
Limeade
Nectars (apricot, peach, pear)
Non-dairy creamers
Soda (cream soda, ginger ale, grape, 7-Up®, lemon-lime, LLB®, Mountain Dew®, orange, root beer, Slice®, Sprite®)
Tea
Fats: (use sparingly)
Butter
Margarine
Mayonnaise (regular or imitation)
Miracle Whip®
Salad dressing
Vegetable oils
Vegetable shortening
Vinegar and oil salad dressing