Low potassium foods; vegetables other than green ones

Question
I am helping my uncle find foods he can eat under his restrictions.  He is a diabetic,has a heart condition, and is on Coumadin.  Because of the meds, he needs to limit green vegetables.  What vegetables should he be eating more of?


Answer
Here's a list of foods considered low in potassium per _serving_ where one serving is 0.5 cup if not otherwise specified. YOu'll notice that there are vegetables other than the green leafy ones.

Alfalfa sprouts
Apple (1 medium)
Asparagus
Apricots
Blackberries
Beans
Blueberries
White cabbage
Carrots, cooked
Cauliflower
Celery (1 stalk)
Corn, fresh (0.5 ear)
Cucumber
Cherries
Cranberries
Fruit Cocktail
Grapes
Grape Juice
Grapefruit (0.5 whole)
Eggplant
Kale
Lettuce
Mushrooms
Noodles
Okra
Onions
Parsley
Pasta
Peas, green
Peppers
Radish
Rhubarb
Rice
Mandarin Oranges
Peaches, fresh (1 small)
Pears, fresh (1 small)
Pineapple
Pineapple Juice
Plums (1 whole)
RaspberriesStrawberries
Tangerine (1 whole)
Watermelon(limit to 1 cup)
Vegetables
Water Chestnuts
Water cress
Yellow Squash
Zucchini Squash


Hope it helps,

Tanya Zilberter, PhD
dietandbody.com

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