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Limit sodium to less than 200 mg at snack time. Always check food labels for sodium and serving size. Try to include a good source of protein. On any packaged items, avoid phosphorus additives. Check the ingredients list for “phos.”
Small apple or pear
½ cup apple sauce
½ cup berries or cherries
½ cup grapes
½ cup pineapple (fresh or canned)
Small tangerine
½ cup canned fruit
½ cup broccoli
½ cup cucumber slices
2 large celery sticks
4-6 small radishes
½ cup carrot sticks
½ cup cauliflower
½ cup sweet pepper slices
Small lettuce salad
When choosing dips or dressings, aim for low-sodium choices (less than 100 mg sodium per serving) and limit serving size to 2 tablespoons or less.
½ cup Greek yogurt
½ cup pudding (limit chocolate flavors)
½ cup cottage cheese
Limit dairy to 4-6 ounces per day. When you choose it remember to take phosphorus binders.
Bagel or toast
Graham crackers
Teddy Grahams®
Pita chips
Unsalted pretzels
Rice cakes
Unsalted popcorn (try adding pepper or Mrs. Dash®)
Unsalted or low sodium crackers
Unsalted tortilla chips
Avoid potatoes, bran, and chocolate-coated products.
Hard boiled or fried eggs
2 Tbsp. peanut butter (try on celery or apples, take phosphorus binder, limit to one serving per day)
Tuna, egg, chicken salad (sandwich, on crackers, or with veggies)
¼ cup of walnuts, pecans, or macadamia nuts
Protein bar (aim for flavors with less than 150 mg phosphorus and less than 200 mg potassium). Ex: Pure protein bar, ONE bar, Balance bar, JiMMYBAR!™, and Aloha bar.
½ cup sherbet (count as fluid) or sorbet
popsicle
Low-fat Cool Whip® (add to fruit or Jell-O®)
½ cup Jell-O®
Nilla® wafers
4 Fig Newtons®
Small slice of angel food cake
Sugar free hard candies
Avoid eating a lot of sweets if you are trying to lose weight. Pick lower sugar options if diabetic.
If you are a UW Health patient and have more questions, please contact UW Health at one of the phone numbers listed below.
You can also visit our website at: www.uwhealth.org/nutrition.
Nutrition clinics for UW Hospital and American Family Children’s Hospital (AFCH)
(608) 890-5500
Nutrition clinics for UW Medical Foundation
(608) 287-2770