Burger Restaurants and CKD: The Build-Your-Own Math

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What to know about burger restaurants with CKD

Burger restaurants are a build-your-own sodium problem: the patty is moderate, but the bun, cheese, sauces, bacon and fries stack the columns fast. The friendly build is a plain patty with vegetables, one slice of cheese or none, sauce on the side, and a side salad or small fries. The ratings below show which burger parts stay manageable.

How to build the friendly burger

Order a single plain patty on a regular bun with lettuce, tomato and onion, no cheese or one slice, sauce on the side. Skip the bacon and the double patty, and choose a side salad or small fries over the large combo.

Ratings for ordering burgers with ckd

Kidney-friendlyOil, tomatoseedK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, ravioli, cheese filled, with tomato sauceK 32 · P 56 · Na 282 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, macaroni and tomato and beef, juniorK 72 · P 44 · Na 35 mgKidney-friendlySoup, tomato, low sodium, with waterK 112 · P 14 · Na 33 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, macaroni and tomato and beef, strainedK 112 · P 39 · Na 38 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, spaghetti and tomato and meat, juniorK 122 · P 35 · Na 30 mgKidney-friendlyLettuce, iceberg, rawK 141 · P 20 · Na 10 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, macaroni, beef and tomato sauce, toddlerK 148 · P 49 · Na 35 mgKidney-friendlyTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juiceK 191 · P 17 · Na 115 mgKidney-friendlyTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice, no salt addedK 191 · P 17 · Na 10 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, spaghetti and tomato and meat, toddlerK 163 · P 45 · Na 239 mgKidney-friendlyTomato and vegetable juice, low sodiumK 193 · P 17 · Na 58 mgKidney-friendlyLettuce, red leaf, rawK 187 · P 28 · Na 25 mgKidney-friendlyRavioli, meat-filled, with tomato sauce or meat sauce, cannedK 178 · P 40 · Na 283 mgKidney-friendlyLettuce, green leaf, rawK 194 · P 29 · Na 28 mgKidney-friendlyTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, stewedK 207 · P 20 · Na 221 mgKidney-friendlyTomatoes, green, rawK 204 · P 28 · Na 13 mgKidney-friendlyPasta with Sliced Franks in Tomato Sauce, canned entreeK 191 · P 43 · Na 287 mgKidney-friendlyTomato juice, canned, with salt addedK 217 · P 19 · Na 253 mgKidney-friendlyTomato juice, canned, without salt addedK 217 · P 19 · Na 10 mg

Practical tips

• A single plain patty with vegetables, no cheese, sauce on the side — the friendly burger build.
• Bacon and double patties are the sodium concentrators — skip or split.
• A side salad or small fries over the large combo — the portion is the decision.

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