Christmas Dinner & Holidays: Kidney-Friendly Food Guide

20 foods rated from this table

What to know about the holidays with CKD

Christmas dinner adds ham, roast potatoes, eggnog and sweets to the same table. The meal is not a test of willpower — it is a plate you can build from the same rated list the rest of the site uses. The dishes below are scored against the daily limits, so the friendly items are easy to spot and the high-load ones easy to portion.

How to keep the holiday meal inside your limits

Ham is the main sodium trap, eggnog is a potassium and phosphorus load in a glass, and the cookies and chocolate around the tree add up as sugar and potassium. The reliable move is to anchor the meal on lower-risk items from the list and treat the classic heavy dishes as small sides.

Ratings for christmas dinner

Kidney-friendlyOil, industrial, coconut, principal uses candy coatings, oil sprays, roasting nutsK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, tea, herb, other than chamomile, brewedK 9 · P 0 · Na 1 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, tea, herb, brewed, chamomileK 9 · P 0 · Na 1 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with waterK 12 · P 1 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice cocktail, bottledK 14 · P 1 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, cranberry-apple juice drink, bottledK 17 · P 2 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Cranberry juice cocktailK 19 · P 1 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice cocktail, bottled, low calorie, with calcium, saccharin and corn sweetenerK 25 · P 1 · Na 3 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, cranberry-grape juice drink, bottledK 24 · P 4 · Na 3 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry sauce, canned, sweetenedK 28 · P 4 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, cranberry-apple juice drink, low calorie, with vitamin C addedK 45 · P 1 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry-orange relish, cannedK 38 · P 8 · Na 32 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrateK 49 · P 5 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, cranberry-apricot juice drink, bottledK 61 · P 5 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlySoup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 56 · P 19 · Na 238 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice blend, 100% juice, bottled, with added vitamin C and calciumK 76 · P 8 · Na 6 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice, unsweetenedK 77 · P 13 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyGravy, meat or poultry, low sodium, preparedK 81 · P 30 · Na 18 mgKidney-friendlySnacks, candy rolls, yogurt-covered, fruit flavored with high vitamin CK 100 · P 18 · Na 8 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, potatoes, toddlerK 110 · P 23 · Na 57 mg

Practical tips

• Ham is the sodium centrepiece — a thin slice beats a thick cut, and skip extra gravy or sauces.
• Eggnog is a potassium-and-phosphorus drink: one small glass and water for the rest of the evening.
• Anchor the meal on roast turkey or lean beef, green beans and plain potatoes in moderation.

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