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Football Season Game Day: CKD Ratings for the Weekly Spread

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What to know about CKD on game day

Game day is a weekly habit from September through January, which makes it a nutrition pattern rather than a party — the spread repeats every weekend, so the sodium math compounds across a season. The classic board (chicken wings, chips and dip, chili, sausage trays) is the database's high-sodium tier almost line by line; the fix is not abandoning the board but rebuilding its stations.

Rebuilding the game-day board

The stations: wings stay but the sauce decision decides everything — the buffalo rows carry far less sodium than the sweet-and-sticky glazes; the dip station swaps the queso for the lower-sodium builds; the chili pot rates limit and portion-conscious; and the chip bowls get pre-portioned. The pizza slot (where the second half calls for it) runs 447-875 mg sodium per slice across the database's rows — the cheese build beats the pepperoni-and-stuffed-crust end.

Ratings for football game day food kidney disease

Kidney-friendlyPork sausage, reduced sodium, cookedK 160 · P 110 · Na 294 mgKidney-friendlySnacks, bagel chips, plainK 140 · P 131 · Na 233 mgKidney-friendlySpaghetti, with meatballs in tomato sauce, cannedK 217 · P 57 · Na 280 mgModerateTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, with green chiliesK 107 · P 14 · Na 401 mgModeratePeppers, chili, green, cannedK 113 · P 11 · Na 397 mgModerateSoup, chili beef, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 196 · P 55 · Na 388 mgModerateChili, no beans, canned entreeK 185 · P 77 · Na 411 mgModerateRestaurant, family style, spaghetti and meatballsK 206 · P 89 · Na 351 mgModerateChili with beans, microwavable bowlsK 245 · P 80 · Na 385 mgModerateCookies, marshmallow, with rice cereal and chocolate chipsK 227 · P 98 · Na 341 mgModerateFish, shark, mixed species, cooked, batter-dipped and friedK 155 · P 194 · Na 122 mgModerateChili con carne with beans, canned entreeK 264 · P 87 · Na 449 mgModeratePeppers, hot chili, red, rawK 322 · P 43 · Na 9 mgModerateSnacks, corn-based, extruded, chips, unsaltedK 185 · P 184 · Na 15 mgModerateFast foods, submarine sandwich, meatball marinara on white breadK 275 · P 97 · Na 437 mgModeratePeppers, hot chili, green, rawK 340 · P 46 · Na 7 mgModerateHOT POCKETS, meatballs & mozzarella stuffed sandwich, frozenK 204 · P 186 · Na 378 mgModerateSnacks, tortilla chips, plain, white corn, saltedK 182 · P 225 · Na 328 mgModerateSnacks, tortilla chips, unsalted, white cornK 215 · P 200 · Na 15 mgModerateRestaurant, family style, chili with meat and beansK 320 · P 104 · Na 381 mg

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Frequently asked questions

Are chicken wings okay for kidney disease?

The wing itself is a protein row; the sauce is the CKD decision. The database's buffalo-style rows rate moderate on sodium while the sweet glazed and barbecue builds climb — a dry-rub or light-buffalo order keeps the weekly habit inside the day's limits.

What chips and dips work on game day with CKD?

The chip rows carry the spread's steepest sodium figures, which is why pre-portioned servings work better than open bowls. For the dip station, the database's lower-sodium builds (bean-free, yogurt-based) rate friendlier than the queso and cheese-sauce trays, which stack sodium on top of phosphorus.