Mother's Day Brunch: Kidney-Friendly Ideas & Food Guide

20 foods rated from this table

What to know about Mother's Day brunch with CKD

Mother's Day brunch is a daytime meal: quiche, fruit salad, pastries, yogurt parfaits and mimosas. Brunch is one of the easier meals to make kidney-friendly because the base of the table is usually fruit and pastry rather than heavy sauces. The ratings below score the common brunch items against the daily limits.

How to build the brunch plate

Fresh berries, melon and plain pastries score well; quiche and ham carry the sodium and phosphorus load; mimosas and juice add potassium and sugar. Anchor the plate on fruit and a modest pastry, and treat the quiche as a side.

Ratings for mother's day brunch

Kidney-friendlyBeverages, water, bottled, yumberry, pomegranate with anti-oxidants, zero caloriesK 8 · P 0 · Na 10 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-friendlyBeverages, POWERADE, Zero, Mixed BerryK 10 · P 0 · Na 42 mgKidney-friendlyStrawberry-flavor beverage mix, powderK 6 · P 5 · Na 38 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, with butterK 3 · P 10 · Na 287 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice cocktail, frozen concentrate, prepared with waterK 12 · P 1 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Kiwi Strawberry Juice DrinkK 14 · P 0 · Na 11 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry juice cocktail, bottledK 14 · P 1 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% mapleK 6 · P 10 · Na 61 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, cranberry-apple juice drink, bottledK 17 · P 2 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Cranberry juice cocktailK 19 · P 1 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancakeK 15 · P 9 · Na 82 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-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple, with added potassiumK 22 · P 10 · Na 61 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-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, reduced-calorieK 3 · P 43 · Na 178 mgKidney-friendlyCranberry-orange relish, cannedK 38 · P 8 · Na 32 mg

Practical tips

• Fill the plate with fresh berries and melon — the friendly base of the brunch table.
• Quiche and ham are sodium-and-phosphorus heavy: one slice or a thin cut, not a second helping.
• Sparkling water with a splash of juice beats a full mimosa for the toast.

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