Picnic and Park Outings with CKD: A Friendly Basket for the Day
20 foods rated from this table
What to know about picnic food with CKD
The classic picnic basket is processed by design: cold cuts, chips, coleslaw, soda and store-bought desserts — the sodium and potassium end of the database. A friendly basket is a small planning exercise: plain protein, fresh produce, water, and the portions under control. The ratings below show which picnic staples stay manageable.
How to build the picnic basket
Pack sandwiches on plain bread with roasted chicken or turkey, fresh fruit, carrot and cucumber sticks, water, and a modest dessert. Skip the chips, pickles and soda — the prepared end of the picnic adds sodium quickly.
Ratings for picnic foods
Kidney-friendlyOil, grapeseedK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyWater, with corn syrup and/or sugar and low calorie sweetener, fruit flavoredK 0 · P 0 · Na 8 mgKidney-friendlyFat, chickenK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Water with added vitamins and minerals, bottles, sweetened, assorted fruit flavorsK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlySyrup, fruit flavoredK 1 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyCarbonated beverage, cream sodaK 1 · P 0 · Na 12 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, carbonated, grape sodaK 1 · P 0 · Na 15 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, carbonated, lemon-lime soda, no caffeineK 1 · P 0 · Na 10 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, fruit punch-flavor drink, powder, without added sodium, prepared with waterK 1 · P 0 · Na 7 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, carbonated, club sodaK 2 · P 0 · Na 21 mgKidney-friendlyWater, non-carbonated, bottles, natural fruit flavors, sweetened with low calorie sweetenerK 4 · P 0 · Na 14 mgKidney-friendlyFruit syrupK 7 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyCandies, fruit snacks, with high vitamin CK 8 · P 3 · Na 23 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Lemonade fruit juice drink light, fortified with vitamin E and CK 10 · P 1 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, fruit juice drink, reduced sugar, with vitamin E addedK 11 · P 1 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Fruit punch drink, frozen concentrate, prepared with waterK 13 · P 1 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Mixed vegetable and fruit juice drink, with added nutrientsK 19 · P 2 · Na 21 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken noodle, dry, mix, prepared with waterK 13 · P 12 · Na 229 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, beverage, GERBER, GRADUATES, FRUIT SPLASHERSK 22 · P 3 · Na 11 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Vegetable and fruit juice drink, reduced calorie, with low-calorie sweetener, added vitamin CK 24 · P 1 · Na 14 mgPractical tips
- Plain sandwiches, fresh fruit and vegetable sticks are the friendly picnic base.
- Chips, pickles and store-bought coleslaw are the sodium-dense end of the basket.
- Water and fruit replace the soda — potassium and sugar both drop.