St. Patrick's Day: Kidney-Friendly Irish Food & Drink Guide
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What to know about St. Patrick's Day with CKD
St. Patrick's Day is corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, soda bread and beer — a sodium-and-potassium-heavy lineup. The ratings below show which parts of the Irish table stay inside the daily limits and which need a controlled serving.
How to build the Irish plate
Cabbage and green vegetables are the friendly base; corned beef is the sodium load; potatoes and soda bread bring potassium. Beer repeats its mineral load, so one pint with water is the pattern.
Ratings for st. patrick's day
Kidney-friendlyBeverages, carbonated, root beerK 1 · P 0 · Na 13 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, yellow green colored citrus soft drink with caffeineK 2 · P 0 · Na 18 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, distilled, whiskey, 86 proofK 1 · P 3 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, tea, green, ready to drink, ginseng and honey, sweetenedK 5 · P 0 · Na 2 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, tea, green, ready-to-drink, dietK 5 · P 0 · Na 6 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, tea, green, brewed, regularK 8 · P 0 · Na 1 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared with water, whiskey and powder mixK 4 · P 4 · Na 47 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, whiskey sourK 5 · P 6 · Na 20 mgKidney-friendlyWhiskey sour mix, bottled, with added potassium and sodiumK 7 · P 6 · Na 33 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, tea, green, brewed, decaffeinatedK 15 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, cannedK 11 · P 6 · Na 44 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, whiskey sour, prepared from item 14028K 18 · P 5 · Na 61 mgKidney-friendlyMalt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beerK 8 · P 16 · Na 13 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, light, low carbK 17 · P 8 · Na 3 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Whiskey sour mix, powderK 19 · P 13 · Na 274 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, lightK 21 · P 12 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, light, higher alcoholK 21 · P 12 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, malt beer, hard lemonadeK 27 · P 7 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Whiskey sour mix, bottledK 28 · P 6 · Na 102 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, light, BUD LIGHTK 26 · P 11 · Na 3 mgPractical tips
- Fill the plate with cabbage, carrots and other greens — the friendly tier of the meal.
- Corned beef is the sodium centrepiece: a thin slice, not a thick cut.
- One beer or a small whiskey, with water in between — alcohol adds potassium to the day.