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Super Bowl Snacks & Game Day: Kidney-Friendly Options

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What to know about game day with CKD

Super Bowl snacking is a grazing session: wings, pizza, chips, dip, nachos and beer over several hours. The snack format is actually an advantage — small portions across the game spread the load if you choose the right items. The list on this page rates the game-day staples so the safer picks are obvious.

How to snack through the game

Chicken wings are the sodium and phosphate heavyweights, and store-bought dips add sodium fast. Guacamole, salsa, pretzels and popcorn score better; sparkling water beats beer for potassium and phosphorus control.

Ratings for super bowl snacks

Kidney-friendlyOil, industrial, soy and cottonseed, principal use as a tortilla shorteningK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyOil, industrial, soy, principal uses popcorn and flavoring vegetablesK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, carbonated, root beerK 1 · P 0 · Na 13 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-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-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, light, BUD LIGHTK 26 · P 11 · Na 3 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, regular, allK 27 · P 14 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverage, beer, regular, BUDWEISERK 33 · P 13 · Na 3 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverages, beer, higher alcoholK 62 · P 32 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyCookies, chocolate chip sandwich, with creme fillingK 94 · P 59 · Na 279 mgKidney-friendlyPopcorn, sugar syrup/caramel, fat-freeK 110 · P 55 · Na 286 mgKidney-friendlyPretzels, softK 88 · P 79 · Na 203 mgKidney-friendlyPretzels, soft, unsaltedK 88 · P 79 · Na 252 mgKidney-friendlyCookies, chocolate chip, commercially prepared, soft-typeK 130 · P 61 · Na 276 mgKidney-friendlySnacks, popcorn, caramel-coated, without peanutsK 109 · P 83 · Na 206 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, pretzelsK 137 · P 110 · Na 269 mgKidney-friendlySnacks, pretzels, hard, plain, made with enriched flour, unsaltedK 146 · P 113 · Na 250 mg

Practical tips

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Frequently asked questions

Are chicken wings okay for kidney disease during the Super Bowl?

Chicken wings are moderate-to-higher risk because of sodium (and often phosphate marinades). A few wings with plenty of water is manageable; eating through a tray is not. Plain grilled chicken is the lower-load alternative.

What are the best kidney-friendly Super Bowl snacks?

Guacamole, salsa, pretzels and plain popcorn score best in the list on this page. They are low in sodium and potassium compared with the wings, pizza and dips, and they still give the grazing format people expect on game day.

Can I drink beer with CKD?

Beer carries potassium and phosphorus, and alcohol affects fluid balance and blood pressure. If you drink, keep it to one serving with water in between. This site rates foods, not drinks, but the same mineral logic applies.