Your doctor has prescribed a Low Oxalate Diet. It is meant to provide less than 50 mg of oxalate per day. Oxalate
is formed after breakdown of some types of foods, mostly from plant sources. To reduce calcium oxalate stones from being
formed, a diet adequate in calcium as well as an oxalate restriction is advised. When enough calcium from the diet is
available, it binds with oxalate to make it less available for absorption. A rise of oxalate in the urine from increased
absorption may promote the formation of stones.
| Food Groups |
Low Or No Oxalate
(Less than 2 mg/serving) |
Moderate Oxalate
(2-10 mg/serving) |
High Oxalate
(Greater than 10 mg/serving) |
| Vegetables(1/2 cup cooked, 1 cup raw) |
Avocado, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Cabbage, Mushrooms, Onions, Peas, green(fresh or frozen), Potatoes, White Radishes |
Asparagus, Broccoli, Carrots, Corn:Sweet white or yellow, Green peas, Lettuce, Lima beans, Parsnips, Tomato 1 small or 4 oz juice, Turnips |
Beans:green, wax, dried, Beets:root, greens, Pokeweed, Celery, Chives, Cucumbers, Dandelion greens, Eggplant, Escarole, Kale, Leeks, Mustard greens, Okra, Parsley, Peppers, Potatoes sweet, Rutabagas, Spinach, Summer sqash, Swiss Chard, Watercress |
| Fruit/Juices(1/2 cup canned or juice, 1 medium fruit) |
Apple & apple juice, Avacado, Banana, Cherries, Bing, Grapefruit fruit & juice, Grapes, Green, Mangoes, Melons, Cantaloupe, Casaba, Honeydew, Watermelon, Nectarines, Pineapple Juice, Plums green or yellow |
Apricots, Black currants, Cherries red sour, Cranberry Juice, Grape Juice, Orange fruit and juice, Peaches, Pears, Pineapple, Plums purple, Prunes |
Berries(blueberries, dew berries, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries), Currants red, Fruit cocktail, Grapes purple, Lemon peel, Lime peel, Orange peel, Rhubarb, Tangerine, Juices made from above fruits |
| Bread/Starches 1/2 cup unless otherwise indicated |
Bread(1 slice), Breakfast cereals, Macaroni, Noodles, Rice |
Cornbread(2" square), Sponge cake(1" slice), Spaghetti, canned in tomato suace(1/2 cup) |
Amaranth (1/2 cup), Fruit cake 1/8 cup, Grits white corn, Soybean crackers, Wheat germ and bran (1 cup) |
| Fats/Oils |
Bacon 2 slices, Mayonnaise 1 tbs, Salad dressing 1 tbs, Vegetable oils 1 tbs, Butter, Margarine 1 tbs |
|
Nuts: peanuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, walnuts ( 1/3 cup), Nut butters (6 tbsp), Sesame seeds (1 cup) |
| Miscellaneous |
Coconut, Jelly or preservers (made with allowed fruits), Soups with allowed ingredients, Sugar |
Chicken noodle soup, dehydrated |
Carob(3/4 cup), Coconut, cocoa (3-4 oz), Vegetable soup(1/2 cup), Tomato soup(1/2 cup), Marmalade(5 tbsp) |
| Beverages |
Beer bottled light, Carbonated cola ( limit to 12 oz/day), Distilled alchol 1 oz, Lemonade or limeade without added vitamin c, Milk (whole low fat or skim), Buttermilk, Wine:red, rose, white (3-4 oz), Yogurt with allowed milk |
Coffee (limit to 8 oz) |
Beer, 4 oz (dark, robust), Ovaltine and other beverage mixes, Chocolate milk, Cocoa |
| Meat & Meat substitue 1 oz = 1 serving |
Eggs 1 whole, Cheese, Beef, Lamb, Pork, Poultry, Seafood |
Sardines |
Baked beans canned in tomato sauce (1/3 cup), Peanut butter 1 tbs, Tofu |