This chart from the American Dietetic Association spotlights foods that are either low or moderate in oxalates. If you have calcium stones, it is important to decrease your sodium intake, as well.
| Foods Low in Sodium or Oxalate | Foods Recommended |
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| Drinks | Coffee, fruit and vegetable juice (from the recommended list), fruit punch |
| Fruits | Apples, apricots (fresh or canned), avocado, bananas, cherries (sweet), cranberries, grapefruit, red or green grapes, lemon and lime juice, melons, nectarines, papayas, peaches, pears, pineapples, oranges, strawberries (fresh), tangerines |
| Vegetables | Artichokes, asparagus, bamboo shoots, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chayote squash, chicory, corn, cucumbers, endive, kale, lettuce, lima beans, mushrooms, onions, peas, peppers, potatoes, radishes, rutabagas, zucchini |
| Breads, Cereals, Grains | Egg noodles, rye bread, cooked and dry cereals without nuts or bran, crackers with unsalted tops, white or wild rice |
| Meat, Meat Replacements, Fish, Poultry | Meat, fish, poultry, eggs, egg whites, egg replacements |
| Soup | Homemade soup (using the recommended veggies and meat), low-sodium bouillon, low-sodium canned |
| Desserts | Cookies, cakes, ice cream, pudding without chocolate or nuts, candy without chocolate or nuts |
| Fats and Oils | Butter, margarine, cream, oil, salad dressing, mayonnaise |
| Other Foods | Unsalted potato chips or pretzels, herbs (eg, garlic, garlic powder, onion powder), lemon juice, salt-free seasoning blends, vinegar |
| Other Foods Low in Oxalate | Foods Recommended |
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| Drinks | Beer, cola, wine, buttermilk, lemonade or limeade (without added vitamin C), milk |
| Meat, Meat Replacements, Fish, Poultry | Lunch meat, ham, bacon, hot dogs, bratwurst, sausage, chicken nuggets, cheddar cheese, canned fish and shellfish |
| Soup | Tomato soup, cheese soup |
| Other Foods | Coconuts, lemon or lime juices, sugar or sweeteners, jellies or jams (from the recommended list) |
| Moderate-Oxalate Foods | Foods to Limit |
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| Drinks | Fruit and vegetable juices (from the recommended list), chocolate milk, rice milk, hot cocoa, tea |
| Fruits | Blackberries, blueberries, black currants, cherries (sour), fruit cocktail, mangoes, orange peel, prunes, purple plums |
| Vegetables | Baked beans, carrots, celery, green beans, parsnips, summer squash, tomatoes, turnips |
| Breads, Cereals, Grains | White bread, cornbread or cornmeal, white English muffins, saltine or soda crackers, brown rice, vanilla wafers, spaghetti and other noodles, firm tofu, bagels, oatmeal |
| Meat/meat replacements, fish, poultry | Sardines |
| Desserts | Chocolate cake |
| Fats and Oils | Macadamia nuts, pistachio nuts, english walnuts |
| Other Foods | Jams or jellies (made with the recommended fruits), pepper |
| High-Oxalate Foods | Foods to Avoid |
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| Drinks | Chocolate drink mixes, soy milk, Ovaltine, instant iced tea, fruit juices of fruits listed below |
| Fruits | Apricots (dried), red currants, figs, kiwi, plums, rhubarb |
| Vegetables | Beans (wax, dried), beets and beet greens, chives, collard greens, eggplant, escarole, dark greens of all kinds, kale, leeks, okra, parsley, rutabagas, spinach, Swiss chard, tomato paste, watercress |
| Breads, Cereals, Grains | Amaranth, barley, white corn flour, fried potatoes, fruitcake, grits, soybean products, sweet potatoes, wheat germ and bran, buckwheat flour, All Bran cereal, graham crackers, pretzels, whole wheat bread |
| Meat/meat replacements, fish, poultry | Dried beans, peanut butter, soy burgers, miso |
| Desserts | Carob, chocolate, marmalades |
| Fats and Oils | Nuts (peanuts, almonds, pecans, cashews, hazelnuts), nut butters, sesame seeds, tahini paste |
| Other Foods | Poppy seeds |