Table 3 Examples of food choices in the “self-selected” low protein diet model
From: A practical approach to low protein diets in Sweden– 45 years of clinical use
Examples from food group 1 and 2 (containing 10 g protein/serving] | Serving, g meat, fish or egg | Examples from food group 3 and 5 (containing 2 g protein/serving | Serving, g potatoes, rice, pasta and bread and cereal |
|---|---|---|---|
Meat, lamb, pork, veal | 50 | Potatoes | 100 |
Chicken | 50 | Mashed potatoes | 100 (1 dL) |
Minced meat | 50 | French fries | 70 (1,5 dL) |
Sausage | 90 | Rice, uncooked | 30 (3 tbs) |
Rice, cooked | 90 (1 dL) | ||
Fish | 50 | Pasta, uncooked | 15 (1,5 tbs) |
Herring, pickled | 80 | Pasta, cooked | 45 (3/4 dL) |
Sardines in oil | 40 | Low protein rice | free |
Tuna in oil, canned | 30 | Low protein pasta | free |
Mussels, canned, drained | 60 | Bread | 25 g (1 thin slice) |
Crisp bread | 25 (2 thin slices) | ||
6 g protein/serving | Oatmeal | 3 tbs | |
Egg | 50 |