@carnes Thank you for responding to my post. I have a 15 page list of oxalates in foods. I will list a few types of foods and what the "best" choices are.

Grains/Pasta/Baked Goods: (*oxalate mg per 100g) All these are under 13. Hominy, cooked Wild Rice, cooked white, long-grain rice, plain French toast, plain pancakes, rolls/hamburger/hot dog bun, plain corn tortilla, cornbread, plain white English muffin, frozen waffle, homemade waffle, fresh rice noodles, cooked brown rice, enriched cooked pasta/spaghetti.

Beverages: (*) Only these are over 19. Latte, cappuccino, soy milk, mocha, hot chocolate.

Breakfast Cereals: (*) These are all under 10. Cornflakes, Frosted Flakes, Total, Special K, cooked Oatmeal.

Dairy and Eggs: (*) These are all over 10. Soy vanilla ice cream, chocolate ice cream, Soy milk, Soy ice cream, Vanilla Ensure..

Entrees and Side dishes: (*) These are all less than 11. roasted chicken thigh with skin, enchilada or taco sauce, commercial pre-breaded fish fillet, fried cod fish fillet, curried lamb, lean ground bee meatloaf, tuna salad with mayo, beef taco with cheese, homemade meatless chili, frozen lasagna, homemade lasagna with meat sauce, vegetarian Pad Thai, homemade chili with beef and beans, casserole with chicken and crème sauce, chicken Chow Mein, bean and cheese tostada, boxed macaroni and cheese, beef casserole with gravy, homemade macaroni and cheese, vegetable lasagna, tofu and broccoli stir fry,

Fast Foods: (*) These are less than 6. Bacon/Egg/Cheese Biscuit and plain regular double patty hamburger.

Fats and Oils: (*) Canola Oil is 13.1, soybean and cottonseed oil are 9.9. The rest are all under 4.

Fish and Seafood: (*) Tuna casserole is 11.6; the rest are all under 8.

Fruits and Juices: (*) All these are over 10. Fresh raspberries, fresh blueberries, lemon peel, orange peel, frozen blueberries, dried prunes, fresh mangos, mandarin oranges, fruit cocktail, fresh blackberries, canned or stewed figs, kiwi fruit, dried apricots, raw or dried figs, all rhubarb (fresh, uncooked, frozen, cooked).

Legumes: (*) All these are under 12. Refried pinto beans, plain canned Black-eyed peas, raw Black-eyed peas, boiled split peas with no salt, boiled lima beans without salt, boiled lentils (not dried) without salt, canned Chickpeas, canned Garbanzo beans.

Soy Products (*) All these are under 12. Imitation bacon bits, Soy sauce, Teriyaki sauce, Soy bacon, .

Meat and Poultry, (*) The highest on my list are chicken, beef or pork liver at 7.1 and other organ meats at 7.3.

Miscellaneous: (*) Over 10. Brown Sugar -11, Cream of Targer, active dry baker's Yeast, Balsamic Vinegar, Chocolage Syrup, Molasses-11.

Nuts and Seeds: (*) Raw Coconut meat is 2.1, dried/sweetened/flaked Coconut meat is 2.5Flax seed is 10.3. Al the others are over 11 to 3800.

Snacks: (*) Only Cereal bars and corn based Cheese puffs and twists are under 10.

Soups, Sauces and Gravies: (*) All these are over 15. ready to serve Tabasco sauce, Salsa, Worcestershire sauce, Split Pea soup, all flavors dry Ramen noodles.

Spices and Herbs: (*) These are under 15. Distilled Vinegar, Vanilla extract, raw Garlic, canned Cappers, raw cilantro or coriander.

Desserts and Candy: (*) These are under 15. oatmeal cookie, butter cookie, almond M&Ms, angel food cake, cherry pie filling, plain homemade white cake, chocolate shake made with hard ice cream, chocolate pudding, double crust homemade apple pie, cherry pie, molasses.

Vegetables: (*) These are all over 15. raw jalapenio peppers, fresh cooked green beans, fast food French fried, raw celery, raw carrots, homemade French fries, boiled peeled potato, canned regular or fat free refried beans, baked beans, cooked kidney beans, mashed dehydrated potatoes, cooked pinto beans, hashbrowns, cooked collard greeds, cooked greens kale/mustard/collards, canned sweet potatoes, fried potatoes, mustard greens, canned tomato paste with salt added, baked sweet potatoes, cooked okra, red and greed raw swiss chard, cooked/pickled/raw beets, raw spinach, red and green boiled swiss chard, cooked spinach, cooked greens spinach/chard/beet.

Compiled by Helen O'Connor, Appendix 1: Oxalate content of foods from 23 sources.

This does not address other foods not recommended for people with kidney disease, such as potassium and phosphates. I hope to find a dietitian or nutritionist that can help me combine my (now 7) limiting diet regimens. Hopefully Mayo Rochester, MN has someone.