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Dietitian Name and Phone Number: _______________________________________________ Warfarin (Coumadin, Panwarfarin) and Vitamin K in Your Diet If your doctor has prescribed Warfarin (Coumadin, panwafarin), the vitamin K in your diet can react with the medicine to cause an undesirable affect. The amount of vitamin K you eat affects your dose of medicine. Your blood thinning medicine is balanced with your diet to give the best drug effect. To help make it easier to keep your intake of Vitamin K consistent: - Limit intake of foods considered "HIGH" in Vitamin K to no more than 1 serving each day. - Limit intake of foods "MODERATELY HIGH" in Vitamin K to no more than 3 servings per day. - Report any significant changes in your diet or weight to your doctor. Foods HIGH in Vitamin K
| Kale, fresh, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Spinach, fresh, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Turnips greens, frozen, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Collards, fresh, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Swiss chard, fresh, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Parsley, raw | 1/4 cup | | Mustard greens, fresh, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Liver | 2 oz. |
Other items HIGH in Vitamin K: Green tea leaves, black teas leaves, cucumber peelings, soybean oil. Foods MODERATELY HIGH in Vitamin K | Brussels sprouts, frozen, boiled | 1/2 cup | | Spinach, raw | 1 cup | | Turnip greens, raw, chopped | 1 cup | | Green leaf lettuce, shredded | 1 cup | | Broccoli or cauliflower, raw, chopped | 1 cup | | Endive lettuce, raw | 1 cup | | Romaine lettuce, raw | 1 cup |
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