Potassium content is often difficult to find on food labels or in recipes. Exceptions include cookbooks and websites specifically for chronic kidney disease or dialysis…

Some calorie boosters include:  butter mints cranberry juice cranberry sauce frosting fruit roll-ups hard candy honey jam or jelly jelly beans marshmallows pancake syrup regular…

Most people on hemodialysis limit high potassium foods to keep blood levels from going too high. Potassium is a mineral that helps muscles and nerves…

Vitamin D is an essential nutrient; we need to eat foods rich in vitamin D and spend time outdoors to maintain adequate levels in our…

Social media is ripe with new recipes and foods that have become trendy. In this post, we continue our list of recent food trends and…

If you are on social media, you have likely seen many new recipes or foods “go viral” this year. However, you may wonder if these…

One in seven adults in the U.S. has chronic kidney disease (CKD).* Kidney disease develops when kidneys lose their ability to remove waste and maintain…

Raspberries are delicious, vibrant red, purple, gold or black berries that grow in the summer and fall. They are considered a “functional food” packed with…

Sweet potatoes and yams: What’s the difference? According to Bon Appétit1, most yams at the supermarket are actually orange-fleshed sweet potatoes. So, why do they…

Kidney stones are hard deposits of crystalized minerals and salts that form when urine becomes too concentrated. They come in different sizes and can affect…