Happy Holidays from Kidney Diet Tips

Posted December 28, 2011 in Holiday Meal Planning by Sara Colman, RDN, CDCES.

May all your holiday wishes come true. I’m looking forward to sharing many more kidney diet tips with you in 2012. Tell me what you would like to know about.

DaVita Dietitian Sara

Celebrate New Year’s Eve or New year’s day with one of these kidney-friendly recipes:

Sara Colman, RDN, CDCES

Sara is a renal dietitian with over 30 years experience working with people with diabetes and kidney disease. She is co-author of the popular kidney cookbook "Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook". Sara is the Manager of Kidney Care Nutrition for DaVita. She analyzes recipes and creates content, resources and tools for the kidney community. In her spare time Sara loves to spend time with her young grandson, including fun times together in her kitchen.

Comments

January 21, 2012 at 9:14 pm

Elizabeth Richter

I am confused how to how much fruit and how much vegetables should you eat a day. Does it depend on the fruit or vegetable or is there a specific amount? i have stage 3 kidney disease.

Thank you for your time.

Elizabeth Richter

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- February 9, 2012 at 10:43 pm
  
  DaVita Dietitian Sara
  
  Most people in stage 3 CKD maintain normal potassium without a diet restriction because the kidneys are still able to remove potassium. In this case, all fruits and vegetables are included in the diet. MyPlate.gov recommends half your plate to be filled with fruits and vegetables, or to include 1-1/2 cups of fruit and 2 to 2-1/2 cups of vegetables a day.
  Some people with CKD, however, have high potassium levels in stage 3. Often, medication changes will correct it. If not, avoid the higher potassium fruits and vegetables. Check with your dietitian for the recommended number of servings to eat each day.
  
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