Category Archives: Diet Management
Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Disease and a Heart Healthy Diet
Did you know most people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) also have cardiovascular disease? CKD is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease. For…
Continue Reading »H is for Herb and Spice Mixtures—a great way to season a kidney diet
Low sodium is one component of the renal diet recommended for people with chronic kidney disease and those on dialysis. Salt is an acquired taste….
Continue Reading »Change Your Diet by Using a Food Diary
Research on dieting for weight loss and what works for long term weight maintenance is extensive. One tool shown to help weight loss dieters maintain…
Continue Reading »G is for Grapes and Grape Juice—Healthy kidney friendly foods
A handful of grapes make a healthy snack for a kidney friendly diet—tasty, convenient and full of phytochemicals—amazing plant components that provide health benefits. Anthocyanins…
Continue Reading »Daily Value for Potassium and Kidney Diets
The Daily Value (DV) on food labels was established for the general public to help determine if a food is a high or low source…
Continue Reading »F is for Fish
Choose a meal from the sea—fish provides high quality protein, a nutrient encouraged in limited amounts in a pre-dialysis diet and increased in a dialysis…
Continue Reading »New Frozen Meals for Dialysis Diet
Beef & Onion on Linguini with Fancy Green Beans Chicken & Bowtie Pasta with Summer Veggies Turkey On Cranberry Rice with Candied Carrots A new…
Continue Reading »Food Labels and Potassium
Listing potassium on food labels is optional for food manufacturers. Dialysis patients be aware that just because potassium is not listed on the label, it…
Continue Reading »Kidney Diet Foods to Eat: Eggplant
Eggplant, also known as aubergine, is a great vegetable choice for kidney diets because it is low in potassium, sodium and phosphorus. One cup of…
Continue Reading »D is for ….Dairy Delicious Milk
Dairy Delicious Milk™ is low potassium, low phosphorus real milk, treated by a demineralization process. It’s produced by Delicious Milk Company. I like this company…
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