Category Archives: Tips
Summer Cookout Recipes for a Kidney Diet
The end of summer is approaching, and August and September weekends are best times to stay out of the kitchen and plan a few last…
Continue Reading »Herbs and Your Kidneys—Beyond Seasoning Your Food
Supplements made from herbs promise to prevent or cure many ailments, including kidney disease. Is there any truth to it? Or are people with chronic…
Continue Reading »Dietitian’s Best Kidney Diet Tips
Several weeks ago I was traveling to a meeting in North Carolina with two other DaVita dietitians. Our conversation led to discussion about what is…
Continue Reading »Save your kidneys with a DASH Diet
A big question after diagnosis of kidney disease is “What can I eat to save my kidneys?” If you are in early stages 1 or…
Continue Reading »Kidney Diet Tips: Finding Nutrients in Food
Where do you go for help when you want to find out the nutrients in your food? Knowing protein, carbohydrate, fat, sodium, potassium, phosphorus and…
Continue Reading »Kidney Diet Food Budget for the New Year
The beginning of a new year is a great time to assess and plan your food budget. When it comes to buying food for a…
Continue Reading »Selecting the Best Cheese for a Kidney Diet
Cheese is a featured ingredient in this month’s DaVita recipe collection, Kidney-Friendly Cheesy Appetizers. Almost everyone likes cheese, but kidney patients are told to limit…
Continue Reading »Potassium and Kidney Diets: Benefits and Cautions
The renal diet….it’s confusing…and the rules don’t apply to everyone the same way. Today I want to look at potassium and who needs a restricted…
Continue Reading »Flavored oils and vinegars: low sodium flavor for kidney diets
Do you ever find a new food or ingredient that you absolutely fall in love with and want to always have on hand? I had…
Continue Reading »Eating problems: tips for kidney patients to improve food intake
Summer heat got your appetite? Trying to eat when you don’t feel like it is difficult, but thanks to the DaVita renal dietitian team there’s a list of…
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