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Reading Food Labels to Identify Hidden Phosphorus
Understanding food labels is even more important for those following a kidney diet. Since phosphorus is often missing from the Nutrition Facts, it’s important to…
Continue Reading »6 Guidelines for Controlling Phosphorus
6 Guidelines for Controlling Phosphorus 1. Follow a low phosphorus diet. Aim for 1000 mg or less each day. 2. Read food labels and avoid…
Continue Reading »How to determine if a food is high or low potassium
Potassium isn’t always available on the food label or in a recipe, but when it is listed, what do the numbers mean? Here’s a general…
Continue Reading »Potassium Content in Recipes
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…
Continue Reading »Kidney Diet Information in Spanish
Are you looking for information on the chronic kidney disease diet or dialysis diet in Spanish? Check out: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/eatright/index.htm The above link is from the National…
Continue Reading »Kidney Friendly Foods – Blueberries
B is for … Blueberries Blueberries, like most other berries are low in potassium. One cup provides 112 mg potassium and 3.5 grams fiber. Sodium…
Continue Reading »Fluid calculation tips for dialysis patients following a fluid restriction
Following a dialysis diet fluid restriction is easier if a person has a plan to keep up with the amount of liquids consumed each day….
Continue Reading »Vinegar: an ideal seasoning for kidney diets
Vinegar is produced by bacteria that convert alcohol in fermented liquids into acetic acid, the ingredient responsible for the sour taste of vinegar. Some vinegar…
Continue Reading »Egg whites for a dialysis diet
Egg whites are an excellent source or high quality protein for the dialysis diet. Egg whites are very low in phosphorus (5 mg per egg…
Continue Reading »Citrus zest to intensify flavor
Add extra flavor to your next kidney diet dish by adding zest from lemon, lime, orange or grapefruit. Zest is the colored portion of…
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