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Food Facts Friday: Persimmons
It looks like a tomato, but tastes sweet. This orange-red fruit is a persimmon. It has a honey-like flavor with the texture of an apricot….
Continue Reading »“Limiting” Vs. “Avoiding” Foods
Diet recommendations for people with kidney disease can be confusing. Does everyone need to restrict potassium and phosphorus? What’s the right amount of protein and…
Continue Reading »Food Facts Friday: Cauliflower
Perhaps best known as the broccoli look-alike on raw vegetable platters, cauliflower is a more versatile vegetable than you may think. Because of its neutral…
Continue Reading »Buying Groceries Online: Tips and Tricks to Get You Started
Grocery shopping is a chore some of us don’t like, but since eating is important, off to the store we go. These days, in many…
Continue Reading »Back to Basics: 5 Tips to Lower Fluid Intake
Fluid is a hot topic with people who have chronic kidney disease (CKD) or are on dialysis. As with other aspects of the kidney diet,…
Continue Reading »Food Facts Friday: Frozen Dessert
What’s more refreshing on a hot summer afternoon than a frozen dessert? Whether you opt for an ice cream sundae, an ice pop, or a…
Continue Reading »Food Facts Friday: Tomatoes
Tomatoes are such a common staple in the typical American diet. They are so versatile and most people likely take for granted how often we…
Continue Reading »Food Facts Friday: Tomatillos
When grocery shopping, have you ever noticed a small round produce that’s covered by a paper-like wrapper? I’m not talking about an onion, which is…
Continue Reading »Making Homemade Salad Dressing
Are salads a healthy choice or a diet disaster? When I was in junior high school, our school cafeteria had a salad bar. The salad…
Continue Reading »Celebrate Memorial Day
Memorial Day has come to mark the beginning of summer. Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day officially honors the men and women…
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