Holiday Survival
Do you have a plan for surviving the holidays without blowing your kidney diet? With all the social events, eating temptations and extra goodies this…
Continue Reading » Happy Holiday Eating
Happy Holiday Eating! Part of enjoying the holidays is staying healthy. For kidney patients this is a challenge since holidays are centered on food and…
Continue Reading » Finally back!
Finally back! I took a blog leave to work on DaVita Diet Helper which has now launched and is available for anyone to use. DaVita…
Continue Reading » Where can I find menus for my dialysis diet?
Menus are a helpful tool for learning about what to eat on a kidney diet. Sometimes planning meals is the most difficult step in…
Continue Reading » Is there an online resource to help with planning a kidney diet?
Hang on—help is on the way! DaVita.com is creating an online meal planner called the DaVita Diet Helper. It provides kidney-friendly meals and snacks based…
Continue Reading » What are some foods that boost calories but are low in sodium, potassium and phosphorus?
Some calorie boosters include: butter mints cranberry juice cranberry sauce frosting fruit roll-ups hard candy honey jam or jelly jelly beans marshmallows pancake syrup regular…
Continue Reading » How much fluid can a person with chronic kidney disease on peritoneal dialysis (PD) consume?
Generally, peritoneal dialysis patients begin with a fluid restriction of 64 ounces or 2000 ml (2 liters) each day. This amount is then adjusted up…
Continue Reading » Why does the renal diet limit some healthy foods?
When a person starts on dialysis, one of the diet contradictions is that all the sudden some foods that were forbidden are on the ‘ok…
Continue Reading » Menu suggestions for a dialysis diet summertime lunch
Looking for a refreshing lunch for a warm summer day? Try one of these low sodium, low potassium, low phosphorus menus: #1 A scoop of chilled…
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….
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