Kidney Diet and Nutrition Tips and Advice

Food Facts Friday: Cauliflower

Posted September 10, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Tips, Tags: cauliflower, cauliflower nutrients, cauliflower recipes, potassium in cauliflower by Talia Follador, RDN, LDN.

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…

Favorite Labor Day Recipes

Posted September 1, 2021 in Holiday Meal Planning, Tags: barbecue recipes, holiday desserts, holiday recipes, kidney diet recipes, Labor Day by Stephanie Suhai, MS, RD.

Labor Day, also known as the “workingman’s holiday,” celebrates hard working Americans and the time and commitment they make each and every day to their…

Buying Groceries Online: Tips and Tricks to Get You Started

Posted August 24, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Lifestyle, Tips, Tags: grocery delivery, grocery delivery service, grocery shopping, online shopping by Christa Lenz, RDN.

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…

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Benefits of Plant-Based Eating in Kidney Disease, Part 2

Posted August 17, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Tags: plant-based diet, plant-based eating, slow progression, vegan, vegetarian by Sarah Alsing, MS, RD, CSR.

In Part 1 of this two-part series, we discussed how plant-based diets affect weight, blood pressure, diabetes and inflammation. In this second part, we’ll look…

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Back to Basics: 5 Tips to Lower Fluid Intake

Posted August 10, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Tips, Tags: fluid, fluid tips, how much liquid, sodium and thirst, thirst tips by Jackie Termont, RD.

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,…

Food Facts Friday: Frozen Dessert

Posted August 6, 2021 in Featured Post, Tips, Tags: frozen desserts, frozen yogurt, ice cream, ice pops, shaved ice, sherbet by Talia Follador, RDN, LDN.

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…

Benefits of Plant-Based Eating in Kidney Disease, Part 1

Posted July 27, 2021 in Diet Management, Featured Post, Tags: plant-based, slow progression, vegan, vegetarian by Sarah Alsing, MS, RD, CSR.

Traditionally, plant-based diets have been considered the wrong choice for some patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) due to their high potassium content. However, recent…