Kidney-Friendly Valentine’s Day Treats and Menus

Chocolate covered nuts may not be on the Valentine’s Day menu for sweethearts with chronic kidney disease this February 14th, but that doesn’t mean you…

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Best Lunch and Dinner Choices for Dining Out on a Kidney Diet

Grabbing a fast meal on the run or going out for a nice dinner may be more challenging when following a renal diet. Here are…

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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…

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New Frozen Meals for Dialysis Diet

Beef & Onion on Linguini with Fancy Green Beans Chicken & Bowtie Pasta with Summer Veggies Turkey On Cranberry Rice with Candied Carrots A new…

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Food Labels and Potassium

Listing potassium on food labels is optional for food manufacturers. Dialysis patients be aware that just because potassium is not listed on the label, it…

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Is it ok to add sugar or fat to a kidney diet?

   Lots of people with kidney disease have other health problems–like diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease. They may have been on a fat…

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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…

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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…

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Why is potassium limited in the dialysis diet for people on hemodialysis?

Most people on hemodialysis limit high potassium foods to keep blood levels from going too high. Potassium is a mineral that helps muscles and nerves…

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