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Staying on Track with Your Kidney Diet
So far February has been packed full of holidays and events. Super bowl XLIX, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Chinese New Year and even the Oscars. Everyone has something to celebrate! We’ve been tempted by chocolate candies, jambalaya, King cake, Dim Sum dumplings and chicken wings. These temptations can have an impact on how you […]
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Outdoor Living: Tips for Barbeques and Picnics
Break out the barbeque and pack the picnic coolers! Warmer weather brings wonderful opportunities for outdoor living and great food. Whether you prefer a sizzling steak from the backyard grill or cool picnic sandwiches at the park, here are some tips to keep your outdoor celebrations fun and full of flavor. Combine the following: 2 […]
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Favorite 4th of July Kidney-friendly Picnic Recipes
Fireworks, outdoor games and friendly gatherings are a great way to kick off the first holiday of the summer. Naturally, when people get together there’s bound to be food. It can be a challenge to stick to a kidney-friendly eating plan when attending 4th of July picnics and cookouts. To help with planning, here are […]
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The Delicious Dietitian: A New Line of Kidney-Friendly Seasonings and Vinegars
How about some new flavor blends to spice up your every day meals? I’ve discovered a new line of spice blends and vinegars created with the kidney diet in mind. Jen Neese, CEO and Founder of The Delicious Dietitian, once worked as a dietitian in the renal community, plus her grandmother was a hemodialysis patient. Jen took her passion for flavor […]
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Thanksgiving Tips for the Kidney Diet
Thanksgiving is a favorite holiday for many people because it’s a time for family and friends to be together, plus all that great food. If you are following a special diet, like the kidney diet, you may find that holidays centered around eating are stressful. You can refocus by planning some non-food related holiday events. How about some […]
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P is for Pineapple, a kidney friendly tropical fruit
Pineapple is a symbol of friendship and hospitality as well as a sense of welcome, good cheer, warmth and family affection. It’s also a great fruit choice for the kidney diet. The DaVita Dietitian team admires the pineapple so much they chose it for their logo to go with their motto “Improving Nutrition Together”. Pineapple […]
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Kidney patients: beware of fast foods!
No doubt you don’t need me to tell you that fast foods are bad for your health. Remember the 2004 movie—Super Size Me ? Proof that too much fat and sodium from fast food kills! People with kidney disease have another reason to avoid the corner drive-thru though. Fast foods contain extra hidden phosphorus from […]
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G is for Grapes and Grape Juice—Healthy kidney friendly foods
A handful of grapes make a healthy snack for a kidney friendly diet—tasty, convenient and full of phytochemicals—amazing plant components that provide health benefits. Anthocyanins are a polyphenol antioxidant that gives the red to purple color to grapes, grape juice and red wine. Resveratrol is another polyphenol antioxidant found in grapes. These and other phytochemicals […]