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Spicy BBQ Sauce
Spicy BBQ Sauce is a yummy and kidney-friendly recipe to use on chicken, beef, pork and anything else that needs some extra zing.
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Buffalo Chicken Dip
Buffalo Chicken has all the flavor of hot and spicy Buffalo wings in a smooth and luscious dip loaded with cream cheese and sour cream. And because this dip’s kidney-friendly, all of your family, friends and coworkers can enjoy it.
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Kidney-Friendly Foods from Minnesota
DaVita renal dietitians from Minnesota provide kidney-friendly recipes low in potassium and phosphorus that people on kidney dialysis can enjoy and stay within the limits of their dialysis diet.
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Guide to Low-Sodium Foods for the Kidney Diet
If you need to lower your sodium intake, here is a guide to low-sodium foods for the kidney diet.
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A DaVita Dietitian’s Top 15 Healthy Foods for People with Kidney Disease
By DaVita dietitian Sara Colman, RD, CSR, CDE Researchers are discovering more and more links between chronic diseases, inflammation and certain whole foods that may prevent or protect against undesirable fatty acid oxidation, a condition that occurs when the oxygen in your body reacts with fats in your blood and your cells. Oxidation is a normal process […]
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Flavor Fatigue Setting In? Sauce It Up!
Chicken again? Has your initial determination to make dietary changes started to falter? Perhaps your once “go-to” meals have gradually become flat and boring. Flavor fatigue is very common and many people feel unmotivated when choices are repetitive. Chefs know this, too, and have been expertly squashing flavor fatigue for years. Their trick? Add a sauce! What’s […]
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Some Like It Hot: Tips for Flavoring with Hot Sauce
Hot sauce is a go-to flavor enhancer for some of our favorite foods and is a great choice to replace tomato-based sauces and salsas that are high in potassium. Here are some tips on how to add flavor to your meals and snacks while keeping your sodium and potassium in check. Turning up the flavor […]
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Tips for a Kidney-Friendly Holiday Season
Whether you celebrate Christmas, Hanukah, Kwanza, or another holiday, the holidays are always a special time of year. The holidays are a time of family gatherings, decorations, gifts and, of course, food. Even though this year may be different with social distancing, masks and Zoom gatherings, keeping your health in focus is important. Staying healthy […]
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Tips for Preventing Constipation
The other day when the dialysis health care team met with a peritoneal dialysis (PD) patient for their monthly doctor visit, the nephrologist asked the patient, “How are your bowels doing? Are you having a bowel movement daily? You know, PD doesn’t only stand for peritoneal dialysis—it also stands for poop daily.” Of course, we […]
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Food Facts Friday: Lemons: A Sweet Choice for Your Kidney Diet
Three cheers for the fruit with “pucker power”! Most people think of lemons as a garnish for dinner plates and ice tea glasses. However, this sunshine yellow fruit is more than a pretty decoration. Low in potassium and full of flavor, lemons are a “sweet find” for people following a kidney diet. Lemon Ideas Check […]
