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Eat What You Love: Kidney-Friendly Valentine Treats
One way to get to your sweetie’s heart is through his or her stomach. From Cupid’s Cherry Cheesecake to Stuffed Strawberries, we’ve picked 10 Valentine’s Day kidney diet recipes to serve your loved one throughout the month of February.
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Chicken with Apples, Carrots and Grains
If you’re looking for a way to add whole grains to your kidney diet, this is the recipe to try. DaVita dietitian Deanna from Michigan created Chicken with Apples, Carrots and Grains to share with her dialysis patients. It’s low in sodium, potassium and phosphorus and high in fiber and flavor.
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Beef Tibs Lower Protein
Beef Tibbs, a popular Ethiopian dish made of spicy beef, is juicy and delicious. In its traditional form, it’s not very kidney-friendly, but DaVita renal dietitian Hanna from Maryland has adapted Beef Tibbs so that people on a kidney diet can enjoy it.
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Lemon Cookies
Fay, a DaVita renal dietitian from Missouri, rises to the challenge of teaching her dialysis patients new and exciting recipes to help them maintain a healthy lifestyle and diet. Fay shares her mouth-watering, easy-to-bake Lemon Cookies that will be a big hit with your family and friends.
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Soft Tacos with Mexican Seasoning
Many ethnic meals have become American meals, and people on a kidney diet also want to enjoy the unique flavors they have come to enjoy from other countries. Soft Tacos with Mexican Seasoning is a kidney-friendly recipe that lets kidney patients keep taco night on their weekly menu.
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Chinese Hotdish (Casserole)
DaVita renal dietitians from Minnesota share some of their favorite regional recipes that have been modified for the dialysis diet. By limiting phosphorus,potassium and sodium,dialysis patients can enjoy delicious Chinese Hotdish. Hotdish is another name for casserole,and those seem pretty popular in Minnesota.
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Gourmet Green Beans
Savory onion, red pepper, dill weed, parsley and black pepper perk up green beans in this kidney-friendly recipe for Gourmet Green Beans. Green beans are low in potassium, making them a healthy side item on the dialysis diet. This delicious recipe can be enjoyed by the family, too.
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Mexican Rice
One of the great things about living in the United States is that you are in a melting pot of flavors as well as cultures. DaVita dietitians, Kara and Maria from Arizona, have put together a regional menu of favorite foods from the Southwest. Here is a recipe for a dialysis diet version of Mexican Rice.
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Eggplant with Meatballs (Borani Bademjan)
DaVita dietitian, Zohreh from California, shares her kidney-friendly recipe for a Persian dish called, Borani Bademjan, or Eggplant with Meatballs. One of the best ways to make the dialysis diet more interesting is to try foods from other cultures. This tasty renal-friendly recipe fits the bill.
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High Protein Gelatin Power Cubes
High protein, low calorie finger foods and snacks are not easy to come by these days, especially if you’re on a kidney or dialysis diet. DaVita Dietitian to the rescue! Jami from Kansas saw very clearly what was needed and devised High Protein Gelatin Power Cubes for your snacking pleasure.