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Food Facts Friday: Yam or Sweet Potato?
Sweet potatoes and yams: What’s the difference? According to Bon Appétit1, most yams at the supermarket are actually orange-fleshed sweet potatoes. So, why do they have two names? In the 1930s, Louisiana sweet potato growers marketed a “new” kind of orange-fleshed sweet potatoes as “yams” to help their produce stand out from other states’. The […]
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Grandma Steele’s Torte
Anytime’s a good time for a special dessert, and DaVita renal dietitian Amy from Florida has adapted her grandmother’s recipe so it can be enjoyed by everyone, even those on the kidney diet. Using cherry pie filling, cream cheese, graham crackers and other ingredients you’re likely to have in your pantry, you can stir up a dessert this afternoon that’s sure to be a crowd-pleaser tonight!
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Baked Shrimp Rolls
While spring rolls are a delicious appetizer that well deserve a wide popularity, the traditional preparation can be quite high in calories, sodium and cholesterol. Thankfully, Sara Eve, a DaVita dietitian from Pennsylvania, has created a kidney-friendly variation that doesn’t simply cut down on the unhealthy elements, but also adds ingredients that actively increase the healthiness of the dish. As delicious as they are heart-healthy, Sara Eve’s Baked Shrimp Rolls are sure to add sparkle to the renal diet.
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Gift Ideas for Patients on Dialysis
Without a doubt, the COVID-19 pandemic has been a stressful and isolating experience for many people. Dialysis patients, who already face many obstacles, may be experiencing extra challenges this season. As the pandemic continues to worsen, social distancing is still extremely important to keep your friends, families, and communities healthy and safe. So, how can […]
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Helen from Colorado Menu
Taste the flavor of the Rocky Mountains when you eat kidney-friendly foods from Colorado, submitted by DaVita dietitian Helen.
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New Ways to Cook Food: Air Fryer vs. Instant Pot®
There are always new kitchen gadgets to make cooking easier and hopefully healthier. Two newer popular appliances are the air fryer and Instant Pot®, or multi-function pressure cooker. Find out what they are, what you can cook with them and whether or not you can use them to follow a kidney-friendly diet. Air Fryer Air […]
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Chicken Apple Crunch Salad
Savory and sweet Chicken Apple Crunch Salad will delight your taste buds. This easy-to-make recipe shared by Theresa,a DaVita renal dietitian from Colorado,pairs fresh flavors with nutrition. Her specialty is creating recipes that combine easy preparation with big flavor. Theresa’s Chicken Apple Crunch Salad is a delicious and light meal good for lunch,dinner or a protein-filled snack. It has been modified for the dialysis diet to encourage healthy eating and reduce the stress of what to eat.
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Winter Holiday Cranberry-Glazed Pork Roast
DaVita renal dietitian Judy from Pennsylvania is a self-proclaimed foodie whose main goal with her kidney patients is to help them enjoy their food and not fixate on the foods that aren’t allowed. Judy’s recipe offerings include a recipe collection,Delectable Salad Dressings for Kidney Diets featuring four deliciously different salad dressings and her Gingerbread AppleCobblerrecipe that is simply scrumptious, plus her latest holiday addition, Winter Holiday Cranberry-Glazed Pork Roast.
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Asian Lettuce Wraps Lower Protein
DaVita renal dietitian Nichole from Maryland wants her dialysis patients to “live longer and feel better!” She helps them achieve this goal by sharing delicious recipes such as her Asian Lettuce Wraps Lower Protein—little lettuce cups filled with flavorful ground meat, veggies and rice—just like you’d find in an Asian restaurant. Providing dialysis patients with a variety of tasty foods to enjoy, is one of the ways Nichole believes that a renal diet can become a “realistic routine.”
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Asian Lettuce Wraps
DaVita renal dietitian Nichole from Maryland wants her dialysis patients to “live longer and feel better!” She helps them achieve this goal by sharing delicious recipes such as her Asian Lettuce Wraps—little lettuce cups filled with flavorful ground meat, veggies and rice—just like you’d find in an Asian restaurant. Providing dialysis patients with a variety of tasty foods to enjoy, is one of the ways Nichole believes that a renal diet can become a “realistic routine.”