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Memorial Day Backyard BBQ and Picnic Recipes
Memorial Day is a time to remember those who gave their lives to serve our country and fight for freedom. It is also a day to spend time with our friends and loved ones. Often our gatherings involve food. Maybe you are hosting a barbeque or picnic. Or maybe you want to bring a dish to […]
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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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Making Your Favorite Latin Lenten Foods Kidney-Friendly
Blog post contributed by Sara Young, Student Intern Lent, or Cuaresma in Spanish, is a Christian observance and forty-day period leading up to Easter marked by fasting from meat. It’s also an opportunity to enjoy traditional Lenten foods. For people with kidney disease who are on dialysis, it’s important to know what traditional Lenten foods […]
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Using a Frozen Water Bottle to Help Control Thirst
For people with kidney disease who need to limit their liquid intake, taking small sips of water from a frozen water bottle can help control thirst. Get more kidney diet and nutrition tips at DaVita.com/Diet.
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Home Dialysis Myths
Deciding with your doctor what mode of dialysis best suits your clinical needs and lifestyle can feel daunting. The idea of performing dialysis at home may seem overwhelming and may yield mixed emotions such as relief, confusion, sadness or fear. Despite the large amount of information available, the ins and outs of home dialysis are […]
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Food Facts Friday: Tomatillos
When grocery shopping, have you ever noticed a small round produce that’s covered by a paper-like wrapper? I’m not talking about an onion, which is wrapped in a brown skin-like wrapper. The produce I’m referring to is about the size of a golf ball or slightly larger, and has what looks like a small green […]
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7 Tips to Save Money on Produce
Eating a kidney-friendly diet is a challenge in itself, and doing so on a budget can make it more difficult. However, following both your diet and food budget is possible if you create a plan. Fortunately, in-season produce may be one of the best bargains in the grocery store. Check out the seven tips below […]
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Today’s Kidney Diet Summer Eats Cookbook is Ready!
The lazy days of summer may inspire you to make simple meals that don’t require much fuss in the kitchen. The newest Today’s Kidney Diet Summer Eats cookbook may provide the answer to “What should I make today?” This cookbook features dinner favorites like All American Meatloaf, Coleslaw and Quick Pan-Glazed Chicken. For lunch, try […]
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Food Facts Friday: Blackberries
Summer is upon us and you know what that means…. being outdoors, enjoying the fun in the sun, and having fresh blackberries to munch on. Did you know that there are around 375 species of blackberry? That’s a lot of berries! Hailed as a “superfood,” this little fruit packs a punch when it comes to […]
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Cajun Cuisine: Bold and Spicy!
Many people enjoy talking about food. Overhearing someone mention Cajun chicken got me thinking … is that kidney-friendly? People with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end stage kidney disease (ESKD) cannot tolerate high amounts of sodium or processed foods with phosphate and potassium additives. By using recipes modified for a kidney diet like those on […]
