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Kidney Diet Recipe Videos: Spicy Green Bean Salad
DaVita Eats is a video series that features one minute kidney-friendly recipe videos. You can see the complete series on DaVita.com. The newest DaVita Eats video is Spicy Green Bean Salad. It’s the ideal way to make the most of fresh beans from your garden, but frozen beans will work just fine too. Steam beans and […]
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Add Flavor with Homemade Salsa
I want to encourage you to consider salsa as a way to add flavor to your meals. Why? Because salsa is cold and refreshing on hot days. Salsa is easy to make. Salsa can be adjusted for low or high in potassium based on your diet goals. Low Potassium Salsa Tips Here are some ways to keep salsa […]
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Squash: A New Pasta Alternative
Pasta is an excellent low-phosphorus and low-potassium choice when following a kidney diet. However, it is important for people with diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD) or on dialysis to manage their blood sugars by limiting foods high in carbohydrate. Pasta is a higher carbohydrate item and a food that some may find it easy to […]
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Improving Cholesterol and Phosphorus with Niacin
Are you a dialysis patient that takes your binders and monitors your diet but still find yourself with high phosphorus levels each month? Some patients have that feeling of frustration when so much effort is put into trying to improve their phosphorus. If this sounds like you, you may want to talk to your doctor about […]
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Hidden Potassium in Reduced-Sodium Meat
When trying to make smarter choices at the grocery store, you may be tempted to purchase the reduced-sodium meat or poultry option of your favorite deli meat instead of the original product. After scanning the ingredient list to insure no phosphate additives, you note a significantly lower sodium content. However, while aiming to reduce the amount […]
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Go Low: Lower Potassium Fruit and Vegetable Choices
Summertime is here and full of fresh fruit and vegetable choices. While these fresh foods are packed with healthy vitamins and minerals, some produce choices are high in potassium. A person with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on a low potassium diet cannot safely handle too many high potassium foods. For this reason, your doctor or dietitian […]
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Memorial Day Picnic and Barbeque Tips and Recipes
Are you ready for Memorial Day? This day of honor reminds us of the sacrifices by those who died while serving in the United States’ Armed Forces. Unofficially, it also marks the beginning of summer vacation season as well as barbeque season! Spring is Here! Spring has sprung and signs of nature surround us. Flowers and […]
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Discount Grocery Shopping for Kidney Diets
I love a good bargain, getting something of value at a lower price than what I normally pay. When I hear the words bargain or discount I normally think of clothing, furniture, appliances and such, but what about groceries? I was intrigued when I heard that many dollar stores now carry food. Can you really […]
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Coffee: What’s in Your Cup?
Coffee, glorious coffee! The first thing I do in the morning is turn on Mr. Coffee. One time when we were out of coffee, I found myself driving around at 4 am searching for a Dunkin’ Donuts or Starbucks that was open. This coffee lover is not alone. Coffee is one of the most common […]
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Summer Solstice Celebration
Summer solstice is upon us. It usually falls on the 21st of June and is also known as midsummer. The solstice occurs when earth’s rotational axis is most inclined towards the sun. This happens twice a year, once in June and once in December. The sun reaches the highest point in the sky during the […]
