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Dining Out Successfully at Polish Village Cafe

My next food adventure takes place at a little diner in Hamtramck, Michigan that specializes in Polish cuisine. The Polish Village Cafe is one of the tip rated locations for authentic Polish foods according to Yelp reviews. It definitely holds to these standards. Polish Restaurant Challenges Enjoying Polish foods can be a bit difficult on a kidney-friendly […]

A 4th of July Freedom Menu

Happy 4th of July! No matter the holiday, most of us are always excited to have a day for gathering with our family and friends. Concerns about 4th of July At the same time, dialysis patients and those with advanced stage kidney disease patients may be anxious to attend such events. Food is always the center of attention […]

Kidney-Friendly Healthy Snack Options: New and Improved!

Who doesn’t love to snack? Snacking keeps me energized and feeling good throughout the day! Finding tasty, healthy snack options can be more difficult for a patient with chronic kidney disease. There is so much information out there, how do you sift through it all? I would start with talking to your renal dietitian who is the expert […]

Learning to Live with CKD: Managing Diet

Part 2: Managing the Kidney Diet This is the second part of a blog by Mary Jane, who shares her and her husband’s journey with CKD and managing the kidney diet. My husband was diagnosed with CKD stage 3 at the age of 66. We spent 12 years making gradual changes in our way of eating, […]

Take Me Out to the Ball Game!

Baseball season is officially underway and if you’re planning on trekking it out to your favorite ballpark sometime this season, be prepared to face a lot of not-so-kidney-friendly temptations. Most of your ballpark favorites aren’t known for being healthy to begin with, but there are definitely some choices that are better than others. To keep you from […]

Planning Your Kidney-Friendly Summer Garden

With summertime upon us, it’s the perfect time to start planting your own summer garden. Not only can planting a garden be a fun hobby to get you outdoors, it may also help to save money on produce and can help guarantee the best quality and freshness. Plus, you can choose to plant produce that complements […]

Kidney-Friendly Saint Patrick’s Day Recipes

Saint Patrick’s Day is a day when everyone can be a bit Irish. We all love a fun holiday that changes the daily routine. When planning food for your celebration or family meal, keep it kidney-friendly with these Irish recipes from DaVita. For more on St. Patty’s day  read past tips from Kidney Diet Tips.

Cauliflower: A Healthy Kidney-Friendly Vegetable

Cauliflower has become a recent craze in vegetable delights. It’s made into pizza crust, and substituted for rice and couscous for pasta-like dishes. It’s an odd-looking vegetable surrounded by green leaves on the outside. Inside is a white edible, curd-like flesh. To me, a cauliflower is like a blank canvas in the culinary world waiting to […]

Dining Out Successfully at Matsuchen Japanese Restaurant

Matsuchan is an authentic Japanese restaurant located in Canton, Michigan. There may be a similar Japanese restaurant near you. I chose to explore the food at this restaurant because it is difficult to follow a kidney-friendly diet when eating out at Asian restaurants. Typical Japanese dishes consist of pork, fish or poultry combined with higher potassium […]

What is a kidney friendly diet?

As kidney disease progresses, kidneys have to work even harder to do regular tasks like balancing fluids and removing toxins and waste products.

Depending on what stage of kidney disease you’re in, it may be necessary to make lifestyle changes to help slow the loss of kidney function. This could include making some dietary changes that will help your kidneys work easier.

Your physician and dietitian can help prescribe a diet with foods that are best for your individual needs, but here are a few basic do’s and don’ts that apply to many people with kidney disease.

1. Limiting your intake of large amounts of meat, milk, beans and other high protein foods can reduce protein waste build-up and help prolong kidney function.
2. Eating homemade fresh food and non- or minimally processed food can reduce your sodium intake and help manage fluid retention and blood pressure levels.
3. Having a healthy diet can keep your body in balance and working like it should.

Check with your physician for recommendations and guidance on having the most kidney-friendly lifestyle possible.

To learn more, visit DaVita.com.