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Selecting the Best Cheese for a Kidney Diet
Cheese is a featured ingredient in this month’s DaVita recipe collection, Kidney-Friendly Cheesy Appetizers. Almost everyone likes cheese, but kidney patients are told to limit or even avoid it due to the phosphorus content. In addition, some cheeses are quite high in sodium. Not all cheeses are created equal. Phosphorus ranges from 20 mg to […]
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The Delicious Dietitian: A New Line of Kidney-Friendly Seasonings and Vinegars
How about some new flavor blends to spice up your every day meals? I’ve discovered a new line of spice blends and vinegars created with the kidney diet in mind. Jen Neese, CEO and Founder of The Delicious Dietitian, once worked as a dietitian in the renal community, plus her grandmother was a hemodialysis patient. Jen took her passion for flavor […]
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My Favorite Things…Kidney Diet Goodies
I love holiday music, especially Carol of the Bells and My Favorite Things. I also love to discover new food products that are special because they’re only available this time of the year. I made a couple of ‘discoveries’ that could easily become favorite things from my local Trader Joe’s store this week (also available […]
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The Reality of Following Your Kidney Diet: Thoughts from the Renal Dietitian
I’ve noticed some confusion around what to include and exclude on the renal diet, or kidney diet for dialysis and chronic kidney disease, especially when it comes to including some of the higher sodium, phosphorus or potassium containing foods. In today’s post I want to give you my thoughts on the realistic side of following […]
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Inflammation and Chronic Kidney Disease: The Dietary Fiber Connection
Recently I read an article on inflammation and fiber from Renal and Urology News that has a connection to the kidney diet and chronic kidney disease (CKD). Low dietary fiber intake is a chronic problem in most Westernized diets. Our love of refined grain products, juices instead of fresh fruit, processed and fast foods, sweets […]
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An Apple a Day and Other White Foods for a Healthy Kidney Diet
We’ve all heard nutritionists promote health benefits of eating fruits and vegetables, often by comparing the benefits to produce colors. ‘Eat the rainbow’, ‘Taste a rainbow of fruits and vegetables’ are used to remind us about produce benefits. Even if you are on a kidney diet limiting your potassium, it’s still important to eat a […]
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12 fancy kidney-friendly desserts for Mother’s Day
Sunday, May 8th is a special day to celebrate our mothers and thank them for all the greatness they have contributed to our lives. DaVita renal dietitians have identified 12 extraordinary desserts you can prepare for all the mothers and grandmothers around you this Mother’s Day. Created for those with chronic kidney disease or dialysis, […]
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Sprouts: a health food linked to acute kidney failure and dialysis
When you read about causes of kidney failure, diabetes, high blood pressure and polycystic kidney disease are most likely mentioned. Rarely do you see E. coli infection listed. If predictions are right, this may be changing due to a hyper virulent strain of E. coli. In Germany this month, Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC), a strain […]
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Potassium and Kidney Diets: Benefits and Cautions
The renal diet….it’s confusing…and the rules don’t apply to everyone the same way. Today I want to look at potassium and who needs a restricted low potassium diet, who can benefit from eating more potassium-rich foods, and what the goals are for low, normal and high potassium.
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USDA’s New Chose My Plate and Your Kidney Diet
Last week a new diet tool to help guide people toward healthier eating, called My Plate, was unveiled by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The website,ChooseMyPlate.gov, provides detailed information on five Food Groups (Grains, Vegetable, Fruit, Dairy, and Protein Foods) including which foods are in each group, how much is needed each day, […]