Kidney Diet Tips Blog
The kidney diet can be challenging. Kidney Diet Tips helps make sense of all the kidney diet 鈥渞ules鈥 for those with chronic kidney disease or on dialysis.
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Is Watermelon Safe for a Kidney Diet?
This week a question came up about watermelon in the dialysis diet. Some patients are told to avoid…March 16, 2011 -
Hemodialysis and fluid intake: How much to drink?
People on in-center hemodialysis usually have dialysis treatments three times a week. The amount of fluid they can…June 24, 2014 -
Food Facts Friday: Corn for a Kidney Diet
The newest Food Facts Friday post is all about corn. One of the wonderful things about corn is…July 27, 2018
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Kidney Diet Information in Spanish
Are you looking for information on the chronic kidney disease diet or聽dialysis diet in Spanish? Check out: http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/eatright/index.htm…February 18, 2008 -
Why is milk limited in the dialysis diet?
Unfortunately protein and calcium are not the only things that are high in milk. Potassium content is 365…February 11, 2008 -
C is for 鈥ranberries: Perfect berries for a kidney dialysis diet
Cranberries are the perfect fruit for low potassium kidney diets because they are very low in potassium. A…January 29, 2008 -
Is it ok to add sugar or fat to a kidney diet?
Lots of people with kidney disease have other health problems–like diabetes, high blood pressure or heart disease. They…January 18, 2008 -
Kidney Friendly Foods – Blueberries
B is for 鈥 Blueberries Blueberries, like most other berries are low in potassium. One cup provides 112…January 14, 2008 -
What’s Healthy About the Dialysis Diet?
Diets by nature limit certain foods or food groups. Often this causes dieters to focus on what they…January 8, 2008 -
Holiday Survival
Do you have a plan for surviving the holidays without blowing your kidney diet? With all the social…December 21, 2007 -
Happy Holiday Eating
聽Happy Holiday Eating! Part of enjoying the holidays is staying healthy. For kidney patients this is a challenge…December 11, 2007 -
What are some foods that boost calories but are low in sodium, potassium and phosphorus?
Some calorie boosters include:聽 butter mints cranberry juice cranberry sauce frosting fruit roll-ups hard candy honey jam or…August 14, 2007 -
Why does the renal diet limit some healthy foods?
When a person starts on dialysis, one of the diet contradictions is that all the sudden some foods…July 31, 2007 -
Menu suggestions for a dialysis diet summertime lunch
Looking for a refreshing lunch for a warm summer day? Try one of these low sodium, low potassium,…July 27, 2007 -
Fluid calculation tips for dialysis patients following a fluid restriction
Fluids may be recorded as a measure of fluid ounces (oz), milliliters (ml) or cubic centimeters (cc). centimeters…July 24, 2007