It’s the most wonderful time of the year, some say, there is much planning to do for parties and dinners, a time to gather with family and see ones that you have not seen all year eat food, swap stories and play with the children and eat more food. Then you go look at theContinue reading “Dialysis and Holiday Eating”
Category Archives: Trail Food
Put a Halt to the Salt
Salt or Sodium is in almost every food that we eat every day, from bacon to ketchup. When you think about it, the salt shaker on the table is not the enemy. Daily high salt intake is one of the reasons that some individuals suffer from high blood pressure. Processed and canned foods are theContinue reading “Put a Halt to the Salt”
Fluid Control for Dialysis Patients.
2021 has been one of the hottest years on record. Hemodialysis patients tend to come to treatments with fluid overload just to combat the hot weather conditions. Fluid Control is covered in the initial nutritional assessment of new hemodialysis patients. A hemodialysis patient who can still produce a small amount of urine cannot haveContinue reading “Fluid Control for Dialysis Patients.”
What’s New with the Renal Diet?
In 2020, the National Kidney Foundation Quality Guidelines for Nutrition were updated to recommend a healthier plant based, whole foods diet for people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) with or without dialysis. With this in mind, renal diet recommendations encompass more heart healthy guidelines. This will allow for a greater variety of food offerings for theContinue reading “What’s New with the Renal Diet?”
Are you a fan!
Are you ready for some football? The Super Bowl will be happening soon in 2021. Perhaps this year you are watching the Super Bowl at home with your family due to the pandemic. You can still enjoy appetizer type foods and not feel guilty about “cheating” on your renal diet. Even if you areContinue reading “Are you a fan!”
Kitchen Creations
I like to be creative in the kitchen. Most nights I assess what is available in the refrigerator and cupboard, then go straight to work, making what I call “a concoction”. My family has learned to approach with caution, but they end up enjoying most dishes. They have started rating me on the dishes asContinue reading “Kitchen Creations”
Kidney Friendly Sloppy Joe’s
When I was in elementary school we were served “sloppy joe” sandwiches. They were just that…sloppy. They were also salty. As a kid, I didn’t even pay attention to the nutrient content of foods, but now I do. There is a food product in stores that some folks use to make sloppy joe type meals,Continue reading “Kidney Friendly Sloppy Joe’s”
Egg Muffin the healthy way
A great protein source that can be ready for you when you get home from dialysis. After dialysis most patients say they are fatigued with little energy to fix a meal.However, this is the most important time to replenish your body. Therefore, it isimportant to have a nourishing, balanced snack or meal ready when youContinue reading “Egg Muffin the healthy way”
Trail Food
From sweet tea to fluid restrictions… Allow me to introduce myself…I was raised in rural southeastern North Carolina, where we say “ya’ll”, drink sweet tea daily and make biscuits from scratch. In my family, making good food is a way of showing love for one another. My mom was a caterer, so I literally Continue reading “Trail Food”
Kidney Trails 