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BBQ Apple Chips

BBQ Apple Chips, suitable for all CKD stages and diabetes. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total prep and bake time: 3 hrs
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney transplantation,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms

Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms, suitable for all CKD stages and diabetes. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total marination time: 2 hrs 15mins
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Gluten-free diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Baked Turkey Spring Rolls

Baked Turkey Spring Rolls, suitable for CKD stages 1-2, dialysis, and transplant. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total time: 1hr 30mins.
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney transplantation,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Baked Salmon with Roasted Asparagus on Cracked Wheat Bun

Baked Salmon with Roasted Asparagus on a Cracked Wheat Bun, suitable for CKD stages 1-2 and transplant. Low in sodium. Total time: 45mins
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Diabetes,
Diet and meal planning,
CKD diet
Recipes

Roasted Asparagus and Wild Mushroom Stew

Roasted Asparagus and Wild Mushroom Stew, suitable for CKD and diabetes. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total time: 1hr 15mins.
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
CKD diet
Recipes

Apple Spice Cake

CKD-friendly Apple Spice Cake, suitable for all stages and diabetes. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total time: 1hr 5mins
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney transplantation,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Apple Sage Stuffing

Apple Sage Stuffing for CKD stages 1-4 and transplant. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total prep and bake time: 1hr 10mins
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney transplantation,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Apple Puffs

CKD-friendly Apple Puffs, low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Ideal for diabetes. Total prep and bake time: 1hr 20mins
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney transplantation,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad

Apple Cranberry Walnut Salad for CKD and diabetes. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total prep and chill time: 1hr 45mins
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney transplantation,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet,
CKD diet
Recipes

Apple Caramel Crisp

Apple Caramel Crisp for CKD and diabetes. Low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total prep and cook time: 1hr 15mins
Diet and nutrition,
Food and drink,
Diet and meal planning,
Dietary fiber,
CKD diet
Recipes

Apple Almond Galette

Enjoy a CKD-friendly Apple Almond Galette. Suitable for all stages, low in sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Total time: 1hr 30mins.
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Food and drink,
CKD diet,
Dietary fiber
News & Stories

Plant-Based vs. Animal-Based Diets: The Jury is in!

Plant-Based vs. Animal-Based Diets: The Jury is in! Patient Education Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements Diet and nutrition Plant-based di...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Plant-based diet
News & Stories

Top 10 Tips for Reducing Salt in Your Diet

Here's how to eat less sodium or salt.
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Cardiovascular disease,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
High blood pressure,
Sodium
Kidney Topics

Pasta and a Low Protein Diet

For those with kidney disease on a low-protein diet, pasta can be a helpful addition. Opt for low-protein pasta and watch for sodium and phosphorus in...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Food and drink,
Low-protein diet,
Carbohydrates
News & Stories

How Long Can Someone Be On Dialysis?

With the right mindset and care plan, dialysis can mean a longer, better life. Get tips for making the most of your dialysis journey today.
Treatments and therapies,
Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,
Diet and nutrition,
Dialysis,
Dialysis patients' bill of rights and responsibilities
News & Stories

It’s World Kidney Day – Time to Consider Your Kidney Health

Its World Kidney Day Time to Consider Your Kidney Health Prevention & Awareness Tests and Procedures Plant-based diet Diet and meal planning Diet a...
Diet and nutrition,
Tests and procedures,
Diet and meal planning,
Mediterranean diet,
Plant-based diet
News & Stories

Cooking Oils: Test Your Oil IQ

Olive oil comes from pressed whole olives. It is very rich in monounsaturated fats (MUFAs), which may improve your cholesterol level and decrease your...
Diet and nutrition,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Food and drink,
Cholesterol,
Dietary fats
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Breaking Down Dietary Protein: What is it?

We all need protein in our diet every day. Protein is used to build muscle and fight infection and is made up of different amino acids, the building b...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Food and drink,
Low-protein diet,
Protein
Kidney Topics

How Much Plant-Based Protein Can You Eat Based on Your Stage of Kidney Disease?

How much plant-based protein you need depends on your kidney disease stage. Dialysis patients need more; pre-dialysis need less. Consult a dietitian f...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Food and drink,
Plant-based diet,
Protein
Kidney Topics

Myths and Misconceptions About Plant-Based Diets

Myths about plant-based diets debunked: it's not about giving up all animal products, it's cost-effective, and can fit into social and dinin...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
Kidney Topics

How to Stock a Plant-Based Pantry

Stock your plant-based pantry with whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, soy products, and healthy oils. Choose unsalted items and avoid high potassium ...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
Kidney Topics

The Beginner's Guide to Starting a Plant-Based Diet (When You Have Kidney Disease)

Switching  to a plant-based eating by focusing on fruits, veggies, and legumes. Swap animal proteins for plant options and monitor sodium and potassiu...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
Kidney Topics

What is a Plant-Based Diet, and Is It Good For Your Kidneys?

Plant-based diets focus on whole grains, fruits, and veggies, and may benefit kidney health. They can help manage weight, blood pressure, and diabetes...
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
Kidney Topics

Plant-Based Diet or Vegetarian Diet – What is the Difference?

Plant-based diets focus on whole grains, fruits, and veggies, while vegetarian diets exclude meat but may include dairy and eggs. Both can be healthy ...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
Kidney Topics

Can Plant-Based Diets Help Prevent Kidney Disease for People with Type 2 Diabetes?

Plant-based diets, like those with soy protein, may reduce kidney disease risk in Type 2 diabetes and offer other health benefits
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Diabetes,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
News & Stories

A Kidney with a Purpose

Until he was diagnosed with kidney disease, Robert Muller did not know much about dialysis or kidney transplants. In 1974, he had ...
Diet and nutrition,
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Kidney groups,
Diet and meal planning,
Organ donation,
Transplant recipients ,
Low-protein diet
Kidney Topics

CKD Diet: How much protein is the right amount?

If you have CKD, limit protein if not on dialysis and increase protein if on dialysis. Consult a dietitian for your specific protein needs.
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Food and drink,
CKD diet,
Protein
Kidney Topics

Nutrition and Kidney Failure

Eating healthy is important if you have kidney failure. Good nutrition gives you the energy to do your daily tasks, prevent infection, build and keep ...
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Kidney failure
News & Stories

5 Common Myths About Kidney Disease Prevention

5 Common Myths About Kidney Disease Prevention Prevention & Awareness Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements Diet and nutrition Urinary tract ...
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Bladder and urinary tract diseases and conditions,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Urinary tract infections
News & Stories

5 Healthy Holiday Tips For Kidney Patients

Holiday parties with family and friends can be a highlight of the holiday season. Dieting during the holidays is no fun! Many people throw their diets...
Diet and nutrition,
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Exercise and physical activity,
Diet and meal planning,
Holidays
News & Stories

Coffee and Kidney Disease: Is it Safe?

When people find out they have kidney disease and must make dietary changes, one of the first questions they ask is, “Do I need to give up my coffee?”...
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diet and nutrition,
Fluid intake,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Diet and meal planning,
Potassium
News & Stories

The Meat And Potatoes of Potassium

Say Goodbye to High Blood Potassium With These Dietitian-Approved Tips
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Hyperkalemia,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
DASH diet,
Potassium
News & Stories

Water, Water Everywhere, and Not a Drop to Drink

By Katy Wilkens, MS, Registered Dietitian, and Department Head at Northwest Kidney Centers, Seattle WA. Water is life. Without it, nothing would live...
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Fluid intake,
Signs and symptoms,
Diet and meal planning,
Fluid overload and edema,
Dialysis diet
News & Stories

7 Tips to Protect Your Kidneys Before, During and After An Emergency

Extreme weather events are becoming increasingly common across the country. Here are 7 tips to protect your kidneys before, during and after an emerge...
Diet and nutrition,
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diet and meal planning,
Disaster preparadness,
Emergency meal planning
News & Stories

Hurricanes Irma and Harvey: Resources for Dialysis Patients

  Hurricanes Harvey and Irma have crippled families and businesses in Florida and Houston and the surrounding areas. National Kidney Foundatio...
Treatments and therapies,
Diet and nutrition,
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Dialysis,
Diet and meal planning,
Disaster preparadness,
Emergency meal planning
News & Stories

Are Sugar Substitutes Okay For Your Kidneys?

  Humans crave sweets. However, despite all the sugar substitutes on the market, it's still unclear what's safe and what's not. We hope to mak...
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diet and nutrition,
Healthy habits,
Food and drink,
Blood sugar management,
Carbohydrates,
Sugar and sugar substitutes
News & Stories

Choosing the Right Breakfast Cereal with CKD

Learn how to pick kidney-friendly cereals and milk with low sodium, potassium, and phosphorus to start your day off right.
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diet and nutrition,
Food and cooking,
Diet and meal planning,
Foods to avoid,
Easy prep meals
News & Stories

Balancing Diabetes and the Kidney Diet

Balancing Diabetes and the Kidney Diet Patient Education Diet and meal planning Diet and nutrition Diabetes Diseases and conditions Carbohydrates Food...
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Food and drink,
Diabetes,
Diet and meal planning,
Carbohydrates
News & Stories

Silver Linings of CKD

My name is Erin; I’m twenty one years old from Saint Paul, MN and a rising senior at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts. When I was eleven years...
Diet and nutrition,
Diseases and conditions,
Health systems, social systems, and environmental factors,
Diet and meal planning,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Healthcare system navigation and patient advocacy,
CKD diet,
Early stage kidney disease,
Transition to adult care
Kidney Topics

Maintaining a Vegetarian Diet with Kidney Disease

A vegetarian diet can be safe and beneficial for kidney disease patients with careful planning. Focus on managing protein, sodium, potassium, and phos...
Diseases and conditions,
Diet and nutrition,
Kidney diseases and conditions,
Diet and meal planning,
Plant-based diet
Kidney Topics

Tips to Tackling the DASH Diet

Discover tips for following the DASH diet to lower kidney and heart disease risk. Focus on reducing sodium, increasing fruits and veggies, and choosin...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
DASH diet
News & Stories

You’re going to do what?

In October 2011, my friend Matt’s life was turned upside down when he found out that he was in kidney failure and needed to start dialysis immediately...
Diet and nutrition,
Organ and tissue transplantation and donation,
Diet and meal planning,
Living donation,
Kidney transplantation,
Dialysis diet
News & Stories

How to Be a Phosphorous Detective

Part of a kidney-healthy diet is tracking or avoiding minerals like sodium, potassium—or phosphorous. Phosphorous is tricky because it can be hidden i...
Diet and nutrition,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Other substances to control,
Diet and meal planning,
Phosphorus,
Phosphate
News & Stories

Cheerleader or Nag? (You Decide.)

As Jim’s disease progressed, I was constantly defining and redefining my role as caregiver. 
Kidney groups,
Diet and nutrition,
Care partners,
Diet and meal planning,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Care partners of adults,
DASH diet,
Sodium
News & Stories

My Journey to Dialysis

In 1996, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma and was on chemotherapy for five years.  Following my treatment for cancer, I began to experience ...
Treatments and therapies,
Diet and nutrition,
Dialysis,
Diet and meal planning,
Dialysis diet
News & Stories

Sugar and Your Kidneys

Take one quick look at the food labels on common grocery items and it becomes rather obvious that Americans consume large quantities of sugar.
Tests and procedures,
Prevention, daily life, and wellbeing,
Diet and nutrition,
Blood tests,
Healthy habits,
Food and drink,
Blood sugar,
Blood sugar management,
Carbohydrates,
Sugar and sugar substitutes
Kidney Topics

The DASH Diet

The DASH Diet helps manage high blood pressure and kidney disease with fruits, veggies, whole grains, and low-fat dairy. Discover more about its benef...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
DASH diet
News & Stories

What does a gluten-free diet mean for CKD patients?

Our food culture has been so caught up in the “gluten-free” frenzy, that the term has almost entirely lost its original meaning. So what does going gl...
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Gluten-free diet,
Phosphorus,
Sodium
News & Stories

8 Key Things to Know Before Taking Supplements

Here are 8 key things to know about supplements and kidney disease.
Treatments and therapies,
Diet and nutrition,
Medicines,
Vitamins, nutrients, minerals, and supplements,
Herbal supplements,
Prescribed supplements
Kidney Topics

Getting More Protein While on Dialysis

Learn why protein is essential while on dialysis, how to identify low protein levels, and ways to increase dietary protein effectively.
Diet and nutrition,
Diet and meal planning,
Food and drink,
Dialysis diet,
Protein