Submitted by Fiona Bellefeuille RD, CDE Dairy products have many health benefits. However, for people with kidney disease they can […]
Category: Potassium
Personalized kidney nutrition
Submitted by Roxanne Papineau, Dt.P nutritionist at IUCPQ, President of the Quebec Nephrology Nutritionists’ Association (RNNQ) Kidney disease can vary […]
Can Kidney Beans and Plant-Based Proteins Be Kidney Friendly?
Submitted by Sara Chan and reviewed by Dani Renouf, RD MSc In the past, vegetarian diets were thought to be […]
Lower Potassium Potatoes
Submitted by Fiona Bellefeuille, RD For those of you on a low potassium diet you are likely aware of the […]
Starters: Appetizing Appetizers that taste great and are renal friendly
Submitted by Karen Sevong MScFN RD CDE CPT Appetizers are versatile in many ways and enjoyable all year round. It […]
Pumpkins, Squash and All Things Fall
Submitted by Deirdre Neuman, Reviewed and edited by Dani Renouf, RD MSc As summer draws to an end and fall […]
Making the Most Out of Your Groceries During COVID-19
The need for physical distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed our approach to some of the basic things we […]
Kidneys, Beans and Greens
By Claire Chartrand MSc. RD Traditional dietary guidelines for people with chronic kidney disease recommended avoiding many plant-based foods such […]
Reducing the Potassium in Legumes
Did you know that you can drastically reduce the quantity of potassium in legumes? Indeed, according to a study, it […]
Reminders for Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan holds religious significance to Muslims worldwide as they observe a month of Sawm (fasting) that […]
Warm up with A Low-Potassium Soup!
Alisha Buttar, Student and Dani Renouf, RD, MSc As the cold weather has touched down, there is no better […]
Phosphorus and Potassium Additives in Canadian Meat, Poultry and Fish – What you need to know!
Arti Sharma Parpia, MSc, RD Since the phosphorus and potassium content of foods are not required to be listed on […]
Planning for a Happy and Healthy Holiday Season!
The holidays are right around the corner and whether you’ve already started planning, shopping and wrapping or you leave it […]
Kidney Friendly Cooking for people with chronic kidney disease: a NEW COOKBOOK!
This is a guest blog by Leah Butcher, dietetic summer student at Kidney Foundation of Canada At the Kidney Foundation, […]
Is there a banana hiding in your sandwich?
There aren’t too many “nutrition emergencies” in the hospital setting. But when a patient has a critically high potassium level […]
Have your say!
As if the kidney diet isn’t already complicated enough, there is a new food additive to watch for and avoid […]
What about potassium additives?
Last month, I blogged about the growing body of evidence that has nephrology healthcare professionals worried about the potential public […]
Buyer Beware
Somehow the fall always seems to be such a busy time of year both at work and at home. All […]
