By Claire Chartrand MSc. RD Traditional dietary guidelines for people with chronic kidney disease recommended avoiding many plant-based foods suchRead this post
Category: Potassium
Reducing the Potassium in Legumes
Did you know that you can drastically reduce the quantity of potassium in legumes? Indeed, according to a study, itRead this post
Reminders for Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan holds religious significance to Muslims worldwide as they observe a month of Sawm (fasting) thatRead this post
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 betterRead this post
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 onRead this post
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 itRead this post
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,Read this post
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 levelRead this post
Have your say!
As if the kidney diet isn’t already complicated enough, there is a new food additive to watch for and avoidRead this post
What about potassium additives?
Last month, I blogged about the growing body of evidence that has nephrology healthcare professionals worried about the potential publicRead this post
Buyer Beware
Somehow the fall always seems to be such a busy time of year both at work and at home. AllRead this post
Happy Summer!
Summer can be a particularly hard time to be on a renal diet, especially if you need to follow aRead this post
Time Flies!!
It’s hard for me to believe that it’s been a year since I started doing a blog for the KidneyRead this post
Summer’s (almost) here!
While summer is not officially here yet, it certainly feels like it! I’m having a houseful of company this weekendRead this post
