Canadians live busy lives; which leads to many of us skipping breakfast1. Consuming breakfast can help you kickstart your day as it provides you with the energy and nutrients […]
Category: Renal Diet
Welcome to the newly renovated Kidney Community Kitchen
We hope you like the new look as much as we do! When the site first launched in 2011, we set out to create an easy […]
Steps for a Successful Valentine’s Dinner Date on a Renal Diet
The seasonal aisles in the pharmacies have turned from Christmas red and green to Valentine’s Day hearts and flowers. For some, […]
Top 5 Favourite Lazy Weeknight Meals
After a long, tiring day, the last thing you want is to be stuck in front of the stove to […]
Summer Fun for Kids
As children are still growing and developing, it is important to ensure they are receiving proper nutrition. For children with […]
Reminders for Ramadan
The holy month of Ramadan holds religious significance to Muslims worldwide as they observe a month of Sawm (fasting) that […]
Steps to a more kidney friendly diet: Animal versus Vegetarian Proteins
By Kelvin Au, Student and Dani Renouf, RD, MSc, CDE Persons living with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are often asked […]
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 […]
Top 3 Snacks to Boost Nutrition
By Tanya Choy, RD, CDE Snacks, in the right portions are a great way to give nutrition a boost! Snacks […]
Kidney-Friendly Eating For the Whole Family
By Dani Renouf, RD, MSc Does the sentiment “I cook two different meals, one for me, and one for my […]
What’s Good for the Kidneys is Good for the Budget: Tips for Kidney-Friendly Eating While Saving Time and Money
By Dani Renouf, RD We all feel the hit to the wallet at the grocery store when we line up […]
Guest Blog post by Shirley (member of KidneyConnect.ca)
This is a guest post by Shirley MacNutt, Kidney Connect member, who kindly allowed us to share her post here. […]
Modifying Chinese Food to Fit a Renal Diet
This is a guest blog by Leah Butcher, dietetic summer student at Kidney Foundation of Canada We know that there […]
Respect the renal diet!
Every once in a while I hear something that really sticks with me. Today I met with a lovely patient […]
Sometimes seeing (and tasting) is believing!
This week, the dietitians here at Grand River Hospital were excited to welcome Chef Leslie Cairns to a cooking demonstration […]
A Wealth of Information
This fall, I had the opportunity to travel to Winnipeg for the Manitoba Renal Program conference. It’s always a pleasure […]
What’s it really like to follow a kidney diet?
While I talk (and blog) about the kidney diet a lot, I am fortunate enough not to have to fit […]
