Free information on nutrition and diet for early Chronic Kidney Disease is available from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse. To download information on diet and nutrition for early CKD in adults, click on the link below:

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/NutritionEarlyCKD/index.htm

For more articles on diet and nutrition in chronic kidney disease go to

http://www.davita.com/diet-and-nutrition/c/diet-basics

Are you looking for information on the chronic kidney disease diet or dialysis diet in Spanish? Check out:

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/spanish/pubs/eatright/index.htm

The above link is from the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse, a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

 Apple A Day Muffin, Chicken Fruit Salad, Crunchy Oven Fried Catfish, Maple Pancakes, Cirtus Shake, Soft Tacos with Mexican Seasoning, Crockpot Roasted Lemon Chicken, Denver Omelet

These yummy recipes for a kidney diet are now available in video format on www.DaVita.com  at http://davita.feedroom.com/ so you can watch the preparation and see the finished dish. The dietitian in the videos also gives helpful kidney diet tips.

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The commercials and magazine adds featuring people with milk mustaches are enough to convince us that milk is essential to building a strong body. It’s high in protein and calcium—good for the muscles and bones. So why is milk limited to only 1/2 cup a day on most renal diets (or totally restricted for some kidney patients)???

Unfortunately protein and calcium are not the only things that are high in milk. Potassium content is 365 mg for an 8-ounce glass of milk. Phosphorus is 230 mg per cup; and both are higher if you buy the protein-fortified or nonfat milk solids-added milk. For a person on dialysis trying to keep potassium around 2000 mg and phosphorus around 1000 mg (individual goals may vary), a glass of milk contributes a lot to the daily allotment of these limited nutrients.

Some milk substitutes renal dietitians may recommend include unfortified rice beverage, some brands of soy milk, some brands of non-dairy creamer and Dairy Delicious® low phosphorus, low potassium milk. Soy milk and non-dairy creamers vary in potassium and phosphorus content. Ask your dietitian to recommend the best brands available in your area.