Renal Diet Recipes Can Be Hard To Find!

One problem with most diets, including renal diets, is a simple lack of variety.  Whether you buy a book or look at a search engine online, it seems that renal diet recipes are just a rehash of what you ate last week.  If you are going to be successful with your diet, you must find the variety in food choices and methods of preparation that will allow you to feel as if you are not stuck eating the same food day after day.

The internet has increased the average person's access to vast amounts of information.  Unfortunately, not everything you read on the internet is true.  Many people post information that is based on superstition, urban legend or simple untruth.  For the person that is undergoing dialysis or even in a pre-dialysis status (stage 3 kidney disease or higher), this can make life even more difficult.  Many of the so called renal diet recipes may contain ingredients that should not be used by those with kidney problems.  Even if a recipe is found on the internet that sounds tasty, its ingredient list must be sifted through to ensure that you are getting the right amount of foods in the right proportions to make it appropriate.

Online Renal Diet Recipes Can Be Found in Meal Plans Made For Kidney Disease Patients

There is a better option.  Persons, undergoing dialysis or even in a pre-dialysis status,  can find help with their renal diet recipes though an online Registered Dietitian.  The dietitian knows the foods that you should and should not eat when making renal diet recipes.  In addition, the dietitian can customize the diet to meet any additional special needs as well as to include the foods that tastes good to you but are also the right things for renal diet recipes.  Once all the information is gathered, you are provided with interesting weekly menus, renal diet recipes and a weekly shopping list that meets your needs.  With this service, you have time to think about and participate in activities that you consider more important.  You can even make plans to eat out on those busy days when dialysis does not leave time for you or your caregiver to cook a meal.

Renal Diet Recipes Meet Your Nutritional Needs

A renal diet can be difficult to plan as there are several factors to consider.  The diet should limit fluid intake, along with sodium, phosphorus, potassium and proteins.  At the same time, it is important that the diet provide plenty of the nutrients that are needed for optimal health.  These nutrients are best supplied by the foods that you eat and make using renal diet recipes.  A registered dietitian can take all these concerns into account to meet the diet prescribed by the doctor and keep your food interesting and enjoyable.

Kidney disease is a chronic health condition that can affect both health and quality of life.  While you may feel like ignoring the problem and eating what you want, the result is that you will feel more ill.  By choosing the right foods, you can make choices that improve your quality of life.  Just as you must go to dialysis as scheduled every week, whether you feel like it or not, you must also choose the best foods for the condition or you will not feel your best.  Following a meal plan and using renal diet recipes will make that much easier.

If you are interested in a recipe book for a pre-dialysis diet, please check out our cookbook on Amazon: https://www.renaldiethq.com/kidneyfriendlycookbook