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Abstract
If you have kidney failure, you need to adapt and change what you eat. But, as this practical and exciting book shows, you don’t need to go on a crash diet, or to deny yourself the foods you love – you just need to adapt your favourite recipes with kidney-friendly foods. You can eat well, enjoy your food, and give your body the nutrition it needs.
This brilliant book provides a clear guide to eating well with kidney failure, as well as a collection of more than fifty delicious recipes to show you how it all works in practice. The recipes have been analysed for their nutritional content and are coded to help you choose most appropriate dishes for your individual requirements.
The authors, all dietitians specialising in kidney failure, have more than 20 years experience and are passionate about helping you to enjoy your mealtimes, giving you:
- Plenty of hints and tips to help you eat in a healthy and enjoyable way.
- Advice on choosing meals, showing you step-by-step what to look for in takeaways and pre-packaged foods
- Over 50 delicious and attractive recipes, from quick snacks to special occasion meals
- Practical advice to help you to adapt your favourite dishes in a kidney-friendly way
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cover | Cover | ||
| Contents | v | ||
| Acknowledgements | x | ||
| Foreword | xi | ||
| Introduction | 1 | ||
| Part 1 – FOOD FACTS | 3 | ||
| 1 How does kidney failure change what you should eat? | 5 | ||
| 2 Energy | 8 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 8 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS IN KIDNEY FAILURE? | 8 | ||
| ENERGY ON HAEMODIALYSIS | 9 | ||
| ENERGY ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS | 9 | ||
| ENERGY IN THE DIET | 9 | ||
| Energy from fat | 10 | ||
| Energy from carbohydrates | 10 | ||
| Energy from protein | 12 | ||
| High energy supplements | 12 | ||
| 3 Protein | 13 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 13 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS IN KIDNEY FAILURE? | 13 | ||
| HOW MUCH PROTEIN SHOULD YOU EAT? | 13 | ||
| PROTEIN ON HAEMODIALYSIS | 14 | ||
| PROTEIN ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS | 14 | ||
| PROTEIN IN THE DIET | 14 | ||
| What sort of food is best to eat? | 14 | ||
| High protein supplements | 15 | ||
| 4 Potassium | 16 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 16 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS IN KIDNEY FAILURE? | 16 | ||
| DO YOU NEED A LOW-POTASSIUM DIET? | 16 | ||
| POTASSIUM ON HAEMODIALYSIS | 16 | ||
| POTASSIUM ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS | 17 | ||
| OTHER CAUSES OF ABNORMAL POTASSIUM LEVELS | 17 | ||
| CHOOSING A LOW-POTASSIUM DIET | 17 | ||
| Which foods contain potassium? | 17 | ||
| Are cooking methods important? | 18 | ||
| Food labelling | 18 | ||
| Choosing and adapting recipes | 19 | ||
| Summary Table | 19 | ||
| POTASSIUM CHECKLIST | 20 | ||
| 5 Phosphate | 22 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 22 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS IN KIDNEY FAILURE? | 22 | ||
| DO YOU NEED A LOW-PHOSPHATE DIET? | 22 | ||
| PHOSPHATE ON DIALYSIS | 23 | ||
| Low phosphate levels | 23 | ||
| CHOOSING A LOW PHOSPHATE DIET | 24 | ||
| Which foods contain phosphate? | 24 | ||
| Food labelling | 24 | ||
| Choosing and adapting recipes | 24 | ||
| PHOSPHATE CHECKLIST | 26 | ||
| 6 Salt (sodium) | 28 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 28 | ||
| HOW MUCH SALT DO WE NEED? | 28 | ||
| WHY REDUCE YOUR SALT INTAKE? | 28 | ||
| HOW CAN YOU REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF SALT YOU EAT? | 28 | ||
| EATING FEWER SALTY FOODS | 29 | ||
| Working out whether foods are high in salt? | 29 | ||
| What is ‘a lot’? What is ‘a little’? | 31 | ||
| DO NOT ADD SALT AT THE TABLE | 31 | ||
| REDUCE SALT IN COOKING | 31 | ||
| 7 Fluid balance | 33 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 33 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS IN KIDNEY FAILURE? | 33 | ||
| FLUID BALANCE AND DIALYSIS | 34 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS ON HAEMODIALYSIS? | 35 | ||
| WHAT HAPPENS ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS? | 35 | ||
| YOUR FLUID ALLOWANCE | 36 | ||
| What counts as fluid? | 37 | ||
| Tips to help with your fluid allowance | 37 | ||
| 8 Healthy living | 39 | ||
| WHAT IS IT? | 39 | ||
| DO YOU NEED TO FOLLOW A HEALTHY DIET? | 39 | ||
| GENERAL TIPS FOR HEALTHY EATING | 39 | ||
| MAINTAINING A HEALTHY WEIGHT | 41 | ||
| Weight changes in kidney disease | 43 | ||
| Weight changes and dialysis | 43 | ||
| Aim for a healthy weight | 44 | ||
| Weight control and fad diets | 45 | ||
| EXERCISE AND ACTIVITY | 45 | ||
| What can you do? | 46 | ||
| 9 Vitamins,minerals and supplements | 48 | ||
| VITAMINS | 48 | ||
| MINERALS | 50 | ||
| Iron | 50 | ||
| Calcium | 51 | ||
| SUPPLEMENTS AND ‘ALTERNATIVE’ MEDICINES | 52 | ||
| 10 Different tastes | 53 | ||
| EATING OUT | 53 | ||
| Asking ahead | 54 | ||
| FOODS FROM AROUND THE WORLD | 56 | ||
| Chinese and Thai | 56 | ||
| Italian and Mediterranean | 57 | ||
| Indian/Indian subcontinent | 58 | ||
| African/ Caribbean | 58 | ||
| CELEBRATIONS AND SPECIAL OCCASIONS | 59 | ||
| Hints and tips for seasonal celebrations | 59 | ||
| 11 Practical hints | 61 | ||
| CONVERSION CHARTS | 61 | ||
| FLAVOURING WITH HERBS AND SPICES | 62 | ||
| BUYING INGREDIENTS OR READY-MADE FOODS: READING THE LABELS | 64 | ||
| Ingredients | 64 | ||
| Nutritional content | 64 | ||
| Comparing meals and foods | 66 | ||
| Labelling claims | 66 | ||
| Potassium and phosphate | 67 | ||
| FOOD HYGIENE | 68 | ||
| MEAL PLANNING | 69 | ||
| Classic combinations work well | 69 | ||
| Principles for a well balanced diet | 70 | ||
| Part 2 – RECIPES | 73 | ||
| Recipe coding | 74 | ||
| SNACKS AND STARTERS | 75 | ||
| Cheesy cheat’s pizza | 77 | ||
| Felafel | 78 | ||
| Flavoured ‘butters’ | 79 | ||
| Pitta crisps with tzatziki dip | 80 | ||
| Stilton spread with Melba toast | 81 | ||
| Tuna pâté | 82 | ||
| SANDWICH IDEAS | 83 | ||
| A fresh look at bread and sandwiches | 85 | ||
| Tasty sandwich fillings | 86 | ||
| Cottage and cream cheese cheaters | 87 | ||
| To add salad – or not? | 87 | ||
| A trio of toasts | 88 | ||
| FISH DISHES | 89 | ||
| Crispy tangy fish | 91 | ||
| Crunchy olive and lime plaice | 92 | ||
| Fish steaks with orange, lemon and mustard | 93 | ||
| Plaice with a creamy coriander topping | 94 | ||
| Thai tuna fishcakes | 95 | ||
| Tuna pasta Niçoise | 96 | ||
| Tuna steaks with caramelised balsamic shallots | 97 | ||
| MEAT AND POULTRY | 99 | ||
| Beef and mushroom stroganoff | 101 | ||
| Carnival chicken with peppers and rice | 102 | ||
| Chicken and mushroom pastry parcels | 103 | ||
| Chicken with capers | 104 | ||
| Chilli burgers with two relishes | 105 | ||
| Garlic chicken | 106 | ||
| Grilled marinated chicken | 107 | ||
| Lamb boulangère | 108 | ||
| Pork with a honey and mustard glaze | 109 | ||
| Pork with basil and egg noodles | 110 | ||
| Pork with caramelised apple and crème fraîche | 111 | ||
| Tandoori-style kebabs | 112 | ||
| VEGETARIAN MAIN DISHES | 113 | ||
| Carrot, leek and goats’ cheese tarts | 115 | ||
| Cauliflower and chickpea curry | 116 | ||
| Cauliflower cheese with red peppers | 117 | ||
| Stir-fried noodles with tofu and mixed vegetables | 118 | ||
| Tabuleh | 120 | ||
| Tricolore pasta | 121 | ||
| Vegetable frittata | 122 | ||
| SIDE DISHES | 123 | ||
| Golden spiced couscous | 125 | ||
| Mashed potato with a difference | 127 | ||
| Thai fragrant rice | 128 | ||
| DESSERTS | 129 | ||
| Apple and cinnamon oat crumble | 131 | ||
| Cinnamon rice pudding | 132 | ||
| Cranachan | 133 | ||
| Lemon and blueberry creams | 134 | ||
| Lemon surprise pudding | 135 | ||
| Mandarin cheesecake | 136 | ||
| Pears in white wine | 137 | ||
| Pineapple with rum and ginger | 138 | ||
| EASY BAKING | 139 | ||
| 'Bakewell' muffins | 141 | ||
| Breakfast muffins | 143 | ||
| Butterscotch shortbread | 144 | ||
| Florida fruit cake | 145 | ||
| Ginger and cherry flapjacks | 146 | ||
| Appendix 1 Useful addresses and websites | 147 | ||
| Appendix 2 – Nutritional analysis of recipes per portion | 148 | ||
| Index | 151 |