Want to season up your holiday turkey without using salt? Try this sweet and tangy glaze recipe to give your turkey some kidney-friendly flavor! Serve with Old-fashioned Bread Stuffing or Festive Cranberry Stuffing. Sweet Dijon-Glazed Turkey Ingredients One 15 pound turkey 9 cup crushed pineapp …
Marika Wamback, BSc. R.D. Registered Dietitian | HOT TOPIC: Superfoods—Health or Hype? What is a Superfood? What are ‘superfoods?’ What does ‘superfood’ mean? The term ‘superfood’ is a marketing claim given to a nutritious food, usually a plant food, like gogi berries, to promote its sales. …
HOT TOPICS: Sugar—Toxic or Part of a Healthy Diet Marika Wamback, BSc. R.D. Registered Dietitian Is sugar ‘toxic?’ This is a popular question, resulting in many misleading reports and unsubstantiated articles. The information below clarifies the difference between sugars and their impac …
Stephanie Legin, RD, LDN Renal Dietitian | Sugarcane was introduced to the Caribbean by Christopher Columbus in 1493. Since then, the sugar industry flourished and sugar has become a major factor in the growth of the food industry. This has resulted in the overconsumption of added sugars in th …
Stephanie Legin, RD, LDN Renal Dietitian — Sugarcane was introduced to the Caribbean by Christopher Columbus in 1493. Since then, the sugar industry flourished and sugar has become a major factor in the growth of the food industry. This has resulted in the overconsumption of added sugars in t …
Green beans are such a versatile and renal friendly vegetable. The following recipe punches up the flavor using dill, lemon and garlic alleviating the need to use salt! Serve this green bean side dish cold or hot with your next meal. Savory Green Beans Ingredients 16oz frozen green beans ¼ tsp …
Marika Wamback, R.D. Renal Dietitian | Happy new year! As we welcome in 2018, many of us will want to start the year off with healthy goals; the top ones being losing weight, and quitting smoking. These are admirable goals, but often, people quit just as they’re getting started. This is becau …
Marika Wamback, BSc. R.D. Registered Dietitian | Plant Based Eating: What It Is and How It Applies To CKD Plant based eating has been growing in popularity. There is an increasing amount of plant based foods available for consumers. As the awareness of plant based foods grows, so does the conf …
Stephanie Legin RD, LDN Registered Dietitian | Let’s Talk Some More (Renal Friendly) Turkey—Part 2 Now that you know how to pick and purchase a renal friendly turkey for your next holiday meal, how do you flavor it? Choosing a natural, whole turkey gives you a blank canvas of fresh turkey to wo …
Marika Wamback, BSc. R.D. Registered Dietitian | Managing Food Costs with CKD I often hear from my clients that they struggle with healthy eating due to the cost of food. This is especially prevalent with clients with CKD. It can be overwhelming to manage a chronic condition and the costs that …