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(More customer reviews)I was diagnosed with stage 3 CKD back in June. So I thought this book would be helpful to me. And it was. On the dissappointing side, there are a few too many recipes with canned fruits and cool whip for my taste. I also have multiple food allergies (what a nightmare, food allergies AND CKD!!! )including a shrimp allergy and many of the main course and appetizer recipes use shrimp. Although I'm not on dialysis I have pretty much the same restrictions. This book was a good starting point for recipe ideas. Also, she gives a great deal of information about why CKD management is so important, that was very helpful and educational.
However, I found getting a good gram/ounce food scale and a copy of the USDA food nutrition data base more helpful for me [...] buy a hard copy here on Amazon). I prefer a whole food diet and am now just converting my old recipes. Although this is a pain in the butt, I find spending a bit of time doing this more helpful for me. Also, write on freezer bags and masking tape are god sends for labeling frozen food and cupboard kept ingredients. For those who don't want to spend the time doing this, get this book.
Now matter what book we buy, we still have to spend a lot of time attending to our diet. And even though I rated this book 3 stars, I'm grateful to the women who wrote it. Like many of you who are dealing with this new life style, it can seem overwhelming at first. (Who knew guacamole could be so deadly?)Hang in there!
8/25/06 Recently I found software is available that will track all this for you. I purchased Diet Pro, which was easy to customize to my needs. It uses the same nutrition tables the dieticians use (USDA)and has made my life much easier! It will take food amounts by weight or volume amounts and show you your daily nutrition intake. I can also put in recipes and get a nutrional breakdown per serving, and save the recipes in a file. I no longer spend hours calculating my daily nutrition. There are other programs out there too. Diet Pro was the least expensive.
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Cookbook facts:Published September 2000: the newest, most up-to-date dialysis cookbook available.272 pages12 chapters with dividers.Top-quality padded, laminated linen spill proof cover.3-Ring loose leaf binder that opens so you can add new upcoming recipes from our website.Pre-planned daily menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner with nutrient totals and National Renal Diet Food Choice totals. Guidelines for food selection, preparation and portioning for the dialysis diet. Renal Dialysis Food Pyramid pull-out included with every book. A handy "E-Zel" cookbook stand included with every book. 160 tested recipes.A complete nutrient analysis for each recipe includes: SodiumPotassiumPhosphorusProteinFatCaloriesCarbohydratesCholesterolNational Renal & Renal Diabetic Food ChoicesHigh and low Sodium, Potassium and Phosphorus food lists...not just what you can't eat, but also what you can! Nutrient comparisons between Cooking for David's recipes and common commercially prepared equivalents. Quick recipe index of: Easy-to-make recipesRecipes that are good when you're having companyGreat-for-leftovers recipesLow-budget recipesLowest Potassium and Phosphorus recipesHelpful information for locating and using special dialysis-friendly ingredients,such as Vitamite 100 2% milk substitute. Explanation of the Renal Diet Prescription.
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