Holiday Tips: The 12 Days of Christmas and Your CKD Diet

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Holiday Tips The 12 Days of Christmas and Your
CKD Diet
Review Date 1/13
Contributed by Emily Workman, RD Updated by
Nutrition411.com staff
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Guess who is coming to dinner?

• Your registered dietitian (RD) is here to help
  you stick to your chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  diet and still enjoy the holidays

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On the first day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• When eating at someone elses house, bring a dish
  that you know is kidney friendly
• Offer to bring
• Your own lower sodium stuffing
• A low-phosphorus/low-potassium dessert

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On the second day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Ask family and friends to support you and help
  you stick with your diet
• Let them know what foods you can and cannot have

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On the third day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Serve nondairy whipped topping with desserts,
  instead of ice cream

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On the fourth day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Stay away from the salt shaker
• When eating at someone elses house, bring your
  own sodium-free seasonings, such as
• Mrs. Dash
• Bensons

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On the fifth day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Do not forget your phosphorus binders, if you
  take them
• Remember to take them along when you are eating
  out at a restaurant or at someone elses house

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On the sixth day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Control the amount of salt, and sometimes
  phosphorus, by making your own dishes
• Try to create as many foods from scratch as
  possible

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On the seventh day of Christmas, my RD said to
me

• Avoid ham, corned beef, self-basting turkey,
  sausage,and other processed, smoked, or cured
  meats and seafoodfoods that are high in sodium
  and phosphorus
• Choose fresh, natural meats and seafood instead,
  such as turkey, chicken, lamb, beef, pork,
  shrimp, clams, and fish

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On the eighth day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Choose kidney-friendly desserts, such as sugar
  cookies, fruit pies, spice cake, angel food cake,
  or sorbet
• Stay away from desserts made with chocolate,
  dried fruits, nuts, or milkhigh in phosphorus
  and potassium

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On the ninth day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Stay away from salty snacks, such as chips,
  olives, pretzels, and pickles
• Choose kidney-friendly appetizers, such as
  vegetable sticks with cream cheese, unsalted
  popcorn or pretzels, deviled eggs, and fresh fruit

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On the tenth day of Christmas, my RD said to me

• Avoid candy with chocolate or nutshigh in
  phosphorus and potassium
• Choose hard candy, candy canes, or gumdrops
  instead

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On the eleventh day of Christmas, my RD said to
me

• Choose kidney-friendly beverages, such as apple
  cider, lemon-lime soda, or cranberry juice
• Make your own spiced eggnog withnondairy creamer
  (recipe available at http//www.davita.com/recipe
  s/Beverages/a/298)

DaVita. Spiced eggnog. httpwww.davita.com/recip
es/Beverages/a/298. Accessed January 9, 2013.
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On the twelfth day of Christmas, my RD said to
me

• Limit the following foods
• Avocados
• Baked beans
• Canned/packaged gravies
• Macaroni and cheese
• Nuts
• Pumpkin or pecan pie
• Fruit cake
• Cheese balls
• Sweet potatoes or yams