Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat?

@dks I am both a peritoneal dialysis patient, and an active chemo patient for multiple myeloma. Basically I try for good protein, whether it be hard boiled eggs, chicken, fish, greek yogurt, turkey, etc. I eat based on how I feel on a given day, seeing that dialysis will deplete the protein stores/albumin numbers, and where my chemo cycle is.

As we all know, it is a balancing act for getting the nutrition we need to function. This is why I am so grateful to read what others experience, and how we have researched our individual situations. @kamama94 has helped us so much with her files! Tips from members can allow us to rethink our own meal plans and make them better.
Ginger

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Good Morning, Kamama - you are truly a fountain of information and an inspiration to all of us. I'll be on the hunt for "So Delicious."
Here's the info on Green Salt that I got from the company yesterday:
Serving size 1/2 tsp.
No Calories, Fats, Cholesterol, Carbohydrates, Sugars, Potassium, Iron, Calcium, Vit D or Protein.
Does contain 280 mg of Sodium which is 12% of normal daily value, Also contains 15% Niacin, 4% Magnesium and 4% Copper. I see nothing about Phosphate.

Thank you again for this information. Vicki

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From eirrol
What is the general opinion about flourless bread ? I asked my kidney doctor and nutritionist about Ezekiel 5:9 flourless bread . They both think it is ok. It comes frozen and certainly was not appealing to my taste at first but now I have adapted to it. It is supposed to be sprouted grains of several kinds and I really have wondered if any of those are not good for the kidneys.

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Hugs to you @gingerw! You have a lot on your plate. The food items you mentioned are some of the ones I stick to, as well, although I stay away from the dairy as much as I can (because of my IBS situation). When you eat turkey, are you buying and cooking your own, or do you have a deli turkey you use that is low in sodium? We buy slices of the in-house roasted turkey at our grocery store but I think it has too much sodium. 🙁

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Ezekiel 4:9 also has a dry cereal. Golden Flax is the one I use. It contains sprouted wheat, golden flax seeds, sprouted barley, sprouted millet, sprouted lentils and sprouted soybeans, malted barley, sprouted spelt, filtered water, sea salt, and rosemary extract. The ingredients are organic. I like the crunch.

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I've been asking for the past week if anyone has been told about eliminating oxalates from the diet. My extremely healthy-eating daughter (nurse) has for over 3 decades been on a mostly vegetarian diet, high in sweet potatoes, spinach, celery cleanses, etc. and is falling apart in unexplained pain. Her bladder doesn't work and she has constant pain in her groin. She has found information about oxalates causing kidney issues and a host of other problems. Sally Norton, a dietician and public health author of a new book on toxic foods has had personal experience on this and seems to be the main voice in getting information out. Generations of my family have had kidney problems from stones to complete failure. The medical community doesn't seem interested in this. Harvard has published a listing of high oxalate foods, but nobody goes further than blaming it for kidney stones. Anyone out there aware of this?

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Hi ! Thanks so much for telling me about Ezekiel 4 9 dry cereal. I had never heard of it before and definitely will try it. The bread is frozen so I am very curious as to how the cereal is packaged — perhaps frozen as individual servings in pouches ? Oh, well, will find out soon enough. Thanks again for the information .
From eirrol

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It is not frozen. It is packaged like any other dry cereal, but in a smaller box. I get it in a small market that sells primarily organic foods. It is shelved with other dry cereals. I mix it with another dry cereal (flakes) that has a low sugar content. Ezekiel has no added sugar and comes in several flavors, I think.

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@ldrlw, it's difficult to determine phosphorus amounts since listing that on a label is not required by law and most companies do not measure it. Sad but true.

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