Diet after kidney transplant

@l0lag0lag0b3 😊
Good morning and thank you so much for your veggie stir fry (with tofu) recipe....that sounds wonderfully delicious and mega healthy. Inspirational! Just one more question - how do you wash your veggies and fruit? Do you just use running water or do you give everything a bath? And how do you clean mushrooms? Thank you for hand-holding me through your very healthy diet plan!

That's a good question: Just be super vigilant on the quality of vegetables or fruits you pickup. (freshness)
Mushrooms just put them on meshed strainer and dip the strainer into boiling water couple of times and then wash them under running water or vice versa.
Fruits like say apples: wash the apple & in my case I run the sliced apple on a 45 second microwave, my wife does not.

Thank you @l0lag0lag0b3 😊
I am glad I asked. That's the first time I heard the idea of microwaving sliced apples and dipping the mushrooms in boiling water. I love these tips!
Thank you for sharing all your culinary secrets with me. I really appreciate it!

Good hearing from you. I've been eating a la Mediterranean-style since my kidney transplant 35 years ago. I don't call it a "diet" because it's a way of living, not a diet. I feel much lighter --full of energy -- and, as you say, you do lose weight. Especially if you exercise, run, walk or do some yoga. I found this delightful Greek nutritionist (from Athens) Elena Paravantes, whose Olive Tomato website is easy to follow and ultra-professional. You might want to check out her quick recipes. One thing I've taken to doing over the years is to make multiple batches of dishes and freezing them for future use. My family loves it. We do a lot of fish and veggies. But occasionally, we lapse into a 4oz steak or ribs. Some of my Asian friends say: "Just use meat as a condiment." Here's the link: https://www.olivetomato.com/ All the best.

Hi @joko 😊
Great to hear from you! Thanks so much for the heads up about the Olive Tomato website. I will definitely check it out! Congratulations on your THIRTY FIFTH post kidney transplant anniversary....that's such a blessing ❤ and exciting for us newbies to hear about your very successful outcome!

Kidney transplant 1 yr ago, Yes, nutritionally balanced foods are the favored for patients post transplant. For sir fry, there are. recipes using fruit, Eg plums, cherries, apricots that don't need any added sugar... if. you want a sweeter taste to sauces I recommend using Monk fruit sweetner, which comes from Mellon. I use it for recipes and my coffee in addition to baking and Chinese dishes. Monk Fruit can be purchased almost any large chain grocery stores. Adding a pinch of Monk fruit sugar to fruit or sauces, cookies, endless ways to use . See if you can make sauces from meat in left over roast juices from a baking pan. These juices can be made into Demi glaze beef stock. Panko also works wonder as well without having to fry. Best of luck.

Hi @yani2023
Congratulations on your one year post kidney transplant anniversary! I hope all is going well. Thank you so much for your recipe ideas. I am not much of a cook, but now that I am transplanted I am trying to learn. So any ideas or tips are appreciated! 😊

Thanks for the Monk fruit recommendation. Have you ever used durian? It was featured on "Top Chef" (a replay) when they went to Macau. I understand the smell is something else. Banned in Singapore, among others, airports, hotels and other places. Wonder if anyone uses it much here in the states.

Hi, gosh this is a new one on me, I will have to research it. I saw it on the internet. OH, MY WHAT A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER. I paint tropical flowers from all over the world. Thank you for sharing.

My hope is that if top chefs use this fruit / IT should be safe, however: who knows? I believe not 100% sure that before any product is sold or imported to US mainland it has to possibly go through a variety of health and safety food inspections? It would be interesting to learn of the nutritional aspects to this fruit? I will look it up to see if I can find information.

There are different forms of fruit. Grandparents from Jalisco Mexicoz/ Agave Tequila/Blue Agave Salmiana/ used sugar cane syrup know as Agave syrup . Amazing. cane stalks were cut macerated, liquified and dried into virtually raw powdered sugar if allowed to dry out in large barrels. Other things were combined like lemon, fruits ect ect, spices. Nothing taste better than raw from the plant sugar syrup or powder in coffee, teas, baked goods. Nothing. No artificial anything. I enjoy learning about foods from different parts of the world on travel shows or cooking shows. Fascinating. Sugar cane was fed to pigs and given to horses ... go figure? Family owned farmland where Magueys were harvested.

Right about a fruit like durian being on lists for ag inspectors. Although I was wondering if anyone in the U.S. grows durian. Perhaps down in Florida or the Carib. Let us know what you find out and I'll research too. See below:

"Can you get durian fruit in the USA? Durian is grown in Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Malaysia, with some locations importing to the west more than others. There are a few American locations that attempt to grow the fruit, including Hawaii and Puerto Rico, where the temperature is sometimes favorable."

and this item from Quora (can durian be grown in the U. S.?

Not in the mainland, but in the island territories of the US such as Hawaii and Puerto Rico that falls in the tropical zone. Durian is basically an ultra tropical tree, which requires a minimum 18 degrees celsius temperature for fruiting. The ideal temperature range for durian would be 22 - 32 degree celsius, meaning that it is impossible for them to survive anywhere outside the tropics.

However, certain varieties with adaptations for cooler climates, such as Australia's Macrantha Durian and Thailand's Lin Laplae and Long Laplae may come up well in the warmest regions of southern Florida. Even the Malaysian Red Prawn might just do well.