I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Dialysis Discussion => Dialysis: Diet and Recipes => Topic started by: gothiclovemonkey on January 08, 2012, 06:13:34 AM
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This is bad, I have been on dialysis for a while now, and i dont know the answers... I have sort of talked to the dietician about all of this, but i want to know what you all do.
I want to lose some more weight, and still try to follow the dialysis diet... what are some quick and easy snacks? I mean, no effort snacks! Just like open a bag and eat LOL
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Open a bag of Unseasoned pork rinds.... and..... bag one oz of rinds per ziplock bag.
Then you can just open one ziplock bag and pig out and be snacking on crunchy stuff.
1oz 28g of Unseasoned (lower salt) pork rinds and you have:
152 calories
35.6mg of Potassium
23.8mg of Phosphorous
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MMMMMMMMMMMMMM that sounds delish!!! Thank u!
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Aren't pork rinds high in fat though? I think they're usually deep fried.
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that's why i said to make 1 oz bags so you can eat the whole bag and only get 152 calories and it's a nice snack.
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Junk Food that's Good for You
By: Jeff Volek, Ph.D., R.D.
Read more: http://www.menshealth.com/mhlists/healthy_snacks/Pork_Rinds.php#ixzz1iuHwyuo8
Pork Rinds
Why you think they're bad: These puffy snacks are literally cut from pigskin. Then they're deep-fried.
Why they're not: A 1-ounce serving contains zero carbohydrates, 17 grams (g) of protein, and 9 g fat. That's nine times the protein and less fat than you'll find in a serving of carb-packed potato chips. Even better, 43 percent of a pork rind's fat is unsaturated, and most of that is oleic acid—the same healthy fat found in olive oil. Another 13 percent of its fat content is stearic acid, a type of saturated fat that's considered harmless, because it doesn't raise cholesterol levels.
Eat this: J&J Critters Microwave Pork Rinds ($6.50 for a 10-ounce container; www.microwaveporkrinds.com). Because the rinds are cooked and puffed in a microwave instead of deep-fried, each serving contains only 4 g fat—meaning they're lower in calories and less greasy than regular pork rinds.
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I love this snack! You can put it in baggies like suggested for the pork rinds, the suggested serving is 1 cup. 200 calories, 3 grams of protein, 175g of sodium, 80g of potassium and 65g phosphorus.
I know you said you wanted something you can just open and go with, once it's cooked it stays fresh pretty long and can be stored in containers. Hope this helps!
Munchester Mix
2 cups Rice Crispies
2 Cups puffed wheat cereal
2 Cups Shredded Wheat Cereal
1 Cup unsalted Pretzels
1 Cup Unsalted Popcorn
1/2 Cup of melted butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. garlic powder
1/2 tsp. of onion powder
1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp tabasco sauce
1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
Heat oven to 275
Combine cereals, popcorn, and pretzels
melt butter and pour over mix, add sauces and add spices.
Pour onto cookie sheet and bake 45 minutes.
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all of this sounds so good, thank u!!!!
I bought some little baggies and containers, to make stuff i do enjoy. Like my pickled eggplant yum! (dont let the name fool u, its not salty AT ALL) its just vinegar and garlic.
im checking into the pork rinds, those were good when i had them when i was a kid.
I just like easy snacks because when i am driving from dialysis i need some kind of pick me up, and more often im finding myself hitting drive thru, which is never a good idea.
that mix sounds awesome~! my dad makes something similar but not renal friendly at all lol
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I tend to eat snack bag size portions of lots of things. Fruit, vegetables, crunchy things .......... the portions are smaller and you can use the smaller sizes to count calories as well. I tend to like a snack like 12 frozen grapes or a small portion of dry cereal.
Nothing 'bad' about you wanting to get this started !!! Incorporate some exercise too. Good Luck.
And if you think the renal diet is bad .... try being diabetic too ......... what's okay for renal ISN'T okay for diabetic and vice versa ...........bottom line, always throw away the food and eat the container ! HA.
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Yup, my wife buys a pizza and I get the box.
:puke;
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:rofl; well the pizza joints here are greasy enough, the box might actually be pretty damn tasty!
I was talking about this idea tonight with my family, and my brother didnt quite grasp why i would be doing this after so long of being on D... so my son pipes up and says, "Why mommy?" I said because i cant nibble those toes forever! lol
Its a bit annoying when no body in ur family will supporrt ur diet, or fluid restrictions!!!
Oh i am most thankful im not diabetic, i would starve!!
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My go-to snack is 40-30-30 nutrition bars. I look for the ones with low potassium and phosphorus under 20%. I try to pop a binder pill along with them. Some of them are quite tasty, and the nutritional spread is ideal.
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And if you think the renal diet is bad .... try being diabetic too ......... what's okay for renal ISN'T okay for diabetic and vice versa ...........bottom line, always throw away the food and eat the container ! HA.
OMG you are sooo funny. :rofl; :rofl;
That is true. i feel sorry for those who are diabetic.
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Try eating fruit for snacks and crackers with with cream cheese. I also like making some hard boiled eggs as snack.
If your trying to loss weight stay away from the high fructose corn syrup and carbs as snacks, they don't fill you up and you eat a lot more. Or if you eat carbs eat some protein with it, it will keep you fuller and you won't ahve the insulin highs and lows which make you feel hungry.
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isnt cream cheese a no-no? i love me some cream cheese!
I went shopping today, found out we can have eggplant, so i made my yummy eggplant stuff, and i got some veggies, fruits, and pork rinds! im set for at least a few weeks i hop.
my big issue right now, idk why, but every few months i get really odd about food. nothing tastes good, nothing satisfys at all. i want things i know i cant eat. its very annoying!!!!
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isnt cream cheese a no-no? i love me some cream cheese!
I went shopping today, found out we can have eggplant, so i made my yummy eggplant stuff, and i got some veggies, fruits, and pork rinds! im set for at least a few weeks i hop.
my big issue right now, idk why, but every few months i get really odd about food. nothing tastes good, nothing satisfys at all. i want things i know i cant eat. its very annoying!!!!
I was told that cream cheese and sour cream and cottage cheese is ok on the renal diet. They are full of fat and low on protein, and the protein is what is high in phos for calcium foods.
Lisa
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I too was told that cream cheese is okay on the renal/dialysis diet. I love cream cheese too. I like to eat strips of fresh red pepper (yummy with cream cheese).
I also eat apples sliced thinly and crackers with cream cheese. Pears are really good this time of year.
I am with you in wanting the things I should not have!! I crave little cuties (the tangerines) now. I could eat a dozen at a time!!
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These are about 1/3 the Phosphorus of most of the cheeses you can buy
Cream Cheese 1oz Potassium 38.6mg, Phosphorus 29.7mg, Calories 96
Brie Cheese 1oz Potassium 42.6mg, Phosphorus 52.6mg, Calories 94
Sour Cream 1oz Potassium 39.5mg, Phosphorus 32.2mg, Calories 54
Cottage Cheese, Creamed 1oz Potassium 29.1mg, Phosphorus 44.5mg Calories 27
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omg apples and crm chz sounds flipping awesome!
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Yes it does. I'm also finding a piece of fresh fruit is a good, satisfying, snack. Pears are in season and tasting pretty darn good.
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I love brie stuffed in celery, you don't need a lot and it fills you up. I've seen Brie at the store in a round package wrapped in 1oz triangles. I love it cause you don't have to guess or weigh. I think it's Presidents brand Brie
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wow thank you. I never thought of Brie cheese.
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this may seem like a dumb question, but brie? is it comparible to any other cheese as far as flavor goes?
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Brie is fab. I know this is snobbery, but if I'm going to eat cheese at all, it's going to be the best I can afford. It has to be phosphorus worthy (aka "sponge worthy" for any Seinfeld fans out there; I hated that show, but my husband is always prefacing a conversation with, "There was a Seinfeld episode where..."). Brie is generally a milder cheese, and it can be very creamy if you get a triple cream brie. It is lower in phos than harder, smellier cheeses, but it IS cheese, so you DO need to exercise some portion control.
Oh, brie spread on a lovely French baguette...one of life's real pleasures!
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i will def check this brie stuff out!!!
im not a huge dairy fan, thank goodness, but cream cheese is amazing, i think this brie might be up my alley!
my biggest hurdle will always be getting enough protein, and less potassium, as i absolutely love potatoes lol
got my labs back and im just barely on the good side of protein. i try to eat as much as i can... Would deviled eggs be "good"?
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Yes I eat Deviled eggs all the time.
Add a bit of mayo the yoke , with some spices perfect.
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@Gothiclovemonkey, please share the pickled eggplant recipe. I just love eggplant and bought some eggplant yesterday in the hopes that you would share your recipe with us!
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you can't go wrong with eggs
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I use Grapeseed Vegenaise instead of Mayo. I really like the taste
Ingredients: (vegan, gluten free, dairy free) Expeller-Pressed Grapeseed Oil, Filtered Water, Brown Rice Syrup, Apple Cider Vinegar, Non-GMO Soy Protein, Sea Salt, Mustard Flour, Lemon Juice Concentrate. Contains: Soy
Grapeseed oil is one of the few natural foods known to raise HDL, AKA the "good" cholesterol. Try this healthy mayo alternative with the great taste of Original Vegenaise® and the benefit of this amazing oil!
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@Gothiclovemonkey, please share the pickled eggplant recipe. I just love eggplant and bought some eggplant yesterday in the hopes that you would share your recipe with us!
i unfortunately dont have any set recipe, i do mine to taste, but ill give the basics, and u can experiment :)
I peeal the eggplant, all the skin off, then slice it up, i pore quite a bit of olive oil over it, enough to soak into the eggplant, (eggplant it like a sponge, so it takes alot) lots and lots of garlic, i like minced and granulated, and i mean ALOT, i let that cook for a while, slowly adding vinegar to taste... i end up with (im guessing here) probably at least a good 2 cups of vinegar or more... and i cook it on low for a long time, it ends up looking absolutely disgusting, almost like snot? but its soooo good! ill try to post a pic of the finished product for u. its really easy, but i go by my own personal taste, never had an actual recipe, my gma made it, and i never had a chance to get the recipe, so i did it by memory....
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looks nasty but ooooh soooo goooood
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I'm sure that would be delicious glm. The only thing is that lots of olive oil = lots of calories and eggplant does really soak it up. What I do to get around this (and add extra flavour to the eggplant) is brush it with olive oil, and then barbeque it till softened and a touch charred then proceed. Some eggplants can be bitter, especially the larger ones, although if you sprinkle with salt and then dry off thoroughly after 20 minutes or so this will pull out the bitterness. The long thin "japanese" or "chinese" eggplants are paler in colour the the usual ones but aren't at all bitter. I often just grill them, sliced in half and rubbed with olive oil and lots of garlic...best of all, keep some olive oil with garlic grated in it and use that for all sorts of things to add flavour to the blah renal diet.
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i like the bitterness myself :) and i dispise the flavor of salt on most things, so i almost always avoid it like the plague lol
yes that probably is high in calories! but i only eat about 2 table spoons of it, as a snack, its too rich to eat alot!
that does sound good, the grilled flavor, it would be more like a burger then? unless i suppose i pureed it?
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They get soft on the grill and are easily mushed up. Salting the raw eggplant and then rinsing and wiping after doesn't add salty taste ...there will be liquid on the eggplant as the salt pulls out the bitter and then it's gone...has to be dried off tho or it would be salty and not good at all. If you like the bitter then obviously you wouldn't do this step.
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i will def. try this method next time i make it! thank u!
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You all got me interested in eggplant now. It's not something I ever think about buying.
Looking up the nutritional info on it it is:
Peeled Eggplant
3/4 pound, 229g
Potassium 527mg
Phosphorous 57mg
Calories 55
Not bad at all... I think I'll give it a try next time I go to the store