I Hate Dialysis Message Board
Welcome, Guest. Please login or register.
November 22, 2024, 04:10:33 AM

Login with username, password and session length
Search:     Advanced search
532606 Posts in 33561 Topics by 12678 Members
Latest Member: astrobridge
* Home Help Search Login Register
+  I Hate Dialysis Message Board
|-+  Dialysis Discussion
| |-+  Dialysis: Diet and Recipes
| | |-+  question about artificial/frozen mashed potatos		 0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. « previous next »
Pages: [1] Go Down Print
Author Topic: question about artificial/frozen mashed potatos  (Read 3199 times)
sullidog
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1432
« on: January 21, 2010, 04:29:30 PM »
I'm talking about the kind that you find in frozen dinners, and also the instant kind you can buy in the store.
I have checked the labels on the frozen dinners and it does not tell me anything about the potassium in the mashed potatos, is there any in these types of mashed potatos? How about the instant ones do they also have potassium as well? Or is this something that they are hiding from me:)
How about the phosferous, how much?
Troy
Logged
May 13, 2009, went to urgent care with shortness of breath
May 19, 2009, went to doctor for severe nausea
May 20, 2009, admited to hospital for kidney failure
May 20, 2009, started dialysis with a groin cath
May 25, 2009, permacath was placed
august 24, 2009, was suppose to have access placement but instead was admited to hospital for low potassium
august 25, 2009, access placement
January 16, 2010 thrombectomy was done on access
Hanify
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 1814


Hadija, Athol, Me and Molly at Havelock North 09
« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2010, 10:14:06 PM »
 think the general rule of thumb is that the more you can prepare it yourself the better. 
Logged
Diagnosed Nov 2007 with Multiple Myeloma.
By Jan 2008 was in end stage renal failure and on haemodialysis.
Changed to CAPD in April 2008.  Now on PD with a cycler.  Working very part time - teaching music.  Love it.  Husband is Paul (we're both 46), daughter Molly is 13.
jennyc
Full Member
***
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 388


First day of school 08'
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2010, 02:00:06 AM »
Keep to fresh potato. peel, cut and soak in water before cooking. I'd say the store bought stuff would have loads of bad stuff. Esp pre made mash potato as it would be high in salt.
Logged
2003 January - acute renal failure
        March/April - Started PD
2009 October - PD failing, First fistula put in.

Cadaveric Transplant 27/1/2010
Rerun
Member for Life
******
Offline Offline

Gender: Female
Posts: 12242


Going through life tied to a chair!
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2010, 07:08:04 AM »
I agree with JennyC  Just soak your fresh potatoes and you will leach about 1/2 of the potassium out.  Still only have one serving.

Once in a while I do have some French fries at a restaurant and ask for them to be not salted.
Logged
fc2821
Elite Member
*****
Offline Offline

Gender: Male
Posts: 1224


Just another hamster on the dialysis W.O.F.
« Reply #4 on: January 22, 2010, 08:39:56 AM »
    Food in frozen diners contains high amounts of sodium too.  Something to keep in mind. 
Logged
In center hemo dialysis since Feb 14, 2007. 

If I could type properly, I'd be dangerous!

You may be only one person in the universe but you may mean the the universe to someone else.
Pages: [1] Go Up Print 
« previous next »
 
Powered by MySQL Powered by PHP SMF 2.0.17 | SMF © 2019, Simple Machines | Terms and Policies Valid XHTML 1.0! Valid CSS!