protein

[Ambo]

Greetings,
I am quite new to this website.  The social worker at the PD clinic I go to made the suggestion to check it out.  I have a request for suggestions on the intake of protein.  I do PD Dialysis at home every day.  My albuminum (I think that's how you spell it?) is fairly low so I am in need of protein.  I know that meat is high in protein and other foods like beans, but I was wondering if there is anything else?  So if you happen to have some ideas of what you do if this happens to you, I greatly appreciate learning about your ways.  Thanks so much for your time. it's greatly appreciated.

[kidney4traci]

Try eggs and meat.

[flip]

I drink a can of Nepro every morning.

[Sluff]

Greetings,
I am quite new to this website.  The social worker at the PD clinic I go to made the suggestion to check it out.  I have a request for suggestions on the intake of protein.  I do PD Dialysis at home every day.  My albuminum (I think that's how you spell it?) is fairly low so I am in need of protein.  I know that meat is high in protein and other foods like beans, but I was wondering if there is anything else?  So if you happen to have some ideas of what you do if this happens to you, I greatly appreciate learning about your ways.  Thanks so much for your time. it's greatly appreciated.

Welcome to Ihatedialysis.com. Please go back to the introduce yourself thread and introduce yourself. it's always nice to know who we are talking with.

Thanks

Sluff/Admin

[jbeany]

Eggs and meat are the best choices for a renal diet.  Diary products, nuts and beans are high in things that aren't good for a renal patient - phosphorous and potassium.  If you increase the amounts of those things in your diet, make sure you watch all your labs to keep from causing more harm than good. 

[thegrammalady]

i used to take a hard boiled egg for breakfast (very kidney friendly protine) to every treatment. however after 2 years i can't look at an egg of any kind. so i'm now taking zone bars. the strawberry yogurt ones are the lowest in phos and potassium and don't taste like sawdust. they have 12gms of protine.

[KT0930]

Atkins Advantage bars are also good. I usually had one almost every morning (along with a binder) and didn't have problems with my labs. I did PD, so potassium was not an issue, but I don't see it listed on the nutrition label anywhere.

[pelagia]

I found a program for my mac that uses nutrition information from the USDA database to tell you what's in lots of the foods we eat.  Below are some examples of protein sources relative to their phosphorus content.  I have learned (as the main cook in our house) that one of the challenges of the dialysis diet is getting enough protein without getting too much phosphorus.  My husband needs to have 14-16 oz of high quality protein sources a day, but has a guideline of 800-1000 mg of phosphorus.  He can't get enough protein into his day if he eats beans, cheese, or milk because the phosphorus content is so high relative to the protein content. 



Type of protein                              phosphorus (mg)   actual protein(g) (excluding fat, water, etc)

For 3 oz. Serving:
Beef - eye of round, roasted                     192.1         24.6
Beef – chuck, arm pot roast,braised         227.8         28.1
Pork – tenderloin, roasted                    220.2         23.9
Tuna – canned in water, without salt         184.4         20.1
Chicken - light meat only, roasted                      181.4         25.6
               
Egg – one large (not 3 oz.)                      89.0           6.2
Egg white - one large                                               4.3         3.5

For 1 cup:
Beans, kidney, canned                       268.8         13.3
Beans, pinto, canned                       220.8         11.7

For 1 oz. Serving
Cheese, cheddar                               145.2          7.1

[MyssAnne]

I'm drinking boost twice a day, morning and bedtime. My protein levels are ridiculously low, and my nutritionist suggested I try this, along with
the 'regular' sources of protein: chicken, shrimp, eggs, lean pork, fish, lean beef.