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« on: December 24, 2013, 11:21:25 AM »
I've gotten rather hooked on smoothies and most days I seem to have two. I've been using a variety of frozen fruits, bananas (no potassium issues yet), and either egg white protein in French Vanilla or whey protein in chocolate. I like egg white protein better since it has 23 grams of protein and very little phosphorus. Wheiy protein has 15 grams of protein and a higher phosphorus level.

I think it's working well, but my labs will tell next week. Any other suggestions for variety? I'm thinking about adding vegetables to smoothies. Which ones would be good? I tried putting protein powder in pancake mix, but it made the pancakes kind of tough.

Is there such a thing as too many smoothies? I'm starting to prefer them to real food sometimes and I could easily see replacing a couple of meals/day with them.
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« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2014, 01:31:40 PM »
I've tried the egg white protein powder in the past but it made the food/smoothie taste "eggy".  I've switched to whey protein and it seems to be better.  I use an unflavored one with my oatmeal and a strawberry flavored one with my smoothies.  I usually add strawberries, a scoop of the powder and a little bit of almond milk (unflavored).  This turns out pretty good and is great after a workout. 

Is there a particular brand of the egg white powder that you use?  Does it have the "eggy" taste?  I'd like to move back to one because of the lower phosphorus levels.
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« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2014, 02:23:22 PM »
And there is always my famous Whey Ice Cream!
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« Reply #3 on: January 31, 2014, 09:13:32 AM »
stuman, I use MRM brand, French Vanilla flavor. I haven't noticed an eggy taste. It's pretty high in potassium, but I'm fortunate in that potassium isn't an issue for me yet. I'm a big jeaous that you get to eat oatmeal though! I'd love some oatmeal, but I don't like non-dairy milks, so I've given up any type of cereal for now. I remember seeing the whey ice cream recipe before, but I haven't been brave enough to try it yet. Maybe I'll get experimental this weekend.
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Deanne

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« Reply #4 on: January 31, 2014, 03:35:29 PM »
My dietician told me that the benefits of oatmeal outweigh the negative things like phos/potassium.  I've been eating oatmeal for breakfast at least three times a week for the past couple of months and as long as I take my binders I'm good.  My labs have been perfect over the last couple of months.  Plus I eat my oatmeal a little differently than most people; I use butter, salt and pepper in mine, so I'm not adding any extra phos. 

But thanks for the brand name, I'll search for it locally and give it a shot.
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-Born in !975 with blockage on bladder
-Doctors do not realize this fact until 8 days after I'm born
-Perform surgery to pull ureters out my back so I can pee (called a eurethrarostomy)
-At 3 years of age the doctors fix the bladder and return my anatomy to normal
-23 years old I have pain in my chest/cannot breath, rushed to hospital, find that my kidneys have failed
-March 1999 - first dialysis in hospital
-January 2003   Living donor transplant from cousin
-April 2009  kidney fails  back on dialysis - present 4x per week
-January 2013 - started nocturnal dialysis 3x week for 6 hours per treatment
-April 2013 - Nocturnal shift is discontinued, treatments reduced to 5 hrs apiece
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« Reply #5 on: January 31, 2014, 03:52:46 PM »
And maybe I'll go get myself some oatmeal this weekend. Trader Joe's has some that makes it very easy. Pre-cooked steel-cut frozen in individual packages. Since it'll likely be an occassional treat, I don't want to buy a full box and have it end up with bugs.
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Deanne

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1994: Diagnosed with FSGS
September 2011: On transplant list with 15 - 20% function
September 2013: ~7% function. Started PD dialysis
February 11, 2014: Transplant from deceased donor. Creatinine 0.57 on 2/13/2014
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« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2014, 04:08:46 PM »
 :bump;

Anybody else have any good suggestions? I'm just starting down this protein road and could use some guidance.

Deanne, can you share your recipe?
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« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2014, 04:28:30 PM »
Fox, I've been drinking Nutivia Organic Hemp Protein powder for a vegetarian protein source (approved by my dietician). It doesn't taste as good as whey but it does the job.  It has a earthy taste to it.

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« Reply #8 on: March 16, 2014, 07:52:07 AM »
I started using Dialyvite Whey Plus which is designed for D people combining it with my cereal (Special K Protein & Shredded Wheat) mixed with Novasource Renal instead of milk.

This combination tastes like vanilla with no eggy after taste making breakfast my favorite meal.
 
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« Reply #9 on: June 17, 2015, 03:52:53 PM »
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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2015, 10:47:32 PM »
I wish my husband liked protein powder because I could mix him up a lot of different flavors in the blender and it would kill two birds with one stone so to speak...protein with a little measured hydration. Instead, he eats protein bars. Don't think I'll ever try throwing one of those in the blender.
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