Eating well when you have kidney disease is very important to help you stay as healthy and strong as possible. Including the right kinds and amounts of foods each day recommended for healthy eating can help your kidneys to work more easily and keep you well for longer. We recommend consuming a diet rich in vegetables, fruits, wholegrain cereals, lean meats, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and seeds, legumes and beans and low-fat dairy products. It’s also important that you limit your salt, sugar, and fat intake.
Sometimes having kidney disease can make you feel unwell. Your appetite may not be so good, and food may taste different. This is because waste products produced from the foods you eat build up in the blood instead of being removed by the kidneys. The need to make changes to your diet depends on how well your kidneys are working. What is right for others may not be right for you
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Podcast by Dietitian Fuchsia Goldsmith 'Diet in Kidney Health' - Click here
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Basic Food Guide for those with Diabetes - Click Here
There are currently two kidney friendly cookbooks available in New Zealand.
One is offered by the Christchurch Kidney Society at a cost of $10 and another is available via Te Tai Tokerau – Renal Service.
All the details can be found below.
To order contact:
Christchurch Kidney Society ph. 03 3410906, email: christchurch.kidney.society@gmail.com www.christchurchkidneysociety.co.nz
The cost is $10/book + P&P.
To order visit:
https://www.northlanddhb.org.nz/your-health/health-resources/renal-health/
Email: Communications@northlanddhb.org.nz to arrange a quote.
Cookbook will be posted from the Whangarei Renal Unit.