Kidney & liver
Kidney Disease Diet After 60: 10 Low Potassium Foods Your Kidneys Can Handle
Educational only, not medical advice. Talk to your own doctor, nurse practitioner or pharmacist. In an emergency, call 911.
What this video covers
A kidney disease diet gets much easier once you picture your kidneys as a kitchen sink. The faucet is your food, the basin is your blood and the drain is your kidneys. When the drain slows down, you turn the faucet down. In this video, Nurse Ade explains potassium, phosphorus and sodium in plain words, and why your own lab numbers and kidney disease stage decide your limits.
Then she counts down 10 low potassium, kidney friendly foods, from cauliflower, cabbage (with a note for people on warfarin) and red bell peppers to egg whites, olive oil, buckwheat and fresh herbs, with simple ways to cook them. You will also learn why salt substitutes can be risky, how to spot added phosphorus on a label (look for PHOS), portion tips, cooking tricks for canned vegetables and potatoes, and a word for people on dialysis. This video is for adults over 60 living with kidney disease and the families who cook for them.
Key points
- The kitchen sink picture: faucet, basin and drain
- What potassium, phosphorus and sodium do when they build up
- Your lab numbers, your stage, and why your labs decide your limits
- 10 low potassium, kidney friendly foods, from cauliflower to fresh herbs
- Salt substitute warning and how to spot added phosphorus (look for PHOS)
- Portions, cooking tricks for canned vegetables and potatoes, and a word for dialysis
Chapters
- 0:00 Your Kidneys Work Like a Kitchen Sink
- 1:58 Potassium, Phosphorus and Sodium Explained
- 3:51 Your Lab Numbers and Kidney Disease Stage
- 5:31 10. Cauliflower
- 5:58 9. Cabbage (Warfarin Note)
- 6:32 8. Red Bell Peppers
- 6:56 7. Onions and Garlic
- 7:35 6. Berries and Apples
- 7:54 5. Egg Whites
- 8:14 4. Olive Oil
- 8:40 3. Buckwheat
- 9:01 2. Fresh Plain Protein
- 9:52 1. Fresh Herbs and Salt Free Blends
- 10:13 Salt Substitutes and Reading Food Labels
- 13:06 Portions, Cooking Tricks and Dialysis
- 15:02 One Swap Homework and Recap
