Dietary Advice in Renal Disease

Certain kidney conditions require patients to follow a special diet. The dietary advice depends on the renal condition diagnosed and the child’s results. Each child requiring advice should be assessed by a Registered Dietitian and the advice should be adapted to suit eating habits and lifestyle. If you have been advised to change your child’s diet and need further advice ask your doctor to refer you to a dietitian or contact the dietitian you have seen in the past.

SALT INTAKE

Children with Nephrotic Syndrome, High Blood Pressure, on Dialysis or who have had Kidney Transplants should limit salt intake. It is impossible to avoid salt completely as it occurs naturally in many foods. Follow the hints to avoid excessive salt intake.

HINTS TO REDUCE YOUR SALT INTAKE

Use only a little salt in cooking or none at all

Do not add salt at the table

Cut right down on salty processed foods and ready meals – limit to 1 serving per day

CHECK FOOD LABELS

FOOD YOU CAN EAT

Fresh meat, fish, eggs, beans and lentils

Fruit and vegetables including fresh, frozen and tinned without salt

Cereals including rice, pasta, potato, bread, breakfast cereal and unsalted crackers

Milk, yoghurt, soft white cheese (and small amounts of hard cheese)

Herbs, spices, pepper, vinegar, mustard and tomato puree

SALTY AND PROCESSED FOODS – TRY TO LIMIT TO 1 SERVING PER DAY from the list

Salty meats such as ham, bacon, sausage, pate

Tinned packed and instant soups

Tinned food containing salt

Smoked meat and fish

Soy sauce, stock cubes, gravy powder and salted flavourings

Salted crisps, salted biscuits, nuts and popcorn

High salty ready meals, sauces and take-away meals

Hard cheese

THE WHOLE FAMILY CAN FOLLOW THIS ADVICE

http://www.kidney.org.uk/kids/crf/5-special-diet.html