YAY some cake

 Hi Everyone!

In my adventure to make sure Mr. M. is eating correctly I do find some triumphs. As most of you know before all of this I did a bit of baking.

Cookies, cakes and breads are some of the things Mr. M. is missing. Ahhhhh.... it took some doing but I found a cake that is kidney friendly and is perfect to top with strawberries and a bit of cool whip. 

 

OK, so it is not like the cake in my AI but it so good.

Here is the recipe for anyone who is looking for a kidney friendly cake. I did make a few changes to lower the protein, phosphorus and potassium even more.

Original recipe.

Ingredients

1/4 C unsalted butter, 3/4 C sugar, 2 eggs, 

1 1/4 C bread flour, 3oz 2% milk.

(Before I go on. I used 6 T of aquafaba in place of the 2 eggs, and I used water in place of the milk and I used APF instead of bread flour.)

Cream butter and gradually add the sugar. Beat until fluffy. Add the rest of the ingredients. At first it seemed a bit dry but keep mixing it will turn into a thick cake mixture. The recipe reads to line an 18x9 pan with parchment and bake at 375°F for 20 minutes. However, that just seemed like an awfully thin cake. So I baked mine in a loaf pan. Because there is no leaven, the cake did not rise. Duhhh... everyone knows that, right? LOL But it is perfect for kidney friendly slices. 

Using the aquafaba and the water and APF I removed 17 gms of protein from the cake. The protein in APF is less than bread flour but does contain a few more mg of phoss. But not using the eggs and milk kind of balances it out. I removed 190mg of potassium. Then I take how many slices of cake divide it by the 3ps and I get how much for each slice. Whewwww all of that for this beautiful desert.

One last note, because the cake is a bit dense it is very filling. But ohhhh Soooo good.

Let me know if you try it.

Nicole
 

 

 

going out of my mind.

 Hi Everyone!

Yes, I'm going out of my mind. 

I do believe the artist is Tina Ann

You ask me why? Trying to figure out this diet for Mr. M. I don't know how people do this. Or if they do it. For Mr. M's. stage 4 CKD, his age and weight he has limited protein 56g potassium 2-3g, and phosphorus up to 1g a day. EVERY FOOD item has those 3 things in it. And phosphorus doesn't have to be on a food label and comes in many different forms.

Here is an example. I found this (so called) kidney friendly baking powder. Regular baking powder is high in phosphorus. So I find this.

I think, great I have a substitute. However, with further research, I find that Cream of Tartar is a by product of the wind making process.  

Cream of tartar is a white, fine powder made from tartaric acid, a natural byproduct of the wine making process, specifically the crystalline acid deposited on the walls of wine vats, and is also known as potassium bitartrate or potassium hydrogen tartrate. So this substitute may be low in phosphorus but it is very high in potassium. In fact, 990mg per tsp. OK, I get it if I use 1 tsp in, say muffins and divide that 990mg by 12 it's 82.5mg of potassium per muffin. That doesn't sound like a lot but I have to add the 3ps from all of the other ingredients in the muffins. Like I wrote before, I can't believe no one has put out kidney friendly foods? In addition every web site contradicts each other. Another thing, that I didn't know before. Vegetables like spinach for example. 3 oz of Raw spinach contains 2.7 g protein, 167.4mg of potassium, and 15mg of phoss. Now let's cook this, it all changes. Protein not so much,

 it goes up to 2.9g, Potassium goes up to 839mg and phoss goes up to 100.8mg. Any vegetable that shrinks when cooked nutrients go up. If you are trying to eat a kidney friendly diet. I hope my madness helps you. LOL

Nicole

 

FFO 3/28/25

 

 Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)

This is the place to show off your faces or your face. Post any type of face from any medium. You can create it, or find it in nature, or even that face in the design of the

woodwork in your house. 

Human, animal, alien, or monster. 

ANY KIND OF FACE!

 

I hope all of you had a good week. I had 3 1/2 days of gorgeous weather. I was able to get more of my garden set up and many vegetables planted. Then, up came the wind and rain. We will have heavy rain for the next 9 days. Starting at 5PM we will have 35 to 45 MPH sustained winds and 60 MPH gusts. Ohhh, I'm so flippen thrilled. I have battened down the garden and hope it will still be standing when this wind is over. 

 

This umbrella comes in handy for the garden when it is just days on end rain. I had to take them off for the wind. 

As for art, again no time at all.

A few weeks ago I had a dentist appt. Before the appt. I was informed that my dental insurance had been canceled. WHAT??? So now I have to pay out of pocket. Well, credit card.

I think I have mentioned before that lupus and especially sjogrens is very hard on teeth.

With that here is what I found for FFO.

These were all on Pinterest.

I love this girl.

and of course if I'm looking at teeth I would really like this in my house. How cool is this?

 

 Now for some features

Debra

Erika N

 

Jeannie

 

LinsArt

Don't forget to link up with Gillena

That's it for me, 

now it's time to show me your face.

Nicole

FFO CKD History Art

 

 Welcome To Friday Face OFF (FFO)

This is the place to show off your faces or your face. Post any type of face from any medium. You can create it, or find it in nature, or even that face in the design of the

woodwork in your house. 

Human, animal, alien, or monster. 

ANY KIND OF FACE!

 

Hi Everyone! 

Before I get into FFO. I want to respond to a comment I got from Monica and thank  her for the information about the potassium. I am trying to reduce that in Mr. M's. diet due to CKD in the one kidney he has left. 

Monica wrote,

"This is what one place says about it "Potassium is an essential electrolyte that is important for several processes in the body. Its main function is to regulate signals from the brain and spine to the muscles and contribute to the normal functioning of the nervous system and muscles." Seems important to me!"

This is all true with a person who has 2 healthy kidneys. With CKD the kidney has trouble eliminating the excess potassium causing hyperkamemia, which can cause serious heart problems, heart attract and even death. So reducing potassium is just one of my goals to keep Mr. M. stable. 

 

Now for FFO

These are some faces I would like to draw. I haven't had my pencils out in months but am feeling like drawing.

This is an interesting face. I like the glasses too.

 

I love this woman, cigarette and pearls.

I found a wonderful site that shows interesting historic photos. Here are a few of them.

Rural One-Room School House In Florida, 1870s

A Female Firefighting Team On A Converted Motorcycle In London, 1932	Two Sisters, Florence And Susie Friermuth Arrested For Moonshining During The Prohibition, 1921
Portrait Of Two Girls Washing Clothes In The Street Of London, 1900's	Christmas Dinner, 1936. Dinner Consisted Of Potatoes, Cabbage And Pie
Portrait Of Unidentified Beautiful Family, Around 1875	A Stylish Family Outing, 1946
Women On Motorcycles In Great Britain, 1930s	An Immigrant Family Arriving At Ellis Island In 1904

 I couldn't pass up these 2 dapper gentlemen from the early 1900's

 Now lets see some features.

Granny Annie

Kokopelli Design

 

Don't forget to link up with Gillena

That's it for me now it's time to 

show me your face.

Nicole