Hi Everyone!
Yes, I'm going out of my mind.
I do believe the artist is Tina Ann
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
13 comments:
...a mind is a sad thing to lose.
I admire your efforts.
There should be an AI app for all these calculations
That's enough to pull your hair out over! I found similar issues trying to go low-low carb with the Keto diet...and low-low sodium for my son when he was young with his heart issues. You can't trust the big labels on the fronts of products, either. When you try to read ingredients...that's a whole other kettle of worms. You are doing a great job!!! It is a lot of work. Kudos, lady. :)
I would also think so.
You have to be Albert Einstein to figure all this out!
Must drive you mildly crazy!
Ugh, I know lots about keeping added sugars (also with many, many names and forms) out of the diet. But I have never looked at phosphorus content.
I remember this hassle. I know the doctors office gave us a list of what to eat and not to eat. I somehow remember egg noodles were good to eat, and we ate so many of them I don't know if I could ever eat them again. I think one difference for us is my husband was on dialysis so at least some of the bad things were being pulled out. But if you can avoid dialysis, avoid it. I hope you get it worked out soon. hugs-Erika
How incredibly complicated and frustrating your food life is right now. You're doing all the right things to keep him safe and on track but wow -- that's just an amazing feat of research. Hang in there, Nicole.
You are amazing ~ trying to help your hubby ~ step at a time ~ hugs,
Wishing you good health, laughter and love in your days,
clm ~ A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Among all the challenges, it’s really infuriating that this type of advice from a supposed kidney site could be so misleading!
The challenges can be overwhelming at times. You are doing your best and that's all you can do.
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