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Food Substitutions
How to Adapt Your Favorite Dishes
People with chronic kidney disease face many dietary challenges, not the least
of which is to eat enough protein and calcium without getting too much
phosphorus. Try these substitutes to decrease the phosphorus in your diet:
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Use non-dairy creamer or milk substitutes, such as rice milk, on cereals and in
creamed soups, puddings and other recipes that call for milk. (Note: Some of
these products will not set when made into pudding or custard.)
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Italian sauces should be eaten in small quantities because they can be high in
sodium, phosphorus, and potassium. Instead of filling up on pasta with meat
sauce, a good choice would be salad, bread, and pasta with garlic and butter.
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Use imitation sour cream on fruits or in dips to replace yogurt.
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For breakfast, have an omelet with low-potassium vegetables or eggs any style,
toast with jelly or a pastry. Avoid cured meats such as sausage, bacon or lox;
hash browns; and fast-food breakfast sandwiches.
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You don’t have to give up dessert. Just substitute sherbet or sorbet for ice
cream, fresh fruit for dried fruit, or a plain cookie rather than a chocolate
cookie.
Learn more about healthy eating while living with hyperphosphatemia by talking
to your doctor and dietitian, and by consulting the
patient organizations devoted to kidney disease.
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