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Denielle Saitta

Nutrition 416

April 17, 2014

Renal Challenge

Food diary:

Monday April 14, 2014

All food was prepared at home

Meal: Food item: Phosphorous: Potassium: odium:

!rea"fast 1 scrambled egg

c. grapes

65 mg

#un$h 1 c. garden salad!

1 c. lettuce

4 bab" carrots

2 tbsp. balsamic #inegar 1 tsp. oli#e oil

1 c. lo$ sodium c%ic&en soup6 lo$ sodium saltines

45 mg

116 mg

'0' mg

14.4 mg

274 mg'4.5 mg

50 mg

'.5 mg

'01 mg1(1 mg

%inner 2 c. )ettuccini al)redo

2 Sister Sc%ubert rolls

252 mg '72 mg 142 mg

4*0 mg

na$" 1 small apple

1 o+. unsalted pret+els

!e&erage

s

c. apple uice

2 c. lemonade

2 c. blac& co))ee

120 mg

2'2 mg

10 mg

50 mg

10 mg

'otal Phosphorous: 41' mg

'otal Potassium: 1'50 mg

'otal odium: 1'0' mg

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%is$ussion:

During t%is assignment - eno"ed learning about t%e di))erence o) someones diet i) t%e"are on dial"sis. At times, t%e assignment pro#ed c%allenging to pic& )oods t%at did not %a#e a lot

o) unnecessar" additi#es $%ile ot%er times $ere eas" to pic& %ealt%" options t%at - eno"ed.

/eing in)ormed about t%e diet as $ell as %a#ing "our meals planned out )or t%e da" seem to bet%e best options $%en planning a diet )or patient t%at is on dial"sis.

or t%is diet t%ere $ere se#eral parts t%at $ere eas" to me suc% as c%oosing %ealt%ier)oods, not eating too muc% sodium, as $ell as ma&ing sure to get a balanced course )or eac% meal

or snac& t%at - %ad. Since - do not li#e on campus or %a#e a meal plan - prepare most o) m" o$n

meals so it $as eas" to sta" a$a" )rom restaurant meals $it% etra seasonings or additi#es $%en

tr"ing to plan out m" da". - also tend to a#oid )ro+en or canned )oods $%en - coo& so t%ose more)res% items assisted in m" success o) )ollo$ing t%is diet. /" c%oosing t%ese )res% )oods o#er

prepac&aged - $as able to not %a#e too muc% p%osp%orous, potassium, or sodium in m" diet

during t%e da".

o$e#er t%ere $ere a )e$ c%allenges and barriers - )aced $%ile completing t%is diet. -

%ad a toug% time $atc%ing %o$ muc% $ater and ot%er be#erages - dran& during t%e da". 3n at"pical da" - $ill drin& about * to ( glasses o) $ater and being on t%is diet t%at $as not an option.

Since - do normall" %a#e so muc% $ater t%roug%out t%e da", it $as ust a common re)le to reac%

)or more $ater $%ile on t%e diet. Anot%er problem - )aced $as not planning out m" meals a%eado) time during t%e da". -t seems li&e it is best to %a#e meal courses planned out in ad#anced to

best )ollo$ t%e reuired diet.

%en completing t%is diet, - emplo"ed se#eral strategies to ma&e t%e diet moresuccess)ul. /" selecting )res% )ood o#er )ro+en or canned - $as able to %a#e a diet t%at did not

%a#e large amounts o) p%osp%orous, potassium, and sodium. Dial"sis is a treatment used $%en

t%e &idne"s do not $or& $ell. -t remo#es %arm)ul substances )rom t%e blood $%en t%e &idne"scannot1. a&ing sure to a#oid )oods %ig% in potassium, sodium, and p%osp%orous are crucial in

ac%ie#ing t%e best means )or t%e diet. - also $as able to prepare and coo& all m" meals and

snac&s at %ome $%ic% assist in pro#iding t%e best possible diet c%oices. -n t%e )uture i) - repeatt%is c%allenge - $ill loo& into more recipes to prepare m"sel) as $ell as ot%er snac& ideas.

a&ing sure to &no$ di))erent )oods to eat and $a"s to prepare t%em can %elp in creating t%e

best diet possible )or a patient on dial"sis. /eing educated on t%e diet is anot%er &e" step in

ma&ing sure t%at t%e )ood one eats is $it%in t%e parameters o) t%e diet. no$ing t%e )oods t%atare good and bad are &e".

A)ter )inis%ing t%e assignment it occurred to me %o$ muc% o) a struggle it is to )ind )oodt%at is eas" to prepare and t%at is not o#erl" time consuming. 8%ere is not al$a"s a lot o) time

a#ailable to leisurel" prepare meals but $it% t%is diet t%ere are se#eral necessar" measures t%at a

patient must )ollo$. -t did %elp me grasp a deeper understand o) t%e management o) 9D and t%eli)est"le t%at a patient must &eep up $it%. - t%in& as a dietitian it is important to learn and tr" all

t%e diets t%at "ou $ill educate "our clients on so b" appl"ing t%is diet to m" li)e - no$ &no$ t%e

struggles and can more e))ecti#el" ad#ise m" clients. ope)ull" t%is $ill ultimatel" ma&e me a

better dietitian and connect $it% m" patient.

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Referen$es:

1. Dial"sis. 8%e idne" oundation. %ttps:;;$$$.&idne".org;ato+;content;dial"sisin)o.c)m.

Accessed April 15, 2014.