Nottingham dietetic resources

Here are some suggestions for healthy snacks for children with kidney disease.

Little and often.........

When you have a small appetite it is important that the food you do eat is as nutritious as possible. You will need to eat a variety of foods and choose high energy foods whenever you can.

Dining out is a lot of fun. It is possible to choose from most menus when following a renal diet. The suggestions below will help your child choose well and prevent high potassium, phosphorous and salt intake as well as fluid overload.

It may be helpful to contact a restaurant or hotel before your visit to discuss your child’s diet.

What is steroid induced diabetes?

Steroid induced diabetes is when the level of sugar in your blood is too high. This can be caused by high dose steroids such as prednisolone which you must take after you have a kidney transplant.

At Christmas there are often a lot of foods that are not normally there to tempt you. Some of these are high in potassium and salt but do not despair! There are lots of traditional foods you can enjoy and the following may also highlight a few new things to try.

Nottingham dietetic resources

Renal friendly snacks

Energy Boosters

Little and often.........

Eating out on a renal diet

Diet and steroid induced diabetes

What is steroid induced diabetes?

Renal recipes at Christmas