Healthy make ahead meals/ snacks

oldjanie

oldjanie

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Hi all, looking for recipes or ideas that reheat well in the microwave or quick in the oven, but are healthy ( lower fat; salt; sugar)
Partner has single kidney failure, no confidence ( or cares for) cooking.so it’s ready meals or stuff I make. He works nights at least once a month. Been looking online for stuff I can leave for him to reheat, but nothing seems to fit his diet. Any ideas?
 
oldjanie said:
Hi all, looking for recipes or ideas that reheat well in the microwave or quick in the oven, but are healthy ( lower fat; salt; sugar)
Partner has single kidney failure, no confidence ( or cares for) cooking.so it’s ready meals or stuff I make. He works nights at least once a month. Been looking online for stuff I can leave for him to reheat, but nothing seems to fit his diet. Any ideas?
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So is he having to follow a low oxalate diet?
 
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Quinoa reheats well. I made some on Friday afternoon, put it in 2 bowels in the fridge and had some on Saturday morning and Sunday morning during the Jewish Passover last week. I put in some almond and cashew butter and some other spices with it.
This week I made some on Friday and had it this evening (Saturday). I heated it up on the hotplate for about 15 minutes.
I also batch cook lentil, chia seed and vegetable soup (Swede, carrots and tomatoes), apportion, freeze and microwave one portion per week.
Have you asked about using potassium salt instead of regular sodium salt?
I think Rude Health Spelt Flakes are a relatively healthy cereal Amazon.co.uk
 
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Amateur1 said:
Quinoa reheats well. I made some on Friday afternoon, put it in 2 bowels in the fridge and had some on Saturday morning and Sunday morning during the Jewish Passover last week. I put in some almond and cashew butter and some other spices with it.
This week I made some on Friday and had it this evening (Saturday). I heated it up on the hotplate for about 15 minutes.
I also batch cook lentil, chia seed and vegetable soup (Swede, carrots and tomatoes), apportion, freeze and microwave one portion per week.
Have you asked about using potassium salt instead of regular sodium salt?
I think Rude Health Spelt Flakes are a relatively healthy cereal Amazon.co.uk
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I’m being cautious with potassium. And protein too. What spices? Could I swap out the protein for rice?
He is soo bad! He only has half a functioning kidney and the dead one is still in situ. But he continues to eat ready meals! Making bread and butter (?) trying to make British curry sauce recipes.
 
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The diet will depend how well his remaining kidney is functioning, I don't suppose you know his eFGR (estimated glomerular filtration rate)?

Without knowing how well the half a kidney is functioning it's hard to advise regarding proteins or specific foods. Potassium and phosphates are normally only limited when kidney function deteriorates past a certain point and blood tests show higher levels of the minerals in the blood. But of course if he is not seeing a medical professional then even he may not know these details.

You may be able to get advice via email or phone from this site Help and support I would suggest having as much medical information as possible in front of you before phoning, or writing the email. The more info you give them, the more specific their advice can be.

This page gives example foods, but I am unable to tell whether they are suitable for your partners level of kidney function - Menu ideas

I really would advise you to seek advice from the first site that is offering support.

You can leach out potassium - this page provides information on potassium levels in foods and leeching some of it out before or during cooking Low Potassium Meats for the Renal Diet
 
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Was checking site addresses links :happy:
It would be too easy to give bad advice without knowing how well the kidney is functioning, and I really don't want to give bad advice
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Thats true, maybe if you have some additional links oldjanie could run the ingredients by her husband's doctor? At any rate, if he's currently eating ready meal sodium bombs anything you suggest will be a vast improvement.

Edited to add after rereading I see her DH won't go to the urologist...ugh.
 
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JAS_OH1 said:
Thats true, maybe if you have some additional links oldjanie could run the ingredients by her husband's doctor? At any rate, if he's currently eating ready meal sodium bombs anything you suggest will be a vast improvement.
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This is the difficulty. OK .. It's good to keep blood sugars and blood pressure under control - both of those could adversely affect his kidney.
For the blood sugars - that depends whether or not his body is handling sugars well, or whether he may have any signs of diabetes, or a diabetes diagnosis.
For the blood pressure - if his blood pressure is ok, then it's my understanding that normal healthy salt levels should not be a problem - but of course I am no doctor and do not know all his medical details.

One important point for phosphates is that they are in most foods, and we absorb a limited amount if they are naturally present in food. But where they are listed on a label as an ingredient, we absorb pretty close to 100% of them. I'm at CKD stage 3a and I read ingredient lists. This may be helpful https://blogs.davita.com/kidney-diet-tips/reading-food-labels-to-identify-hidden-phosphorus/

This is patient information from a UK hospital dated January 2024 - I just found it, it's for CKD, but basically it's about eating with kidneys that are not working well - https://www.royaldevon.nhs.uk/media...for-chronic-kidney-disease-rde-18-139-003.pdf

This NHS link may also help you oldjanie Eating Well for your Kidneys | North Bristol NHS Trust
 
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