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Children’s Dietitians The Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Eating out on a Queen’s Medical Centre Campus Derby Road Nottingham Renal Diet NG7 2UH Information For Feedback Children with Kidney Disease We appreciate and encourage feedback. If you need advice or are concerned about any aspect of care or treatment please speak to a member of staff or contact the Patient Advice and Department of Liaison Service (PALS): Dietetics and Nutrition Freephone (City Hospital Campus): 0800 052 1195 Freephone (QMC Campus): 0800 183 0204 From a mobile or abroad: 0115 924 9924 ext 65412 or 62301 Minicom: 0800 183 0204 E-mail: [email protected] Letter: NUH NHS Trust, c/o PALS, Freepost NEA 14614, Nottingham NG7 1BR This document can be provided in different languages and www.nuh.nhs.uk formats. For more information please contact: Nottingham Children’s Hospital If you require a full list of references for this leaflet please email [email protected] or phone 0115 924 9924 Queen’s Medical Centre Campus ext. 67754. D Floor, East Block The Trust endeavours to ensure that the information given here Children’s Dietitian: is accurate and impartial. Contact number: (0115) 924 9924 Ext: 62066 Department of Dietetics and Nutrition © July 2012. All rights reserved. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Review July 2015. Ref: xxxx/v1/0411/CR. 20 1 Notes 2 19 Contents: Eating out on a renal diet ………………………… 4 General tips ………………………………………….. 5 Asian ………………………………………………… 6- 7 Indian ………………………………………………... 8 Mexican ……………………………………………... 9 Spanish Tapas ……………………………………… 9 Italian ………………………………………………… 10 Pizza …………………………………………………. 10 Pasta …………………………………………………. 11 British ……………………………………………….. 12- 13 Breakfast, Fruit, Lunch ……………………………... 12 Main course …………………………………………. 13 Salad or salad bars ……………………………….. 14 Fast foods …………………………………………... 15- 17 Subway, Burger King, Pizza Hut/ Dominoes …….. 15 KFC, McDonalds Cornwall Pasty Co/Greggs, Fish and Chips ………………….…………………... 16 Coffee shops ………………..………………………. 17 Notes …………………………………………………. 19 18 3 Coffee shops e.g. Starbucks or Costa Coffee: Try to choose tea, fruit tea or cold fruit squash e.g. Fruit Shoot instead of coffee Eating out on a options, which are high in potassium and often served with renal diet milk, which will also make them high in phosphate. Coffee shops Dining out is a lot of fun. offer a range of snacks, try to It is possible to choose choose toasted bagel, plain muffin, sandwich filled with from most menus when chicken, turkey, beef, tuna or salmon, sweet options include a slice of plain shortbread, doughnut. following a renal diet. The suggestions within this booklet will help your child choose well and prevent high potassium, phosphorus Remember: and salt intake as well Eating regular take-aways is not recommended. The information on this page is only to guide you to make as fluid overload. better choices when having a take-away as an occasional treat It may be helpful to contact a restaurant or hotel before your visit to discuss your child’s diet. 4 17 Fast foods (continued) General tips McDonalds Choose a hamburger/mayo chicken/grilled chicken Soups are generally high in potassium and salt and salad. Avoid Big macs/big tasty/chicken legend burger will form part of your fluid restriction and should be as they have a very high salt content. Ask for fries avoided without salt. Sauces, gravy or salad dressings can be high in KFC both salt and potassium. Request these are served Grilled chicken wings are the lowest salt option at separately on the side of your plate. KFC, although remember that if you eat more than one the salt content can get very high. Another better Most vegetables are high in potassium and request option is the KFC snackers. Avoid fillet burgers, double if possible these are boiled rather than steamed. downs and crispy twisters as they are extremely high in salt. Bread or garlic bread is a good option as Cornwall Pasty Co/Greggs: a starter or side dish. Most pies, pasties, sausage rolls are very high in salt Avoid free refills for drinks Fish and Chips: Remove batter from battered fish as this is high in salt. If your child takes a phosphate binder A small portion of chips can be eaten as a treat but remember to take this with you to the remember these are not pre-boiled so will be high in restaurant. potassium. Serve with bread and side salad to fill you up. Avoid battered sausages and burgers as these are If your child has a poor appetite phoning the high in salt. restaurant prior to your visit may enable you to explain the situation and come to some agreement e.g. sharing your meal with your child or requesting A note about fries: a smaller portion at a reduced cost Remember fries can not only be covered in salt, they are also high in Potassium as are not pre-boiled. They are therefore recommended as strictly an occasional treat only! 16 5 Asian Fast foods Asian food such as Chinese, Thai, Malay, Fast food can be an option for an Japanese and Vietnamese usually consist of meat, occasional treat on a renal diet. It fish or poultry combined with fresh vegetables. does require some planning. Many Steaming, deep frying or stir fry are common fast food items are pre salted. Asking cooking methods, vegetables cooked in this way for a portion of fries without salt is a will be high in potassium. better option Top tips: Subway: Choose 6” sub, good ideas for fillings include chicken Ask for your food to be breast, tuna, ham, egg mayo, beef, turkey breast, club, cooked to order so that it may be prepared without sweet onion teriyaki and salad. The wraps available soy, fish, black bean, hoisin or oyster sauce. Ask for are all okay for those following a low salt diet. Avoid food to be cooked in ginger, chilli or garlic instead, to subs and wraps with extra cheese, dressings and add flavour or you could ask for a small serving of those which double up the filling e.g. turkey breast and sauce on the side ham. Try choosing dishes with sweet and sour, lemon, Burger King: orange, plum sauce Choose a plain hamburger or Angus burger, Ocean catch or chicken bites, chicken fillet strips. The chicken Order plain boiled or steamed rice or noodles as burger, cheese burger, veggie bean burger all contain they contain less salt than fried rice or noodles more salt and may also be a source of potassium and phosphate. Ask for fries without salt. Avoid soups Pizza Hut/ Dominoes Pizza: Choose meat and fish dishes avoid prawn or tofu See Italian section for lower salt and potassium pizza containing dishes topping ideas. Limit pizza to 2 slices and serve with garlic bread, dough balls and small side salad. 6 15 Salad or salad bars Asian (continued) Salads can be a healthy choice as a main meal or side dish. As a main meal salad can be served with Nuts and green leafy vegetables such as bok choi, bread, pasta or rice. Chinese spinach or Chinese cabbage should be avoided due to their high potassium content If you are creating a salad from a salad bar choose from the following low potassium options: Ideas for starters: omelette, prawn or sesame toasts, Lettuce, carrots, radishes, prawn crackers, dim sum, spring rolls, sushi, cauliflower, green peppers, tempura, duck pancakes, crispy wontons celery, apple, onions, cucumber, beetroot, noodles, pasta or rice Ideas for main courses: lemon chicken, duck in salad, cottage cheese, canned plum sauce, chow mein, sweet and sour dishes, fruit cocktail, canned peaches meat or fish kebabs and pears, canned pineapple. Ideas for desserts: pineapple or apple fritters, toffee Choose olive oil, lemon, apples or sorbet balsamic vinegar or vinegar as a dressing Avoid: raw spinach, olives, pickles or bacon bits, tomatoes, fresh mushrooms, cheese, kidney beans, chickpeas, seeds or nuts, potato salad, bean salad, relishes and pickles 14 7 Indian Main course: Indian food often combines meat, fish or poultry Where possible choose a meal that is prepared to with fresh vegetables and potatoes. Sauces are order. often tomato based and are made using fresh herbs and spices; they are therefore often high in Ask that salt and salt seasonings are potassium. Indian dishes can often be large and not added filling. Ask for small portions or share your dish. Ask for sauces and gravies to be Top tips: served on the side instead of over the food so that it can be added A portion of boiled rice, chapaati or naan sparingly X bread makes a filling accompaniment. This will therefore limit your intake of sauce. Remove batter or coating from breaded items to reduce the salt content e.g. fish in breadcrumbs or Ideas for starters: poppadoms are okay but limit batter the toppings such as raita, mango chutney or lime pickle. Pakoras or samosas, naan bread (avoid Choose: grilled or roasted steaks, chops, lamb peshwari naan due to the dried fruit content), shank, chicken or fish seasoned with black pepper, chappaatis. lemon, garlic or ginger. Mashed potato topped pies e.g. shepherds pie or cottage pie. Toad in the hole or Ideas for main courses: Dishes without sauce e.g. roast dinner are good choices, serve with biriyani, tandoori, tikka, bhurji, bhuna, meat kebabs roast potatoes that have been pre-boiled first, or are good options. Keema, Dupiaza and Korma are mashed potato. cream based sauces and therefore good alternatives. Avoid dhal or dhansak dishes or dishes containing sea food. Basmati, saffron, biriyani rice dishes are good choices. Ideas for desserts: Jelabi Avoid main courses and side or rice dishes containing dried fruit or nuts 8 13 British Mexican British food encompasses a diverse range of Mexican food gives you the option to foods these days.

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