Eating out on a Renal Diet

Eating out on a renal diet

Enjoying a meal out with your family and friends can be a fun occasion. With careful planning it is possible to eat out when following a renal diet. The suggestions below provide useful tips for when you are eating out and need to follow a reduced phosphate, potassium and salt diet.

GENERAL TIPS

If you have Many Choose been advised to restaurants restaurants take phosphate display menus that serve binders, on their website. fresh food remember It is a good to order. to take these idea to look with you so at the menu Salt is often you can take before you go used in them at the to see which cooking in restaurant. meals are suitable restaurants. for you. Ask for meals to be prepared without salt.

Always check with your dietitian regarding which options are suitable for you when eating out as everybody’s dietary needs will be different.

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Meat/fish/poultry Breaded or coated meat, fish or poultry Roasted, grilled or baked meat, Processed meats such as fish or poultry bacon, sausage and ham

Starchy carbohydrate Chips, roast potatoes Rice, pasta, noodles, bread, chapattis based foods and mash

Low potassium vegetable options such as beansprouts, onions, frozen mixed Vegetables which have vegetables, carrots, spring greens, Vegetables been stir-fried, deep leeks, green pepper fried or steamed Ask for vegetables to be boiled in lots of water

Cream, olive oil, garlic or pesto based sauce Gravy or tomato-based Sauces pasta sauce You could ask for your sauce to be served on the side so you can control the amount that you have

Ask for meals to be prepared Salt and without salt Salt Seasoning Herbs, spices, lemon and chilli can be used to season and flavour foods

Hard cheese such as Softer cheese such as mozzarella, cheddar and processed Cheese ricotta, cottage cheese or cream cheese cheese slices

Lemon, jam or apple tart, plain or jam sponge, treacle tart, apple or pear crumble, jam swiss roll or meringue Chocolate, nuts, dried nests with cream. fruit or milk-based Desserts Jam or plain doughnut, sweet waffles, desserts and snacks danish pastry, jelly, plain biscuit, shortbread, plain popcorn, plain muffin, or bagel with butter Eating out on TRADITIONAL a renal diet BRITISH Here are some meal ideas... BREAKFAST Porridge Waffles or Pancakes Breakfast cereals such as – served with jam, honey cornflakes and puffed rice or syrup Toast English Muffin Croissant Bagel Drained tinned fruit Hot food: Scrambled or boiled eggs with toast or fried bread LUNCH SALADS / SIDES White bread Sandwich Choose low potassium salad Bread Roll or Pitta foods such as: Filling options: Lettuce, carrot, celery, apple, Roast meat cucumber, beetroot, onion, Tuna mayonnaise noodle salad, pasta or Chicken/Turkey rice salad, cottage cheese Cottage cheese Low potassium vegetables such as: green pepper, MAIN MEAL beansprouts, onions, Roasted meat, chicken or fish frozen mixed vegetables, spring greens or leeks Meat, vegetable or bean burger with bun Dressings based on olive oil, lemon, balsamic vinegar Chicken wings or vinegar Small omelette Vegetable tart or pie Garlic bread, bread roll or pitta Eating out on a renal diet ITALIAN

Instead of: Try choosing: Cream based sauce, olive oil, garlic Tomato based sauces such as or pesto sauce. Ask for sauce to be Napoli, Bolognaise, Lasagne served separately Risotto with low potassium vegetables Mushroom risotto such as green pepper, onion, carrot, frozen mixed vegetables Pizzas with lower potassium toppings Pizzas with high potassium such as onions, green peppers, leek, vegetable toppings and / or pineapple, fresh meat or fish such as processed meat toppings chicken, beef or tuna

Ideas for Ideas for main Ideas for starters courses desserts

Garlic bread, Pasta carbonara, Pear tart, almond cake dough balls pizza, risotto or cream-based dessert such as pavlova

You can choose herbs, black pepper, chillies, olive oil or balsamic vinegar to add extra flavour if needed Eating out on a renal diet CHINESE

Instead of: Try choosing: Sweet and sour sauce, plum sauce, Soy, hoisin, black bean, orange or lemon sauce. Extra ginger, oyster or fish sauce chilli, lemongrass, garlic. A small portion of sauce on the side Soups Prawn crackers, spring rolls, wonton Leafy green vegetables Beansprouts, onions, green pepper, such as pak choi, spinach carrots and seaweed Fried rice or noodles Boiled or steamed rice

Ideas for Ideas for main Ideas for starters courses desserts

Prawn crackers, Chow mein, lemon Pineapple fritters, spring rolls, crispy chicken, sweet and toffee apples, duck pancakes, sour dishes, duck in sorbet crispy wontons plum sauce Eating out on a renal diet INDIAN

Instead of: Try choosing: Peshawari or Poppadums, chapattis cheese naan bread Dishes without a sauce for example tandoori, tikka, bhurji, bhuna, Tomato based curry dishes, meat kebab dhal or dhansak dishes Cream based sauces such as keema, korma, dopiaza Dishes containing dried fruit Ask for fruit or nuts to be left out or or nuts choose from the ideas above

Ideas for Ideas for Ideas for main SWEET starters courses TREATS

Pakoras, samosas, “Dry dishes” without Jelabi tandoori or tikka sauce such as tandoori, meat or fish tikka, bhuna, meat kebabs and rice dishes such as biryani, saffron or basmati rice

Poppadums, limit toppings such as mango chutney and raita Eating out on a renal diet FAST FOOD Instead of: Try choosing: Breaded or coated meat, Plain beef burger, chicken fillet burger burgers or sausages or plain chicken pieces

Potato wedges, French fries, Bun, bread or rice option or limit fried potato to a small portion

Large amount of To limit to one sachet tomato ketchup Milkshakes or ice cream Sorbet, slush ice drinks based drinks Cola Lemonade, squash, cordial Eating out on a renal diet PARTY FOOD Instead of: Try choosing: Sandwich with fillings such as chicken breast, tuna, beef, turkey breast, Quiche, savoury snacks with cottage cheese or egg mayonnaise hard cheese, prawns in pastry Chicken skewers with herbs/spices or sausage rolls Low potassium vegetable sticks such as peppers, cucumber and celery

Potato based crisps Corn/maize crisps or popcorn

Plain or jam sponge birthday cake, trifle, jelly and cream, apple pie, Chocolate desserts vanilla cupcakes, sweets such as pastilles, marshmallow or boiled sweets Small portion of fresh berries such Nuts, dried fruit as strawberries or raspberries Drained tinned fruit

Speak to your Dietitian if you need more information

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