Thursday, April 07, 2011

Applepear Muffins

Applepear Muffins


1 cup-----Applepear, peeled and diced--250 mL
1/3 cup--Applesauce, any flavour-------80 mL
¾ cup----Milk, skim or 1%-------------190 mL
1 ½ tsp---Baking powder------------------7 ½ mL
1/3 cup---White sugar---------------------80 mL
1 ¾ cup--All-purpose flour--------------440 mL
¼ tsp----Ground ginger------------------1 ¼ mL
½ tsp----Ground cinnamon--------------2 ½ mL

Instructions
1. Mix together the sugar, cinnamon, and ginger.
2. In a large bowl, mix flour, baking powder, sugar mixture, salt,
milk, and applesauce. Do not over-beat, as the muffins will get
tunnels from the air pockets.
3. Stir in the diced applepears.
4. Spoon the batter into 12 greased muffin cups.
5. Bake at 400°F (205°C) for 20-25 minutes, or until tops begin to spring back when lightly touched.
6. Serve after muffins have cooled down – it takes about 30
minutes.

Enjoy!

Nutrition Information for 1 muffin:
Fat 1 g Potassium 58 mg
Carbohydrate 21 g Phosphorus 16 mg
Protein 3 g Sodium 88 mg

1 Muffin = 1 Low Potassium Fruit Choice!

Bullet Points - Renal Diet

limit dairy
no chocolate, nuts & seeds, beans, or bananas.

Eating a low-protein diet (this may be recommended)
People on dialysis should eat 8 - 10 ounces of high-protein foods each day.

Restricting salt, potassium, phosphorous, and other electrolytes


PHOSPHOROUS
You will need to limit the amount of dairy foods that you eat. This includes milk, yogurt, and cheese. Some dairy foods are lower in phosphorous, including tub margarine, butter, cream cheese, heavy cream, dry cottage cheese, brie cheese, sherbet, and nondairy whipped toppings.

No colas.

White rice and bread instead of brown.

Egg whites and limited yolks. The yolk has the majority of phosphorous.

Fruits and vegetables contain only small amounts of phosphorous.

FLUIDS
Do not eat too much of foods that contain a lot of water, such as soups, Jell-O, popsicles, ice cream, grapes, melons, lettuce, tomatoes, and celery.

SODIUM
Check all labels to see how much salt or sodium foods contain per serving.

Also, avoid foods that list salt near the beginning of the ingredients. Look for products with less than 100 mg of salt per serving.

Buttermilk is high in sodium.

When foods are processed, the sodium content increases. Here are some examples:


Cucumber 7 slices= 2 mg
Cucumber/salad dressing 234 mg
Dill pickle 928 mg

Chicken ½ breast= 69 mg
Chicken pie 1 frozen= 907 mg
KFC dinner 2,243 mg

Lemon 1 mg
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp= 1,029 mg
Salt 1 tsp= 1,938 mg

Pork 3 oz= 59 mg
Bacon 4 slices= 548 mg
Ham 3 oz= 1,114 mg

PHOSPHORUS
No colas
Canadian Root Beer is phosphorus-free


POTASSIUM
DO NOT use salt substitutes because they contain potassium. People with chronic kidney disease also need to limit their potassium.

Potassium is found in many food groups, including fruits and vegetables. Choosing the right item from each food

group can help control your potassium levels.

When eating fruits:

Choose peaches, grapes, pears, cherries, apples, berries, pineapple, plums, tangerines, and watermelon

Limit or avoid oranges and orange juice, nectarines, Kiwis, raisins or other dried fruit, bananas, cantaloupe, honeydew, prunes, and nectarines

When eating vegetables:

Choose broccoli, cabbage, carrots, cauliflower, celery, cucumber, eggplant, green and wax beans, lettuce, onion, peppers, watercress, zucchini, and yellow squash.

Limit or avoid asparagus, avocado, potatoes, tomatoes or tomato sauce, winter squash, pumpkin, avocado, and cooked spinach.

Renal Friendly Recipes

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Low Sodium, Low Phosphorus, no nuts, seeds, chocolate, bananas.

Wow, a lot to learn and a tonne of restrictions.