5 Memorial Day Recipes for people with Kidney Disease

Memorial day and grilling go together like macaroni and cheese.  Luckily, people with kidney disease can eat many grilled foods with impunity.

We get this first recipe from the excellent site Davita.com:

Honey Mustard Grilled Chicken

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup mayonnaise
• 1-1/2 tablespoons deli-style mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Preparation

1. In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, mustard, honey, vinegar and green onions to make a sauce. Reserve 1/4 cup to serve with cooked chicken.
2. Grill 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts over medium heat.  Brush with honey mustard sauce and turn several times until chicken is cooked through.
3. Remove from grill and serve with reserved honey mustard sauce.

Nutrients per serving

• Calories: 241
• Protein: 23 g
• Carbohydrates: 4 g
• Fat: 14 g
• Cholesterol: 63 mg
• Sodium: 184 mg
• Potassium: 207 mg
• Phosphorus: 173 mg
• Calcium: 13 mg
• Fiber: .1 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

• 3 meat
• 1 fat

This is ok for people with diabetes or who are on dialysis.

Great tips in this video:

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How about a nice pasta salad? From the Kidney Association of America

Bow-Tie Pasta Salad

Ingredients:
2 cups cooked bow-tie pasta
1/4 cup chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped green pepper
2 tablespoons shredded carrot
2 tablespoons minced onion
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2/3 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

serves 8 (1/3 cup per serving)
Analysis:
Calories 189
Carbohydrates 12
Protein 2
Fat 15
Sodium 111
Potassium 61
Phosphorus 31

Renal and Renal
Diabetic Exchanges:
1 Starch
2 Fat

Don’t forget our Dialysis and Renal-friendly meals at MagicKitchen.com.

Grilled Marinated Beef Steak

– Also from the Kidney Association of America
1 1/2 lb chuck steak
1 can (12 oz) beer
1/2 cup sliced green onion
1/4 cup chopped green
pepper
2 tablespoons vinegar
1 tablespoon teriyaki sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon pepper

Place steak in a large shallow dish. Combine remaining ingredients and pour over
steak. Marinate 6 to 8 hours in the refrigerator, turning at least once to let flavors
penetrate. Drain the marinade from the steak; reserve. Broil steak over medium
coals for 15 to 20 minutes to desired doneness, brushing steak occasionally with
reserved marinade.

Analysis:
Calories 201
Carbohydrates 12
Protein 25
Fat 6

Renal Exchanges:
3 Meat, 1 Medium
Potassium Vegetable
Renal Diabetic
Exchanges:
3 Meat, 2 Low
Potassium Vegetable

Grilled Chicken Sesame

– Also from the Kidney Association of America
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted
2 teaspoons grated ginger
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon reduced sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon sherry
4 4-oz skinned, boned
chicken breast halves
Vegetable cooking spray

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside. Flatten chicken pieces to
1/4-inch thickness using a mallet or rolling pin.

Spray grill with cooking spray. Grill chicken over medium-hot coals 4 minutes
each side, basting frequently with soy sauce mixture. Transfer to serving platter.

Analysis:
Calories 179
Carbohydrates 11
Protein 27
Fat 3
Sodium 235
Potassium 302
Phosphorus 232

Renal and Renal
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 Meat
1 Low Potassium Fruit

And finally one more from DaVita.com

Lisa’s Awesome Burgers

Diet – Dialysis, Diabetes

Recipe submitted by DaVita renal dietitian Lisa from New York.

Portions: 4

Serving size: 1 burger
Ingredients

* 1 pound lean ground beef
* 1 cup sweet onion, finely chopped
* 1 large egg
* 3 tablespoons Mrs. Dash® Mesquite Grilling Blend
* 4 hamburger buns

Preparation

1. Preheat grill according to manufacture’s direction.
2. In a large bowl, combine ground beef, onion, egg and Mrs. Dash® seasoning until all ingredients are mixed throughout.
3. Divide ground beef mixture into 4 equal size patties.
4. Grill to desired temperature and doneness.
5. Place on hamburger buns.

Nutrients per serving

* Calories: 352
* Protein: 27 g
* Carbohydrates: 27 g
* Fat: 15 g
* Cholesterol: 126 mg
* Sodium: 292 mg
* Potassium: 458 mg
* Phosphorus: 260 mg
* Calcium: 92 mg
* Fiber: 1.5 g

Renal and renal diabetic food choices

* 3 meat
* 2 starch
* 1/2 vegetable, medium potassium

Carbohydrate choices

* 2

Melody, MagicKitchen.com blogger