DB=Diabetes friendly; CKD=Chronic Kidney Disease friendly; PR=Protein; HPR=High Protein; RD=Registered Dietician created; GF=Gluten Free; SF=Soy Free; NF=nut free;
Chronic Kidney Disease resources
Plant Based Kidneys –RD–CKD-recipes and cooking demos
One Green Planet 7 day meal plan –CKD-with recipes
Kidney Fund-This site lets you sort recipes by vegan, then meal (B/L/D) and difficulty of recipe!
Kidney Community Kitchen – Caution-site does not distinguish between vegetarian and vegan, but using vegan substitutes seems easy. Recipes also annotate if they are HPR-high protein, low phosphorus or potassium. LOTS of recipes.
National Kidney Foundation – 62 vegan recipes that annotate if they are HPR- high protein, low phosphorus or potassium
Kidney Nutrition Institute -Select “Plant Based” on drop down to sort for vegan recipes
Information on benefits of a vegan diet for our kidneys:
- Lifestylemedicing.org – nutrition for CKD
- PlantbasedRDs – nutrition for CKD
- Cookbooks- CKD Stage 3 cookbook for vegans; The Renal Diet Cookbook for Vegans; The Essential Vegan Kidney-Friendly Cookbook; Plant Based CKD Stage 5 Cookbook
- Kate Farms (100% vegan company) sells a 20 g protein Renal Support ready to drink product
Diabetes resources
Diabetes friendly vegan breakfast recipes! RD; Eating Well
10 Diabetes friendly vegan 30 minute dinners – RD
Diabetes recipes-B/L/D desserts and snacks Mastering Diabetes
Meal ideas & 3 recipes for Diabetes RD-Plant Based Diets rock
3 day meal plan with recipes-vegan diabetes RD Plant Based RD
7 day meal plan with recipes-vegan diabetes RD Eating Well
7 Day diabetes friendly vegan meal plan with recipes Diabetes Care Canada
Diabetes (vegan) recipes 3 pages of recipes from a cooking class RD
Diabetes (vegan) recipes from Eating Well RD-click on recipe and it will tell you calorie count and if recipe is also GF, SF, HPR
Vegan Recipe Club diabetic recipesclick on recipe and it will tell you calorie count and if recipe is also GF
Vegan Diabetic Recipes from Plant Based Dietitians RD
Diabetes Australia vegan recipes
Diabetes vegan recipes Gestational Diabetes UK-click on recipe and it will tell you calorie count and if recipe is also GF, NF
Diabetic Gourmet vegan recipes
15 Diabetic Friendly Vegan Recipes One Green Planet
- Kate Farms (100% vegan company) sells a Glucose Support ready to drink nutrition shake
Fiber
The China Study by Dr. T. Colin Campbell on Fiber here or basic fiber facts including some good sources of fiber here
Dangers of Dairy
What contains dairy and names they use to hide it in our food here
Traces of morphine, along with codeine and other opiates, are produced in cows’ livers and end up in their milk. This is why Americans find it so hard to resist cheese.
Dr’s find that if patients can swear off cheese for three weeks, the cravings will go away. Get help with a starter kit and encouragement emails at The Dairy Detox.
Virtually all children have lactase enzymes that split lactose into glucose and galactose. A decline in lactase activity with age is normal due to weaning. This is why only whites whose enzymes do not decline as much can tolerate milk.
The Harvard School of Public Health’s “healthy plate” and the nation of Canada recommended water as beverage and not milk.
Racial Bias in Federal Nutrition Policy (on dairy)
Military
Army findings suggest implementing the Initial Military Training menu standards in nontrainee Army DFACs is feasible & has the potential to improve the overall healthfulness of soldiers’ food selection and consumption. Meanwhile, staff are blamed for poor Army nutrition.