Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook Review

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(More customer reviews)With my husband's diagnosis of renal failure, dialysis, and future transplant also came the nastiest diet restrictions imaginable. I was losing my mind trying to keep track of sodium, phosphorous, potassium, carbs, and protein while cooking for him - until I got this book. I've been carryiing it around with me constantly since I got it a few weeks ago. It does a much better job of explaining the diet restrictions than any dietician we talked to. The recipes are easy and use mostly common ingredients. My only complaint with the recipes is that there are few grab 'n' go, crock pot, or sack lunch options. (My husband's renal failure hasn't caused our children to slow down - yet, and he's still working.) I wish we had been handed this book the day he left the hospital so we wouldn't have been so terrified of eating for the first few weeks after he was diagnosed. I haven't tried all the recipes yet, but the ones I've made so far are like "real food" and much more satisfying than the white rice and canned peaches we were limiting ourselves to initally. I especially appreciated the breakfast, lunch, and dinner menu options that were given.

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Product Description:
Cookbook facts:Published September 2000: the newest, most up-to-date dialysis cookbook available.
272 pages
12 chapters with dividers.
Top-quality padded, laminated linen spill proof cover.
3-Ring loose leaf binder that opens so you can add new upcoming recipes from our website.
Pre-planned daily menus for breakfast, lunch and dinner with nutrient totals and National Renal Diet Food Choice totals. Guidelines for food selection, preparation and portioning for the dialysis diet.
Renal Dialysis Food Pyramid pull-out included with every book.
A handy "E-Zel" cookbook stand included with every book.
160 tested recipes.
A complete nutrient analysis for each recipe includes: SodiumPotassiumPhosphorusProteinFatCaloriesCarbohydratesCholesterolNational Renal & Renal Diabetic Food Choices
High and low Sodium, Potassium and Phosphorus food lists...not just what you can't eat, but also what you can!
Nutrient comparisons between Cooking for David's recipes and common commercially prepared equivalents.
Quick recipe index of: Easy-to-make recipesRecipes that are good when you're having companyGreat-for-leftovers recipesLow-budget recipesLowest Potassium and Phosphorus recipes
Helpful information for locating and using special dialysis-friendly ingredients,such as Vitamite® 100 2% milk substitute.
Explanation of the Renal Diet Prescription.

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