What's included

  • 1

    Welcome and Introduction

    • Introduction to the courses!

    • Just a note :)

    • Some tips and advice
  • 2

    Protein 101 Presentation

    • Kidney Health 101: Protein presentation

    • Protein 101 presentation video
  • 3

    Resources: Protein

    • Cronometer Tutorial Link

    • Using cronometer with a low protein diet

    • Estimated Needs Worksheet

    • Plant-based Pantry Handout

    • Meals with less meat

    • Stage 3 meal plan

    • Vegetarian Meal Ideas

    • Stage 4 meal plan

    • Kidney Health Resources

    • Low protein swaps and recipes

    • Seasoning / cooking resources
  • 4

    FAQs: Protein

    • Do I HAVE to be fully plant-based in order to see good results?

    • What about ketoanalogues?

    • What if I'm hungry, bored or not satisfied with my meals?

    • What if I'm not meeting my estimated needs?

    • What if I don't like vegetables?

    • What if I don't cook?
  • 5

    Feedback: Protein

    • Protein 101- Course feedback
  • 6

    Sodium 101 Presentation

    • Sodium 101: part 1

    • Sodium 101 Part 2

    • Sodium 101 slides
  • 7

    Resources: Sodium

    • Sodium 101

    • Sodium Strategies- ways to decrease sodium intake

    • Sodium strategies- Food products

    • Sodium substitutes and seasonings guide
  • 8

    FAQs: Sodium

    • Can I use a salt substitute?
  • 9

    Feedback: Sodium

    • Sodium 101- Course feedback
  • 10

    Potassium 101

    • Kidney Health 101: Potassium Video and presentation

    • Kidney Health 101: Potassium power point presentation
  • 11

    Resources: Potassium

    • Potassium Substitution List

    • Potassium 101

    • Let's Get Things Moving!

    • How to Double Boil Potatoes

    • Meal ideas with recipes

    • Is Your Potassium Low?

    • High and Low potassium foods
  • 12

    FAQs: Potassium

    • What if I think my potassium is high due to constipation?

    • Are there certain foods that are off limits when following a low potassium diet?

    • Why do I see high potassium foods in your menus?
  • 13

    Feedback: Potassium

    • Kidney Health 101: Potassium- Course feedback
  • 14

    Phosphorus 101 Presentation

    • Phosphorus 101 video presentation

    • Phosphorus 101 presentation
  • 15

    Resources: Phosphorus

    • Finding hidden phosphorus

    • Phosphorus binders

    • Phosphorus binders

    • Devious Drinks

    • Go Fresh Foods!

    • Is your phosphorus low?

    • Phosphorus food list
  • 16

    FAQs: Phosphorus

    • Do I really have to cut out all phosphorus additive foods?

    • What if I forget to take my phosphorus binders with my meal? Should I still take them? How can I better remember to take them?
  • 17

    Feedback: Phosphorus

    • Phosphorus 101- Course feedback

Are you confused about what you should eat if you have kidney disease?

Gain confidence in choosing foods good for you and your kidneys

Maybe you've just been diagnosed, or maybe you've had a change in your kidney labs...whatever it is that has made you want to know more about what to eat if you have kidney disease, you've come to the right place! You'll learn all about the nutrients you need to watch to help your kidneys.

This course is for you if:

  • You want to have more confidence in what to eat and enjoy your foods

  • You want to preserve kidney function or improve your health

  • You have questions about protein, potassium, phosphorus and sodium and how they relate to kidney disease

  • You want meal plans and recipes that are kidney-friendly

End confusion today!

Have clarity, confidence and meal plans at your fingertips!

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Instructor

MS, RD, CSR

Lindsey Zirker

Located in Idaho Falls, Lindsey Zirker is a clinical dietitian specializing in various types of chronic disease and conditions. She is committed to helping patients feel empowered and confident in taking charge of their health to slow the progression of kidney disease, manage autoimmune disease, food allergies and other digestive issues such as IBS and Celiac disease. Lindsey graduated from Brigham Young University with her Bachelor's degree in Dietetics and completed her dietetic internship at East Carolina University. She has been working in kidney disease since 2008 and has had the opportunity to work with many complex and varied conditions. To provide a broader approach to helping her patients, she obtained her Master's degree in Nutritional Science with an emphasis in functional medicine from the University of Bridgeport. Her nutrition philosophy can be summed up by this quote by Ann Wigmore, "The food you eat can be either the safest and most powerful form of medicine or the slowest form of poison." Lindsey enjoys reading historical fiction, playing board games, and spending time with family. Her favorite fruit is pineapple and she loves learning about how food can improve health.

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