Nutritious Foods for Kidney Patients

In the process of treatment and nursing care, kidney patients need to consume enough calories. The following will give you some foods to meet kidney patients’ needs.

1. Chinese yam

It is a good food for kidney patients to nourish qi and tonify deficiency. Chinese yam is rich in starch which can supply enough calories and also protect your kidneys.

2. Millet

Millet is easy to be digested and it is good for kidney patients to eat. Millet contains rich vitamin B and iron element, which can prevent anemia effectively.

3. Black rice

Black rice is typical foods to nourish your kidneys. You should soak black rice first so as to avoid hard rice causes digestive discomforts.

4. Corn

Corn contains rich dietary fiber which is helpful for relieving constipation in kidney patients.

5. Sweet potato

Plant protein is less in sweet potato so it will not burden your kidneys. But sugar content is relatively high so moderate consumption is better.

6. Lotus root starch

The main ingredients in lotus root starch is starch which can not only provide calories, but also have no metabolic burden.

The above are some common but nutritious foods for kidney patients. If you want to learn more information, you can leave a message below to kidneycares@hotmail.com or 008618330110929.