Meatless Meal #3

December 22, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another Humpday! I hope this Christmas week 2021 is seeing you healthy and merry! I had shared a couple of weeks ago that I was skeptical about getting the Covid booster shot. I got Moderna, and my daughter got Pfizer the first two shots. I listed why I was skeptical, but […]

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Mediterranean Mashed Potatoes!

November 17, 2021.Reading time 3 minutes.

I am sticking with the Mediterranean alternatives to Thanksgiving sides. If you have CKD or any inflammatory disorder or are thinking of ways to prevent Dementia, the Mediterranean Diet may be the way to go. There are not tons of butter or heavy cream in these recipes. You will find one recipe to read, and […]

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Thanksgiving Turkey Mediterannean Style!

November 5, 2021.Reading time 2 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another Food on Friday topic. Since it is the month of November, and in the USA that means Thanksgiving, and Thanksgiving means turkey, and it is Dementia month on this blog. Well, you get the idea of today’s topic. Studies show that following the MIND Diet, and or the Mediterannean Diet […]

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Family Cookoff #3 Dollar Store Meal

October 29, 2021.Reading time 8 minutes.

Welcome to another Food on Friday topic. This week it was my turn to be the judge and pick the theme for our family cookoff challenge. I chose a dollar store meal. The Dollar Tree is not close to us, but we do have a Dollar General and Family Dollar right here in town. So, […]

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Throwback Thursday: Why Obesity Was Rare In The 50’s

October 21, 2021.Reading time 4 minutes.

Hello, and Happy Thursday! I have had a crazy week and I feel like I have totally neglected my readers. I still have so much to discuss on the topic of Obesity, and the month is almost over. My newsletter was supposed to go out yesterday, but I will literally not home at all yesterday […]

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Holy Fructosenomics!

October 13, 2021.Reading time 7 minutes.

OK, so I totally made that word up. But, I had already done a post last year titled What the Fructose! So, I had to come up with something. For the purposes of this post, because the topic is very complex, and there is a lot to it, I am going to make some key […]

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High Oxalate Food Swaps!

September 29, 2021.Reading time 6 minutes.

All this month I have been discussing Oxalates in relation to kidney stones, and the possibility it may effect CKD. I did not get in as many topics as I would have liked, but if you look in the archives there is some really good information for you. The foods with the very highest oxalates, […]

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Taste Test Tuesday: Family Cook Off Week 1

September 28, 2021.Reading time 9 minutes.

Last week I announced that my husband, daughter, and I were going to start a family cook off even each Monday. Yesterday, was our first cook off, and I was the judge. We need to come up with a prize, but we didn’t decide that yet. So, for this week I got to pick the […]

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Don’t Take My Chocolate!

September 23, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello, and welcome to another Thinking on Thursday topic. Today, we are going to think about chocolate. I know controversial, right? But, for this month’s Health Challenge, I have been discussing Oxalates, and chocolate is very high in Oxalates. Well, sort of. Keep reading to learn more. I have talked about chocolate before. Mostly in […]

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Meatless Monday: Greek Spaghetti

September 20, 2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

Hello, Hello! As I try to work back more towards a Vegetarian type of eating pattern, I have discovered this wonderfully delicious recipe. If you have read any of my posts on Oxalates this month, then you know why I have steered away from strictly Vegetarian eating. We actually had this on Friday, but I […]

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AKF Kidney Class Week #3 January 19, 2022
Happy Humpday! Today is week 3 of the AKF Kidney Class. I am a Kidney Coach, and each week I share another slide from the program that I would have done in person if Covid hadn’t come around. The slides are the property of AKF and I have permission to share them here on this [...]
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Pantry Food Challenge With CKD and My Very Small Haul January 18, 2022
Welcome to another Healthy tip on Tuesday! Today, my healthy tip, especially if you are doing a food pantry challenge, is to do an inventory of your pantry. We seriously have way more food than I even thought we did. We did a complete inventory yesterday. I am almost embarrassed to say, but I have [...]
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A Mindfulness Photography Challenge and Week 1 Pantry/Budget Challenge Review! January 17, 2022
Happy Monday! I think I will repeat this Mindfulness challenge each month with a different theme. A very important part of Mindfulness is being present at the moment, observing your surroundings and how they make you feel. I love being outdoors in nature and all the beauty that goes with it. I also love photography. [...]
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Who Likes Squats? January 14, 2022
I would say most people do not like to do squats, but some people probably do. The other day I was reading an article on bone health and preventing Osteoporosis. With CKD you know how important bone and muscle health is. Squats were considered one of the best weight- bearing exercises you could do for [...]
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Living With CKD Pantry Challenge What We Ate 1/12-1/13 January 13, 2022
Hello, and happy Thursday. The weekend is coming and that means I will be at work. The hardest time for my family to follow the food budget is the weekends when I work. Last week I purchased lots of extra stuff for them to be able to prepare quick dishes. The purpose of the Pantry [...]
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Kidney Class: The Kidneys! January 12, 2022
Hello, and welcome to the first slide in the AKF Kidney Class. Today, I will share what the kidneys do. I did a detailed post about this last year, and you can read it here. Please be sure and look at the image with the information about the kidneys on it. The kidneys are two [...]
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Living With CKD Pantry Food Challenge January 11, 2022
So, if you read my post yesterday then you know I have two challenges for the whole year in 2022. The budget challenge is to save extra money, and you know what my phone died last night and I had to get a new one. So, isn’t that interesting! Anyway, I will try to post [...]
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A New Food Budget Challenge And Pantry Cooking With CKD January 10, 2022
Hello, and welcome to another Mindful Monday topic. Part of Mindfulness is being aware of what you are spending your hard-earned money on. All of 2021 we spent paying off debt, and not buying more stuff unless it was with cash as much as possible. We spent down so much of our debt and were [...]
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Kidney Class: Introduction January 5, 2022
Hello, and Happy Humpday. Below you will see an image which is the first slide in the AKF Kidney Class presentation. If I was doing this in person with you, this is the very first slide you would see. I will upload a new slide every Wednesday. Each slide will have an explanation, plus links [...]
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What To Expect On This Blog In 2022! January 3, 2022
Happy New Year! I worked all weekend, per usual, and it was a doozy. I slept so well last night that I am wondering if every day should be a doozy, lol. On Saturday I had a step count of 16,500 steps and Sunday 14,500 steps. That is a lot of steps! Before I get [...]
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Meatless Meal #3

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Mediterranean Mashed Potatoes!

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Thanksgiving Turkey Mediterannean Style!

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Family Cookoff #3 Dollar Store Meal

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Throwback Thursday: Why Obesity Was Rare In The 50’s

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Holy Fructosenomics!

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High Oxalate Food Swaps!

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Taste Test Tuesday: Family Cook Off Week 1

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Don’t Take My Chocolate!

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Meatless Monday: Greek Spaghetti

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