A Healthy Christmas Dinner for Chronic Kidney Disease
Christmas is a time of excitement and celebrations in many countries. And
what better way to enjoy your time with family and friends than with delicious
food! You can still enjoy these festival foods with a healthy Christmas Dinner
for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), even if you have this disease.
No doubt you will find yourself before a spread of roast turkey, honey baked
ham, chocolate cake, red wine, and all kinds of other Christmas favorites. Of
these, what can you indulge in, and what should you refrain from? In general,
you should track what and how much you are eating of certain nutrients such as
protein, potassium, sodium, phosphate and calories. The following recipes give
you some good choice to prepare your Christmas dinner.
Garlic Cauliflower
Ingredients
1 small head of cauliflower
1 tablespoons virgin olive oil
2 large cloves garlic-minced
1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
Dash paprika (optional)
Pepper to taste (optional)
Directions
In a large kettle, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil.
Trim cauliflower and break into flowerets.
Drop into boiling water and cook about 2 minutes.
Drain in a colander.
In a large, non-stick skillet, heat oil and toast garlic.
Add cauliflower and sesame seeds and saute for 1 minute.
Dust with paprika and pepper before serving (optional).
Herb Roasted Turkey with Mushroom Gravy
Ingredients
10 -12 pound turkey
4 sprigs fresh thyme
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 medium onion ,quartered
The peel of one lemon, cut into strips
1 cup dried mushrooms, reconstituted (reserve 1 cup liquid)
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
2 tablespoons dry white wine
2 teaspoons potato starch
1/2 teaspoon dried chives
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 F.
Remove turkey giblets and neck from body cavities. Rinse turkey inside and
out; pat dry with paper towels.
Starting at neck, using your fingers, gently loosen skin over entire breast.
Place thyme and rosemary sprigs at even intervals under skin; pat skin back in
place. Place onion and lemon peel in body cavity. Place turkey breast-side up on
rack in roasting pan.
Roast turkey 3 1/2-4 hours, until meat thermometer inserted in fleshy part of
inner thigh (not touching bone) reaches 180 F. Let stand 15 minutes before
carving. Remove skin before eating.
Meanwhile, to prepare gravy, pour pan drippings into a 2-cup measure; let
stand 5 minutes. Skim off and discard fat; pour remaining liquid into small
saucepan. Add mushrooms and 1 cup mushroom liquid, broth, wine, potato starch,
chives, salt and pepper; bring to a boil. Simmer 2 minutes. Serve with
turkey.
Orange Cranberry Cookies
Ingredients
1/4 cup stick butter, softened
1 egg
3 tablespoons frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
3/4 cup all-purpose flour, sifted
1/4 cup quick or old-fashioned oats, uncooked
1/3 cup Equal Spoonful or Granulated*
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
Dash salt
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
*May substitute 8 packets Equal sweetener
Directions
Beat butter in a medium bowl. Beat in egg and orange juice concentrate.
Mix combined flour, oats, Equal, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and
orange peel into creamed mixture until blended. Stir in dried cranberries and
chopped walnuts.
Drop by teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheet. Bake in preheated 375掳 F oven
8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned. Remove from baking sheet
and cool completely on wire rack.
Store in airtight container at room temperature.
All of the traditional Christmas foods such as mince pies, Christmas pudding
and Christmas cake can still be enjoyed but just don’t eat too many or too much
in one go. The trick is to spread them out over the Christmas period and keep
your portions as small as you can. With a healthy Christmas Dinner for Chronic
Kidney Disease and pay attention to your dietary cautions, you can have a
perfect festival holiday.
