Smart Snacking with Diabetes and Kidney Disease
A practical, easy-to-use nutrition handout for people managing both diabetes and kidney disease.
Finding snacks that support blood sugar control while also keeping sodium, potassium, and phosphorus in check can be challenging. This 4-page resource gives patients practical snack ideas, portion guidance, and simple recipes to make kidney- and diabetes-friendly snacking easier.
What’s Included
- Guidance on choosing snacks based on kidney disease stage
- Low-potassium fruit and vegetable options
- Kidney-friendly grain-based snack ideas
- Appropriate lean protein choices and serving sizes
- Lower-sodium and lower-phosphorus dairy and dairy-alternative options
- Plant-based milk and yogurt alternatives
- Snack portions for foods such as rice cakes, crackers, popcorn, pretzels, rice pudding, and cereal
- Ideas for pairing carbohydrates with protein and other foods to support blood sugar management
- 5 diabetes- and kidney-friendly dip recipes
- Nutrition information for each dip, including calories, protein, carbohydrate, fat, sodium, potassium, and phosphorus
- Practical reminders about portion sizes and added sugars
The handout emphasizes choosing foods that can fit individual kidney nutrition needs while helping patients make smarter snack choices for diabetes. Final Copy Compressed PDF File …
Perfect For
- Registered Dietitians and dietetic professionals
- Diabetes educators and CDCESs
- Renal dietitians
- Healthcare providers providing diabetes and kidney nutrition education
- Patients with diabetes and chronic kidney disease
- Diabetes education programs and renal nutrition counseling
Why Dietitians Will Love It
This ready-to-use resource can help simplify patient education and give clients specific foods and portions they can actually use at snack time. It is especially helpful for patients who feel overwhelmed by managing both carbohydrate intake and kidney-related nutrients.
Digital PDF • 4 pages • Patient-friendly • Ready to print or share electronically
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