Valentine's Day: Kidney-Friendly Dinner & Chocolate Guide

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What to know about Valentine's Day with CKD

Valentine's Day is chocolate, wine, pasta and a candlelit dinner. The meal is small and personal, which makes it easier to plan than a party. The ratings below show which romantic staples stay inside the limits — chocolate is the main potassium and phosphorus load to portion.

How to keep the date kidney-friendly

Plain pasta and seafood score moderate; the chocolate dessert and the wine are the loads to control. A small chocolate square with coffee beats a box of truffles, and sparkling water between wine glasses keeps the evening within the day.

Ratings for valentine's day

Kidney-friendlyShortening cake mix, soybean and cottonseedK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyFish oil, salmonK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyShortening, special purpose for cakes and frostings, soybeanK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyOil, industrial, coconut, principal uses candy coatings, oil sprays, roasting nutsK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyStrawberry-flavor beverage mix, powderK 6 · P 5 · Na 38 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, with butterK 3 · P 10 · Na 287 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, Kiwi Strawberry Juice DrinkK 14 · P 0 · Na 11 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% mapleK 6 · P 10 · Na 61 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancakeK 15 · P 9 · Na 82 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, with 2% maple, with added potassiumK 22 · P 10 · Na 61 mgKidney-friendlySyrups, table blends, pancake, reduced-calorieK 3 · P 43 · Na 178 mgKidney-friendlyVinegar, red wineK 39 · P 8 · Na 8 mgKidney-friendlyCereals, MALT-O-MEAL, chocolate, prepared with water, without saltK 32 · P 16 · Na 1 mgKidney-friendlyCarbonated beverage, chocolate-flavored sodaK 50 · P 1 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyToppings, strawberryK 51 · P 5 · Na 21 mgKidney-friendlyPasta, gluten-free, corn and rice flour, cookedK 24 · P 33 · Na 4 mgKidney-friendlyPasta, homemade, made without egg, cookedK 19 · P 40 · Na 74 mgKidney-friendlyPasta, homemade, made with egg, cookedK 21 · P 52 · Na 83 mgKidney-friendlyAlcoholic beverages, wine, roseK 59 · P 18 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, fruit, apple and raspberry, juniorK 72 · P 8 · Na 0 mg

Practical tips

• Seafood or plain pasta makes a moderate main that fits the day.
• Chocolate is potassium and phosphorus dense — a small square, not a box.
• Sparkling water between wine glasses keeps the toast within the daily limits.

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