Comments on: Renal-Friendly Diet

By: lucia

lucia — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

hey peter, right, take care of your diet… take care of your kidneys. i have no doubt you can manage. (esp. no char koay teow - my fav. too)

By: petertan

petertan — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Lucia,
Hokkien mee and char koay teow are one of the many. I love Nonya food and most of them use ingredients I am supposed to avoid or eat in extreme moderation. So I have to make the difficult decision whether I like food or my health more. Sometimes this can be tough especially when everyone else is enjoying their food while I have to restrain myself.

By: Sonia

Sonia — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Dear: Peter,
How Are You doing? I’m fine here. So just want to asked you what kinds of food you take on a light diet?

Sonia Lee

By: petertan

petertan — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I am on a renal-friendly diet, not light diet, which comprises two servings of protein daily with no restriction on carbohydrates and fruits. On top of that, I am cutting down on salts, red meats, beans and certain types of vegetables to reduce my serum uric acid.

By: Orchid

Orchid — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Dear Peter
The information you have on here is useful for everyone. The taste and craving for certain types of food is acquired from young. There are food we associate with “comfort”, such as Hokkien Mee.
With time, we can adjust, but the feeling of missing something could arise from time to time. (ask any ex-smoker!) I managed to live without prawns - high cholesterol, but if I go without coffee for a day, I’ll have a headache.

Take care!
orchid

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Orchid,
I still miss my Hokkien mee and char koay teow whenever I go to the food court but I have come to accept that my health takes priority over my taste buds.