Be careful about your kidneys when eating mooncakes and grapefruits! Kidney patients can eat crystal mooncakes without any problems

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, moon cakes, barbecue and grapefruit are indispensable for family reunion. However, patients with chronic kidney disease must be careful about these "kidney-damaging" foods. Nutritionists remind kidney patients that they should keep in mind the "four low principles" of low phosphorus, low potassium, low salt and low protein in their Mid-Autumn diet, and recommend crystal mooncakes that are suitable for kidney patients so that they can eat healthily and without burden.

Delicate mooncake fillings may worsen discomfort for gastroesophageal reflux patients

Dr. Chen Bocun from the Department of Gastroenterology at the China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital said that mooncakes contain delicate fillings such as mung bean paste, red bean paste, and jujube paste. In addition to being high in calories, these sweet foods may also increase the burden on some patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease, causing uncomfortable symptoms such as abdominal distension, acid reflux, excessive phlegm, and throat obstruction.

Grapefruit ingredients can slow down cardiovascular drug metabolism and pose a fatal risk!

In addition, those who love to eat grapefruit should also be careful. Many patients with cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases often need to use anticoagulants for a long time, or drugs to treat arrhythmia, to prevent the occurrence of secondary vascular occlusion. This is because drugs of this type (such as the anticoagulants warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and amiodarone for arrhythmias) are metabolized by cytochrome in liver cells. The ingredients in grapefruit will slow down the metabolism of this type of drug, increasing the concentration of the drug in the blood, thereby increasing bleeding, slow heartbeat, and even posing a fatal risk!

Patients who need to use this type of medication for a long time are advised to discuss the dosage and precautions of the medication with their attending physician to avoid side effects.

Chronic kidney disease patients should remember the "4 low principles" when eating during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Moon cakes, grapefruit, and barbecued meats are often high in phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and protein, and are landmine foods for kidney patients. Wang Yiping, a nutritionist at the China Medical University Hsinchu Hospital, suggested that patients with chronic kidney disease should keep in mind the "four low principles", including: low phosphorus, low potassium, low salt, and low protein, in order to protect kidney health.

It is recommended to choose more popular crystal mooncakes, most of which are made of corn starch, lotus root starch, corn starch, and jelly. This kind of "low-protein (nitrogen) starch" is suitable for kidney patients. In addition, choosing some low-potassium fruit-flavored mooncakes can also avoid excessive intake of phosphorus, potassium and sodium.

【Crystal Mooncake】

*Directions: *

1. Put 10 grams of white jelly, 250cc of water and some sugar into a pot, heat until the sugar is completely melted, then turn off the heat.

2. Find a round mold that is smaller than the mooncake mold and add the filling (blue plum puree, sweet potato puree).

3. Let the jelly cool down until it feels sticky and warm to the touch. Before it solidifies, pour the jelly into the mooncake mold, about one-third of the way full. Place the mold in the refrigerator to chill.

4. After refrigeration and solidification, add the filling.

5. Then the remaining jelly has solidified. Heat it in a pot and wait for it to cool down. Before it is almost solidified, pour it into the mooncake mold and fill it up. Refrigerate it until it is completely solidified.

Wang Yiping also reminded that pomelo or barbecue is a must-have delicacy for the Mid-Autumn Festival, but if patients with chronic kidney disease consume too much potassium, it is easy to cause arrhythmia. It is recommended that kidney patients can share food with family and friends, or when preparing barbecue ingredients, they can first boil them in water, which can not only reduce potassium ion intake, but also reduce grilling time. In addition, you can also use pomelo to make your own barbecue sauce.

【Yuzu low-salt barbecue dipping sauce】

practice:

1. Squeeze out the pulp and juice from one grapefruit segment.

2. Add 1 spoon of rice wine, 2 spoons of mirin, 1/2 spoon of lemon juice and a little lemon zest.

3. Mix well and done.

Crystal mooncakes and homemade barbecue sauce are not only suitable for kidney patients, but also for the general public, because they are low in calories and more in line with the principles of healthy eating. In addition, they are easy to make and are very suitable for the whole family.