Different dietary limitations associated with LVADs
It seems like once you finally get the food thing down - there's something else to be added. In our case, in the last few weeks, it's been a limited amount of phosphorus that he can have. I'll have to admit - phosphorus - that's one I had to look up. So just in case your team throws phosphorus limits at you - here are some suggestions.
Foods to avoid (or limit)
Beverages: ale (and beer), chocolate drinks, cocoa, milk drinks, canned ice tea, dark cola
Dairy: cheese, cottage cheese, custard, ice cream, milk, cream soups, pudding, yogurt
Protein: carp, crayfish, beef liver, chicken liver, fish roe, organ meats, oysters, sardines
Vegetables: baked beans, black beans, chick peas, garbanzos, kidney beans, lentils, limas, northern beans, pork n beans, split peas, soy beans
Misc: bran cereal,brewer's yeast, caramels,nuts, seeds, wheat germ
Phosphorus Limitations:
http://www.davita.com/recipes (passed to me by Carol Cox Stier)
Here are a few more limitations you may run up against:
Sodium Limitations:
Low Sodium Recipes from Sparkspeople.com:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=sodium+free
Potassium Limitations:
Low Potassium Recipes from Sparkspeople.com:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=low+potassium
Purine Limitations: (Gout)
Purine is: a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which isderived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine,and caffeine.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/75259-menu-people-gout/
Leafy green vegetables and all fruits are wonderful sources of nutrients and are safe to eat for people suffering from gout; however, if you are taking coumadin - watch the greens!!!!!
This is a link for a good food calculator - includes a nutrition type label for almost all available food. http://www.acaloriecounter.com/
I am, personally, addicted to these (available in Costco's ready to eat refrigerated section:
It seems like once you finally get the food thing down - there's something else to be added. In our case, in the last few weeks, it's been a limited amount of phosphorus that he can have. I'll have to admit - phosphorus - that's one I had to look up. So just in case your team throws phosphorus limits at you - here are some suggestions.
Foods to avoid (or limit)
Beverages: ale (and beer), chocolate drinks, cocoa, milk drinks, canned ice tea, dark cola
Dairy: cheese, cottage cheese, custard, ice cream, milk, cream soups, pudding, yogurt
Protein: carp, crayfish, beef liver, chicken liver, fish roe, organ meats, oysters, sardines
Vegetables: baked beans, black beans, chick peas, garbanzos, kidney beans, lentils, limas, northern beans, pork n beans, split peas, soy beans
Misc: bran cereal,brewer's yeast, caramels,nuts, seeds, wheat germ
Phosphorus Limitations:
http://www.davita.com/recipes (passed to me by Carol Cox Stier)
Here are a few more limitations you may run up against:
Sodium Limitations:
Low Sodium Recipes from Sparkspeople.com:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=sodium+free
Potassium Limitations:
Low Potassium Recipes from Sparkspeople.com:
http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/great-recipes.asp?food=low+potassium
Purine Limitations: (Gout)
Purine is: a white, crystalline compound, C 5 H 4 N 4 , from which isderived a group of compounds including uric acid, xanthine,and caffeine.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/75259-menu-people-gout/
Leafy green vegetables and all fruits are wonderful sources of nutrients and are safe to eat for people suffering from gout; however, if you are taking coumadin - watch the greens!!!!!
This is a link for a good food calculator - includes a nutrition type label for almost all available food. http://www.acaloriecounter.com/
I am, personally, addicted to these (available in Costco's ready to eat refrigerated section:
(Costco) Cilantro Lime Shrimp Wrap
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 290 | Sodium | 640 mg |
| Total Fat | 7 g | Potassium | 0 mg |
| Saturated | 2 g | Total Carbs | 34 g |
| Polyunsaturated | 0 g | Dietary Fiber | 3 g |
| Monounsaturated | 0 g | Sugars | 2 g |
| Trans | 0 g | Protein | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | ||
| Vitamin A | 0% | Calcium | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0% | Iron | 0% |
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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