Kitchen school
Learn a little more
Short reads. Big type. No homework. Start with any card — they do not have to be in order.
1. The why
What your kidneys actually do
A tired filter, in plain English — and why supper still matters.
3 min
2. Sodium
Salt is the first fight
Tony’s, rotisserie chicken, and the number on the can.
4 min
3. The banana talk
Potassium without the panic
You do not have to quit fruit. You have to watch the heavy hitters.
4 min
4. Look for “PHOS”
The phosphorus trap
The kind they add to food is worse than the kind in a chicken.
3 min
5. Meat
Protein: a deck of cards, not a platter
You still eat chicken. You do not eat the whole bird.
3 min
6. At the store
How to read a label in 20 seconds
Serving size, sodium, and the word “phos.” That is the whole trick.
3 min
7. Supper
How to build a plate
Half kind vegetables or rice, a palm of protein, flavor from lemon — not the green can.
3 min
8. Glasses
What to drink in this heat
Water and unsweet tea. Cola and orange juice are the usual trouble.
3 min
9. Church, family, Youree
Eating with people
You can go. You do not have to finish Mrs. So-and-so’s pie.
4 min
10. Clearing the air
Myths that scare people
Salt substitutes, “healthy” shakes, and the idea that one banana ruins you.
3 min
11. Your people
What to ask the clinic
Bring this list. Let them put numbers on your sheet.
3 min