Description: Nowadays, more and more patients are avoiding dairy for various reasons: dietary phosphorus and potassium management, lactose intolerance, gut health concerns, or personal preference.
While the market offers ample dairy-free options, many contain inorganic phosphorus additives. These additives are completely absorbed by the body, contributing to (or exacerbating!) hyperphosphatemia in CKD and dialysis patients.
As dietitians, we know elevated phosphorus is linked to poor bone health, increased cardiovascular risk, and reduced quality of life. Therefore, it is crucial to provide our patients with practical tools for phosphorus management.
Patient Education: Use the handout to showcase specific low phosphorus plant-based dairy alternatives that are free from added phos, enabling patients to make informed choices for better health outcomes.
As an added bonus, the handout includes a delicious dairy-free Raspberry Pear Sorbet recipe that patients will enjoy! Empower your patients to confidently navigate their dairy-free journey with this valuable resource.
Clinic Engagement: Set up the Dairy Detour Bulletin Board that showcases low-phosphorus, additive-free, plant-based alternatives to common dairy foods, featuring branded products to help patients make informed choices. The bulletin board also includes helpful tips and a delectable dairy-free Raspberry Pear Sorbet recipe for patients to take home.
Designed with simplicity in mind, our bulletin board is quick and easy to assemble. From printing to posting, you can have this valuable resource educating your patients in less than 30 minutes – no more staring at a blank board waiting for creative juices to flow!
Promote Holistic Health: Introducing “Dairy-Free Delights,” an engaging crossword puzzle that reinforces patient education about dairy-free alternatives. This interactive resource tests knowledge and familiarity with the nutritional differences between various dairy-free choices, helping patients better understand how to fit these options into their diet plans.
This kit equips dietitians with tools to address milk alternatives, promoting patient well-being with practical, actionable steps and engaging resources.
Search tags: monthly theme, Dairy detour, patient kit, meal plan, bulletin board, Spanish, game, plant-based, low pho, kit, bone health
other languages: some Spanish
