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Catering Meal & Eating Out Checklist
Establish Your Budget
- If you have ample budget, you can have 2 menus, one for haemodialysis patients and another for healthy individuals
Healthy Menu Preference
- Check if the caterers provide healthy menu (lower in total fat,
saturated fat, sodium, and sugar)
Low Sodium
- Ask for low salt (sodium) cooking as both dialysis and healthy individuals need low salt diet.
Low Sugar
- Opt for low sugar dessert like low sugar cake or mini cake, custard, or muffin
Fluid Control
Serve the beverages with small cup (100-150ml) can help our dialysis friends control their water intake
Plain water is the best option
Phosphate Binder
Remember or gently remind your dialysis friends to bring their phosphate binder before attending any function and to take it together with their food
Excessive phosphate will cause your body to pull calcium from your bones, hence taking phosphate binder before a meal will help to maintain healthy bones
Low Potassium
Serve lower potassium fruits and vegetables for haemodialysis patients
The consumption of higher potassium food will cause irregular heartbeat, weakness and shortness of breath
Low Phosphorous
Avoid food high in phosphate such as
Chocolate
Nuts
Milk and dairy products
Fish roe
Organ meats
Dried prawn
Dried fish
Wholegrains products like brown rice
Dishes & Menu Suggestions
Salad / Vegetables & Fruit
Remember to cater lower potassium vegetables and/or salad, and lower potassium fruits
If you have 2 lines of menu for haemodialysis friends and healthy individuals, ask for 2 types of vegetables for healthy individuals if budget allow
Put aside the salad sauce, if possible, to reduce the amount of sodium consumption
Recommended salad / vegetables and fruit include:
– Garden Salad (cucumber, tomato, carrot, and lettuce)
– Coleslaw
– Fresh fruit is always the best option
Entrees
Order more protein dishes (Entrees) for our dialysis friends as they require more protein
More varieties of protein food choices can help to increase their protein intake
Choose boneless chicken and fish fillet if possible, as it is easier for elderly with chewing difficulty
Put aside the gravy or sauce, if can, to cut down sodium intake
Recommended entrees include:
Sweet and Sour Chicken
Lemon Chicken
Pepper Chicken
Curry Chicken or curry fish
Grilled Chicken/Fish
Roasted Chicken
Tandoori Chicken
Pan Fried fish
Satay
Beef and Vegetable Skewer
Juicy Meatball
Black Pepper Beef
Staple Food
Serve wholemeal / wholegrain for healthy individuals if you have 2 lines of menu
Wholemeal / wholegrain is not suitable for dialysis friends as they are high in phosphate
Recommended staple food include:
Steamed white rice
Fried rice or noodle (without anchovies and dried shrimp)
Fried Vegetarian Bee Hoon
Light Snack
Choose high protein delicacies to help our dialysis friend increase their protein intake
Recommended light snacks include:
Steamed Siew Mai
Har Kau
Chicken roll
Chicken tikka
Chicken curry puff
Dessert
Choose high protein delicacies to help our dialysis friend increase their protein intake
Recommended light snacks include:
Small cake or muffin
Mini custard puff
Vanilla Éclair
Kueh Sago
Beverages
Plain water is always the best choice.
Do not mix coffee or tea with milk as milk is high in phosphate and not suitable for dialysis friends
Recommended beverages include:
Black coffee
English Tea
Chinese Tea
Lemonade
