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Table 2 Nutritional plan example

From: A practical approach to a low protein diet in Brazil

Meals

 

Foods

Energy (Kcal)

Protein (g)

Breakfast

    

50 g

8 g

100 ml

12 g

100 g

Bread (one portion)

Butter (two teaspoon)

Coffee (half cup) Sugar (two teaspoon)

Fruit (one portion)

Example:1 “French” bread with butter, 1 cup (200 ml) coffee with sugar + half papaya

125

60

0

48

58

4

0

0

0

0.8

Lunch

    

25 g

75 g

15 ml

90 g

40 g

20 g

50 g

100 g

10 ml

Green salad (free)

Braised mix vegetables (three tablespoon) Olive oil (three teaspoon)

Rice (three tablespoon) Beans (half scoop)

Flour manioc (1 tablespoon)

Protein (half portion) Fruit (one portion) Oil for cooking

Example: Green salad + braised pumpkin and carrot + rice + beans + flour manioc +

roasted chicken thigh + one banana

5.5

22.5

135

125

31

71

90

58

90

0.4

1.0

0

1.8

2.0

0.3

10.5

0.8

0

Snack

    

200 ml

12 g

30 g

8 g

100 g

Fruit refreshment (one cup) Sugar (two teaspoon) Cookie (one portion)

Butter (two teaspoon)

Fruit (one portion)

Example: One cup of lemonade + five cookies + one apple

25

48

127

60

58

0

0

2.8

0

0.8

Dinner

    

25 g

75 g

15 ml

90 g

20 g

50 g

100 g

10 ml

Green salad (free)

Braised mix vegetables (four tablespoon) Olive oil (three teaspoon)

Rice (three tablespoon)

Flour manioc (1 tablespoon) Protein (half portion)

Fruit (one portion)

Oil for cooking

Example:

One watercress and spinach saucer salad + braised broccoli, cauliflower + beet + manioc (one piece, substitution for flour) + rice + one small steak + one orange

5.5

22.5

135

125

71

90

58

90

0.4

1.0

0

1.8

0.3

10.5

0.8

0

 

Sum all meals

 

1834

40

 

Values adjusted to body weight

 

30.5

0.66

  1. Male, 61 years old, 60 kg, 1.6 m (BMI: 23.4 kg/m2), with hypertension as etiology of CKD. GFR: 48 mL/min/1.73, Albuminuria: 130 mg/day and normal K and P plasma levels
  2. Normal values of body fat and arm circumference and increased (96 cm) waist circumference
  3. Personalized plan: Energy: 30 × 60 kg = 1800 kcal/day; Protein: 0.6 × 60 g = 36 g/day
  4. Calories and protein according to ref 33