Table 1 Example menu for low protein diet meal-portions used for pre-dialysis and a dialysis patients in Cape Towna
Exchanges | Recommended daily portions | |
|---|---|---|
Pre-Dialysis | Dialysis | |
Meat – Low phosphate | 2 | 5 |
Meat – High phosphate | 1 | 1 |
Meat - Legumes | 1 | 2 |
Milk | 1 | 1 |
Starch | 9 | 8 |
Vegetable | 4 | 4 |
Fruit | 3 | 3 |
Drinks | 1 | 1 |
Sugar | 4 | 2 |
Fat | 5 | 3 |