NUTRITION:  The Art of Good Eating

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Eating Well
How Not to Starve on Dialysis

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Eating well can help you feel your best. There may be times when you may not have an appetite, and eating is not easy for you. If this is so, you are not alone. Others on dialysis have had difficulty maintaining their weight and have found the following steps helpful. They can help you feel better, too!

Some of the ideas in this section may seem to disagree with other things you have learned. Remember, eating well is probably the single most important thing you can do to feel healthy. Once you are eating well, you can move on to other nutrition ideas to keep you at your best level of health.

Step 1: Snack often
Step 2: Add extra calories
Step 3: Boost your appetite

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