Hint of the Week
Home Cookbook  Preview Recipe of the Week Contact Us Hint of the Week About Us

Peaches

Peaches are the third favorite fruit grown in the USA.  Peak season to buy is July and August.  When shopping for peaches, choose fruit that has a fragrant smell and yields slightly to pressure along the seam.  Avoid green, unripe fruit, because once picked, peaches do not increase in sweetness.  Firm fruit will ripen at room temperature after 2-3 days.  Place in a brown paper bag to speed up ripening.

Although many people think of nectarines as a peach without the fuzz, people on dialysis should be informed of another major difference: a 2-1/2 inch diameter peach contains 167 milligrams potassium compared to 288 milligrams potassium in the same size nectarine!

Peach serving suggestions:

bulletTop breakfast cereal and nondairy milk substitute with fresh peach slices.
bulletStuff the center of a chilled peach half with a tablespoon of whipped cream cheese.
bulletSprinkle peeled fresh peach halves with cinnamon, lemon juice, and brown sugar. Bake at 325 F for 20 minutes, then serve hot with nondairy whipped topping.
bulletAdd pureed peach to homemade vinaigrette salad dressing to add fruitiness to cold salad greens.
bulletMake a peach smoothie with frozen peaches, peach nectar, and a scoop of pineapple sherbet or Mocha Mix® nondairy frozen dessert.
bulletCombine peaches with strawberries and blueberries for a low potassium fruit salad.
bulletAdd peaches to baked or stir-fried chicken or make a pureed sauce to serve as a meat topping.
bulletBake this week's recipe Peach Crisp for an easy fruit dessert!

Compare the peach products below:

Peach Product Nutrient Comparison:

Peach Product,
½ cup serving

Calories

Carbohydrate,
g

Sodium,
mg

Potassium,
mg

Phosphorus,
mg

Peaches, fresh

37

9

0

167

10

Peaches, frozen, sweetened

118

30

8

162

14

Peaches, canned in heavy syrup

91

24

7

113

14

Peaches, canned in light syrup

66

18

6

119

14

Peaches, canned in unsweetened juice

51

14

5

149

20

Peaches, canned in water

28

7

3

116

12

Culinary Kidney Cooks' Peach Crisp (1/6 recipe)

235

43

124

126

52

Peach Cobbler (1/6 recipe)

316

53

302

340

80

Peach pie, Hostess®

400

59

340

120

28

Peach sorbet

110

27

10

61

3

Peach nectar

67

17

9

50

7

Peach iced tea, Mistic®

60

15

2

33

0

Peach spiced herb tea, Celestial Seasonings®

2

0

0

13

0

Bolded numbers represent highest values. These items are not a good choice for a dialysis diet.

(Click here for a printer-friendly version of the table above.)

© CulinaryKidneyCooks.Com
Helpful Hints for the Week of June 29th, 2009.

See this week's Recipe of the Week for  great Culinary Kidney Cooks recipe using peaches!

 RD's: we have free cookbook brochures available.  Click here for more information.

Send "Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook"  
as a gift to someone you care about.

Click here to go to the order page for "Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook"

Our "Food Pyramid for Healthy Eating with Kidney Disease" is now available in pads of 25 color sheets.  Click here for more information.

Click here to read comments about the cookbook from our visitors.

Click here for links to other dialysis-related websites.

Click here to preview the new book "Chronically Happy" by Lori Hartwell
on living with chronic disease such as kidney failure.

To our readers: to bookmark this Helpful Hints page for easy weekly reference, just follow the simple instructions below:
Internet Explorer users: 
Click here to bookmark this page
Netscape users: 
To save this page, click "Bookmarks" at the top left of your screen then click
"Add Bookmark" 
AOL users:
To save this page, click the 
"red heart"
at the top right corner of this browser page. Then click "Add to Favorites"

Thanks for visiting Culinary Kidney Cooks!