Milk Substitutes

[ReganWelborn]

I am battling high potassium levels. Apparently my kidneys were damaged by chemo some years ago, and my recent bouts with high blood pressure have exacerbated the condition. So now I'm working to lower potassium in my diet. Milk, or substitutes, have become a large issue. But I FOUND something I hope more people know about.

Hood LoCal is a dairy product that is quite low in potassium. It's not easy to find, unfortunately, but it tastes MUCH more like milk than any of the other substitutes I've tried, behaves about the same as milk for cereal and coffee, I'm very happy to find it. And no, I don't have any connection to the company at all, I'm just reporting this for those that find the Silk and rice milk options sub-standard.

Thanks!

[KelliC_NKF]

For more on dairy and your kidneys visit: kidney.org/atoz/content/dai...

[ReganWelborn in reply to KelliC_NKF]

Thanks Kelli, what I didn't mention in that post was that this product's potassium level is 95/1 cup serving, compared to 395/1 cup serving for whole milk. That puts it in the low category.