Raeesa Seedat Dietitian

07/01/2023

Dietician consultations available for virtual sessions.
Diabetes
Kidney disease
Cholesterol and heart conditions
Weight management
Frailty in the elderly
Childhood nutrition

Please pop me an email at: raeesa.see@gmail.com

27/04/2021

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29/03/2021

Lets talk beans and kidney health. Are they good? Are they bad? The answer depends on YOU!

Beans are a great example of why a "kidney friendly" diet is different for everyone.

For KIDNEY DISEASE, beans are a WONDERFUL source of plant based protein to help slow the progression CKD. Plant protein sources have less protein, which lowers the work your kidneys have to do!

🍌Beans are fairly high in potassium. Some people with kidney disease may need to limit how much potassium they eat. BUT, even if you need to limit potassium, eating beans IN PLACE of meat at a meal can usually fit in a low potassium diet.

🥗For SOME TYPES of KIDNEY STONES, SOME beans may be too high in oxalate. However, not everyone with kidney stones needs to limit oxalate. And, not all beans are super high in oxalate.

Bottom line: Different people have different kidney health needs. This is why it is SO important to know your numbers, and work with your dietitian or doctor to know what is best for you!

03/03/2021

22/02/2021

Oat bran cookies
Ingredients
80g margarine
160ml brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger powder
1 cup cake flour
3/4 cup brown bread flour
1/4 cup oat bran
1/2 tsp Bicarbonate of soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup currants or raisins
1 Tbs pumpkin seeds
1 Tbs flax seeds
Method
1. Cream marg + sugar
2. Add egg and vanilla essence and beat
3. Add seeds and currants and mix through
4. Sift rest of dry ingredients into the batter and mix to form a dough
5. Bake for 15 minutes

22/02/2021

People often want healthier alternatives to treats and I’ll endeavor to share some recipes. Oat bran really is an amazing soluble fibre rich product that can go into pretty much anything you you bake! Baked these with the Connection Wholefoods oat bran from -Chem Pharmacies

05/02/2021

Curried Chickpea and Spinach
Ingredients
1 onion
1 tsp canola oil
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 sachet tomato paste
1/4 cup coconut (dessicated or flakes)
300ml low fat milk
1/4 cup low fat plain yoghurt
1 cup preboiled or canned chickpeas
150g butternut,chopped and lightly roasted
1/2 bunch spinach (swiss chard)

Method
1. Fry onion in oil until golden then add spices and garlic
3. Add tomato paste, coconut,milk and let boil
4. Add chickpeas and butternut and allow to thicken
5. Add spinach and yoghurt and cook on low heat
6.Serve with quinoa or couscous or brown rice.

21/01/2020