Celebrity Chef Aaron McCargo and Fresenius Medical Care Offer Delicious Football-Season Recipes for Dialysis Patients
Food Network Chef to Visit Charleston, Reno and Baltimore to Demonstrate Kidney-Friendly Game-Time Cooking Tips
WALTHAM, Mass. – Sept. 16, 2014 –
Football season is back in full swing, and Fresenius Medical Care North America
(FMCNA), the nation’s leading network of dialysis facilities, is once again
teaming up with celebrity chef Aaron McCargo, Jr. to help dialysis patients
share the excitement – and the fabulous food – that goes with America’s
favorite sport. FMCNA is bringing chef McCargo to several U.S. cities this fall
to demonstrate his recipes for delicious, game-time dishes that dialysis
patients can enjoy, while staying within their dietary guidelines.
More than 450,000 Americans depend on
regular dialysis treatments to remove waste products and extra fluids from
their blood after their kidneys have failed. And because it is difficult for
them to eliminate excess potassium, phosphorus, and salt, dialysis patients
have to limit their consumption of many foods containing those substances –
including bread, cheese, milk, nuts, tomatoes, sweets and salty snacks – while
also consuming enough high-protein foods to remain healthy and strong.
Chef McCargo – host of Food Network’s “Big
Daddy’s House” cooking show – will visit several FMCNA clinics in the coming
weeks to share cooking tips, recipes, and food samples with dietitians and
local media. He’ll talk about some of his tastiest kidney-friendly dishes, such
as smoky salmon dip, spicy turkey chili, and jalapeno, lime and smoked
mozzarella turkey burgers. McCargo’s fall tour will start in Charleston, S.C.,
on Sept. 17, and continue in Reno, Nev., on Oct. 4, and in Baltimore, Md., on
Oct. 10.
For the past three years, McCargo has
worked with FMCNA’s dietitians to develop recipes that can be enjoyed by
dialysis patients and their families alike, thanks to his signature “flavor of
bold” cooking style, which features fresh ingredients and flavorful seasonings
such as ginger, lemon zest and cayenne pepper.
“We’re very pleased to be sponsoring chef
McCargo’s football-season tour,” says Robin Russell, lead dietitian for FMCNA’s
North Texas region, who has collaborated with the chef on several recipes.
“Football games are a favorite time to socialize with friends and family,
whether at home or at the stadium, and people living with kidney failure need
to learn how they, too, can participate in the fun by preparing healthy,
kidney-friendly foods.”
Chef McCargo and FMCNA offer the following
ideas to enhance football season cuisine for dialysis patients and their
families:
Five
Ideas for a Kidney-Friendly Football Feast
Use
a dry rub, rather than marinade, to prepare spicy chicken or turkey wings for
tailgate grilling. If more seasoning is needed, serve with Weber or other
low-sodium barbecue sauce on the side.
Skip the beans, which are high in
potassium, when making chili. Instead, try this delicious kidney-friendly chili
recipe with turkey breast, sautéed onions, bell pepper and celery.
Serve salmon dip with crunchy veggies, such
as celery sticks or carrots, for a tasty, protein-rich chilled appetizer that’s
low in sodium and phosphorus.
Spice up turkey burgers with diced jalapeno
peppers, lime and smoked mozzarella cheese, for a low-fat grilling alternative.
Opt for orzo, rather than high-sodium and
phosphorus boxed pasta salads, in this appetizing fall harvest salad that also
includes apples, cherries, basil, blue cheese and almonds.
The media is welcome to attend McCargo’s
events. To arrange interviews or photos, contact Thea Bakkar Blum, at
bakkart@fullandby.co or 1-858-349-5790.
About
Fresenius Medical Care North America
Through its leading network of more than
2,150 dialysis facilities in North America and vascular access centers,
laboratory, pharmacy and affiliated hospitals and nephrology practices,
Fresenius Medical Care provides renal services to hundreds of thousands of
people throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada. It is also the
continent’s top producer of dialysis equipment, dialyzers and related
disposable products and a major supplier of renal pharmaceuticals.
For more information about the company,
visit www.fmcna.com; for information about patient services, visit
www.ultracare-dialysis.com.
About
Chef Aaron McCargo, Jr.