Happy Friday! As I go to a plant-based diet, I learn about veggies I have never tried. Bok Choy is a Chinese cabbage. It is used a lot in stir fries and soups. I will probably sautee it with onions, peppers and garlic. I will then eat it over a baked potato, rice, or quinoa. If you have CKD there are a few things to know about Bok Choy. It is very low in calories, carbs and sodium. It has 176 mg of potassium per 1 cup serving, which puts it towards the high end per serving. If you have issues with potassium you may want to eat only a half cup. A 1 cup serving also has 7% of your daily requirement of calcium. This is good if you don’t eat dairy, or other calcium rich foods. Just be mindful of the amount you eat. It does not have a lot of fiber.
I personally bought Bok Choy because I learned that it is a good source of calcium. Being post menopausal and someone who does not eat dairy, I need a source of calcium and I really don’t like to take pills.
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The two videos below talk about Bok Choy, and a few recipes. This is not me in the videos. I found them on Youtube.
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