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It is SALT-FREE AWARENESS week, and we are celebrating on CTV Morning with the wonderful host Annette (left), Founder of Salt-free Canada and Blue and Green Soiree Patricia Treusch (middle) and our very talented Chef Kenton Leier (right) from Le Cafe at the National Arts Centre is cooking up a mouth watering, salt-free Fogo Island...Read More

Now in its second year, residents in Ottawa will be challenged to drop the salt shaker and encouraged to eat salt-free.Read More

Some Ottawa chefs-in-training have a challenge on their hands next week — to make a delicious salt-free supper for a special gala. The Blue and Green Soirée at Algonquin College, an evening to raise money for The Kidney Foundation of Canada, focuses on a salt-free menu to demonstrate a renal-friendly diet. Patricia Treusch, the founder...Read More

Read here how our Culinary students under the direction of Chef Mario Ramsay provided salt-free yet flavourful fare to the second annual Blue and Green Soiree, a culinary evening that focuses on creating better restaurant food options for people with chronic kidney disease.Read More

Have a look at CTV’s coverage of the event. Watch the Video!Read More

By: CARLY WEEKS, The Globe and Mail Canadian restaurants continue to serve up excessively salty dishes because that’s what consumers want, according to a national food-service industry association. The comments come after a new study was published showing that from 2010 to 2013, many Canadian restaurant chains added sodium to menu items or failed to...Read More

Ottawa Community News Healthy eating is a top concern for many Canadians and it’s especially critical for people living with kidney disease. Following the kidney diet can be particularly tough. Why is it so difficult to manage? Potassium is one good reason. On packaged foods, potassium is not one of the 13 core nutrients that...Read More

By LESLIE BECK, Special to the Globe & Mail THE QUESTION I heard the daily sodium limit has been increased. Does this mean I don’t have to be concerned about how much salt I eat? THE ANSWER Earlier this month Hypertension Canada announced a proposed recommendation to decrease daily sodium intake to 2,000 milligrams –...Read More

For people living with kidney disease, managing their diet feels like a full-time job. Today help arrived with www.kidneycommunitykitchen.ca. The Kidney Foundation of Canada launched a new online space called the Kidney Community Kitchen, designed specifically to reduce the burden of coping with kidney disease diets. “The Kidney Community Kitchen is simply the best online...Read More