Kidney-friendly eating at every stage
Learn about eating for kidney health
Healthy eating can be difficult and confusing. There are so many different diets and each one claims to lead you on your path to better health, and possibly weight loss. Should you eat low carb? High protein? High fat?
Navigating what is healthy can seem like a full-time job! And what is healthy for one person could be the opposite of what is healthy for another, especially with kidney disease.
Carbohydrate
Fats
Protein
Sugar
Salt
Learn about nutrients and your kidneys
Our kidneys play a very important role when it comes to regulating nutrients we consume. The kidneys remove the extra amount of vitamins and minerals we do not need. When your kidneys are not working as well as they should, they cannot filter your blood properly, allowing some vitamins and minerals to build up in your blood.
Phosphorus
Potassium
Salt
Fluid
Protein
Download our lists and guides
Download our guides to help with cooking, a complete list of items you will need. Learn the amount of potassium in many common foods and know which foods are considered low, medium and high sources of phosphorus. Get protein levels for different stages of kidney disease, since the recommended amount varies greatly.
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Educational content for Kidney Kitchen developed in part by Carolyn Feibig, MS, RD, LDN