Is Shanghai Vegetable Rice safe for CKD patients?

This Chinese recipe is rated Limit for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Per serving it has 480mg sodium, 290mg potassium, and 150mg phosphorus. Always check against your daily targets from your nephrologist or renal dietitian.

How can I make Shanghai Vegetable Rice more kidney-friendly?

See the CKD Tip section on this page for the specific adaptation we recommend. General principles: halve any fish sauce / soy sauce / bouillon; soak peeled vegetables in water to reduce potassium; choose lean meats; serve smaller portions of broth.

Where do these nutrition numbers come from?

Per-serving values are calculated by summing typical ingredient amounts × USDA FoodData Central values, then dividing by the recipe yield. Daily CKD limits referenced follow KDOQI 2020 clinical guidelines. Individual targets vary — always confirm with your renal dietitian.

Limit

🇨🇳 China · Chinese

Shanghai Vegetable Rice

Rice cooked with bok choy and salted pork (xianrou) — comforting one-pot meal.

Prep time 40 min

Servings 4

Calories 380 kcal

CKD Limit

Nutrition (per serving)

380

Calories

150mg

Phosphorus

150 / 800mg

480mg

Sodium

480 / 2000mg

290mg

Potassium

290 / 2000mg

CKD Tip

⭐ Lower-Na if you use fresh pork instead of cured xianrou. Add bok choy at end.

Ingredients

1.5 cups rice
200g pork belly (use lean if for CKD)
1 head bok choy
Salt 1/2 tsp

Bok Choy Comfort Kidney Friendlier One Pot Rice Shanghai

Cooking Steps

1
Sauté pork until rendered.
2
Add rice, water, salt.
3
Cook covered 18 min.
4
Stir in chopped bok choy last 5 min.

Add to your meal plan

Send this recipe's nutrients to the CKD Meal Calculator to track your daily phosphorus, sodium & potassium totals.

← ← Browse all recipes