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Beef Chow Fun — Gan Chao Niu He — kidney-friendly recipe

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🥢 Chinese · China

Quick reference for CKD eating

Essentials to know alongside recipes — what to enjoy, what to limit.

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Low Potassium Fruits

Safe

🍎 Apple107mg K

🫐 Blueberries114mg K

🍓 Strawberries153mg K

🍇 Grapes176mg K

🍍 Pineapple180mg K

🍉 Watermelon170mg K

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Foods to Limit

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🍌 Banana422mg K

🍊 Orange / OJ326mg K

🧀 CheeseHigh P

🥓 Processed meatHigh Na

🍫 ChocolateHigh P+K

🥜 Nuts & seedsHigh P+K

Nutritional values are approximate. Always consult your nephrologist or renal dietitian for personalized advice.

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Beef Chow Fun — Gan Chao Niu He

Beggar's Chicken

Beijing Noodle with Egg Sauce

Beijing Sauced Pork Shreds

Boiled Fish in Chili Oil — Shui Zhu Yu

Braised Beef Noodle Soup — Hong Shao Niu Rou Mian

Buddha's Delight — Luo Han Zhai

Cantonese Chicken & Bok Choy Stir-Fry

Cantonese Roast Duck — Siu Aap

Cantonese Shrimp & Egg White Stir-Fry

Casserole Congee — Sha Guo Zhou

Century Egg Pork Congee

Char Siu — Cantonese BBQ Pork

Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce

Chinese Egg Drop Soup (Low-Sodium)

Chinese Ginger Steamed Fish

Chinese Silky Steamed Egg Custard

Chinese Vegetable Lo Mein

Chives with Scrambled Eggs

Chongqing Spicy Noodles — Xiao Mian

Chopped Chili Fish Head — Duo Jiao Yu Tou

Claypot Rice — Cantonese Bo Zai Fan

Cold Chicken Noodles — Ji Si Liang Mian

Cold Sesame Noodles

Crispy Skin Salt & Pepper Pork

Dan Dan Noodles

Double Skin Milk Pudding

Drunken Chicken — Zui Ji

Egg Fried Rice

Egg Tart — Dan Tat

Egg Tofu in Brown Sauce

Gan Bian Cauliflower

Garlic Water Spinach

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Har Gow — Shrimp Dumplings

Hong Kong Milk Tea

Hong Shao Rou — Red Braised Pork Belly

Kung Pao Chicken — Gong Bao Ji Ding

Lanzhou Beef Noodle Soup

Lettuce with Oyster Sauce

Lion's Head Meatballs

Lu Rou Fan — Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice

Mango Pomelo Sago

Mapo Tofu

Mouth-Watering Chicken — Kou Shui Ji

Pan-Fried Dumplings — Guo Tie

Peking Duck — Bei Jing Kao Ya

Pineapple Bun — Bo Lo Bao

Pock-Marked Old Woman's Tofu — alt Mapo

Pork & Chive Dumplings — Jiaozi

Red Bean Soup — Hong Dou Tang

Roast Goose — Cantonese Siu Ngo

Russian-Style Borscht (HK)

Salt & Pepper Squid

Salt-Baked Chicken — Yan Ju Ji

Scallion Oil Noodles — Cong You Ban Mian

Seaweed Egg Drop Soup

Shanghai Vegetable Rice

Sichuan Dry-Fried Green Beans

Siu Mai — Shrimp & Pork Dumplings

Slow-cooked Cantonese Soup — Lao Huo Tang

Smashed Cucumber Salad

Spicy Cumin Lamb

Spicy Wood Ear Salad

Spring Rolls — Chun Juan

Steamed Egg Custard — Zheng Shui Dan

Steamed Pork Ribs with Black Bean

Steamed Whole Fish — Qing Zheng Yu

Stir-Fried Garlic Stems with Pork

Superior Stock Spinach

Sweet & Sour Chicken (CKD-Friendly)

Sweet & Sour Pork — Gu Lao Rou

Sweet & Sour Tenderloin — Tang Cu Li Ji

Three-Cup Chicken — San Bei Ji

Tofu Pudding — Dou Hua

Tomato Egg Drop Soup

Tomato Scrambled Eggs

Twice-Cooked Pork — Hui Guo Rou

Vegetarian Mock Duck

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