Kidney-safe meal ideas

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541 tested recipes from 38 world cuisines. Every dish has phosphorus, sodium & potassium counts — so you can eat well, stay safe.

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Drunken Noodles — Pad Kee Mao — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Drunken Noodles — Pad Kee Mao

20 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Drunken Holy Basil Noodle Pad Kee Mao Spicy Stir Fried Street Food

Gai Yang — Grilled Chicken — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Gai Yang — Grilled Chicken

60 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Chicken Gai Yang Grilled Isaan Kidney Friendlier Lemongrass Street Food

Green Curry — Gaeng Keow Wan Gai — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Green Curry — Gaeng Keow Wan Gai

35 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Central Thai Chicken Coconut Curry Gaeng Green Curry Iconic

Hoy Tod — Crispy Oyster Pancake — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Hoy Tod — Crispy Oyster Pancake

20 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Hoy Tod Oyster Pancake Street Food

Kao Khaow Khao Phad — Crab Fried Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Kao Khaow Khao Phad — Crab Fried Rice

15 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Crab Fried Rice Khao Pad Luxury Rice

Khanom Jeen Nam Ya — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khanom Jeen Nam Ya

60 min 4 serv 380 kcal

Curry Fish Khanom Jeen Noodle Traditional

Khao Khluk Kapi — Shrimp Paste Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Khluk Kapi — Shrimp Paste Rice

30 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Central Thai Khao Khluk Kapi Rice Shrimp Paste Sweet Pork

Khao Man Gai — Thai Chicken Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Man Gai — Thai Chicken Rice

60 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Chicken Comfort Hainanese Thai Khao Man Gai Poached Rice

Khao Mun Som Tam — Coconut Rice with Som Tam — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Mun Som Tam — Coconut Rice with Som Tam

50 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Coconut Khao Mun Rice Som Tam Southern Thai

Khao Pad Sapparod — Pineapple Fried Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Pad Sapparod — Pineapple Fried Rice

20 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Fried Rice Khao Pad Pineapple Rice Shrimp Tourist

Khao Pad — Thai Fried Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Pad — Thai Fried Rice

15 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Chicken Fried Rice Khao Pad Kidney Friendlier Quick Rice Shrimp

Khao Soi — Northern Curry Noodles — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Soi — Northern Curry Noodles

45 min 2 serv 620 kcal

Chiang Mai Chicken Coconut Curry Khao Soi Noodle Soup Northern Thai

Khao Tom — Rice Porridge — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Khao Tom — Rice Porridge

50 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Chicken Comfort Khao Tom Kidney Friendlier Porridge Rice Sick Food

Krapao Pla — Holy Basil Fish — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Krapao Pla — Holy Basil Fish

15 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Basil Fish Krapao Spicy Stir Fried

Larb Gai — Chicken Larb — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Larb Gai — Chicken Larb

20 min 4 serv 240 kcal

Chicken Isaan Larb Minced Salad Spicy

Larb Moo — Spicy Pork Salad — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Larb Moo — Spicy Pork Salad

20 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Isaan Larb Minced Pork Salad Spicy Street Food

Mango Sticky Rice — Khao Niao Mamuang — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Mango Sticky Rice — Khao Niao Mamuang

40 min 2 serv 420 kcal

Coconut Dessert Iconic Mango Sticky Rice

Massaman Curry — Gaeng Mussaman — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Massaman Curry — Gaeng Mussaman

75 min 4 serv 520 kcal

Beef Curry Massaman Muslim Thai Peanut Slow Southern Thai

Moo Ping — Grilled Pork Skewers — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Moo Ping — Grilled Pork Skewers

40 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Breakfast Grilled Moo Ping Pork Skewer Street Food

Nam Prik Pao Spread — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Nam Prik Pao Spread

40 min 8 serv 120 kcal

Central Thai Chili Paste Condiment Nam Prik

Neuah Yang — Grilled Beef — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Neuah Yang — Grilled Beef

30 min 4 serv 320 kcal

Beef Grilled Isaan Jaew Kidney Friendlier Neuah Yang

Pad Krapow Gai — Chicken Holy Basil — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pad Krapow Gai — Chicken Holy Basil

15 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Basil Chicken Iconic Pad Krapow Spicy Stir Fried

Pad Krapow Moo — Holy Basil Pork — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pad Krapow Moo — Holy Basil Pork

15 min 2 serv 420 kcal

Basil Fast Iconic Pad Krapow Pork Spicy Stir Fried Street Food

Pad Pak Boong Fai Daeng — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pad Pak Boong Fai Daeng

10 min 4 serv 80 kcal

Oyster Sauce Stir Fried Street Food Vegetable Water Spinach

Pad Phak Bung Fai Daeng — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pad Phak Bung Fai Daeng

8 min 4 serv 80 kcal

Flame Stir Fried Vegetable Water Spinach Wok Hei

Pad See Ew — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pad See Ew

20 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Chicken Gai Lan Noodle Pad See Ew Stir Fried Street Food Wide Noodle

Pad Thai Goong — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pad Thai Goong

30 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Iconic Noodle Pad Thai Peanut Shrimp Stir Fried Street Food Tamarind

Panang Curry — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Panang Curry

30 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Beef Central Thai Coconut Curry Panang Peanut

Pla Neung Manao — Steamed Fish with Lime — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pla Neung Manao — Steamed Fish with Lime

25 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Central Thai Fish Lime Pla Neung Spicy Steamed

Pla Rad Prik — Crispy Fish with Chili — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Pla Rad Prik — Crispy Fish with Chili

30 min 2 serv 420 kcal

Central Thai Chili Fish Fried Pla Rad Prik Tamarind

Red Curry — Gaeng Phed — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Red Curry — Gaeng Phed

30 min 4 serv 420 kcal

Central Thai Chicken Coconut Curry Gaeng Red Curry

Roti Kluay — Banana Roti — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Roti Kluay — Banana Roti

20 min 2 serv 520 kcal

Banana Dessert Muslim Thai Roti Street Food Sweet

Sangkaya Fak Thong — Pumpkin Custard — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Sangkaya Fak Thong — Pumpkin Custard

60 min 4 serv 210 kcal

Coconut Custard Dessert Pumpkin Traditional

Satay Gai — Chicken Satay — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Satay Gai — Chicken Satay

40 min 4 serv 320 kcal

Chicken Grilled Muslim Thai Peanut Satay Skewer Street Food

Som Tam — Green Papaya Salad — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Som Tam — Green Papaya Salad

15 min 2 serv 180 kcal

Fish Sauce Iconic Isaan Papaya Salad Som Tam Spicy

Tom Kha Gai — Coconut Chicken Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Tom Kha Gai — Coconut Chicken Soup

30 min 4 serv 320 kcal

Central Thai Chicken Coconut Galangal Soup Tom Kha

Tom Klong — Smoked Fish Sour Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Tom Klong — Smoked Fish Sour Soup

30 min 4 serv 180 kcal

Central Thai Fish Smoked Soup Sour Tom Klong

Tom Saap — Isaan Sour Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Tom Saap — Isaan Sour Soup

40 min 4 serv 210 kcal

Isaan Northeast Thai Pork Soup Sour Spicy Tom Saap

Tom Yum Goong — Spicy Shrimp Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Tom Yum Goong — Spicy Shrimp Soup

30 min 4 serv 180 kcal

Central Thai Iconic Shrimp Soup Sour Spicy Tom Yum

Yellow Curry — Gaeng Karee — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Yellow Curry — Gaeng Karee

40 min 4 serv 480 kcal

Chicken Curry Gaeng Karee Indian Influence Potato Yellow Curry

Yum Pla Duk Foo — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Yum Pla Duk Foo

40 min 2 serv 380 kcal

Catfish Central Thai Crispy Mango Salad Yum

Yum Talay — Spicy Seafood Salad — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Yum Talay — Spicy Seafood Salad

25 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Central Thai Salad Seafood Spicy Yum

Yum Woon Sen — Glass Noodle Salad — kidney-friendly recipe

🌶️ Thai · Thailand

Yum Woon Sen — Glass Noodle Salad

20 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Glass Noodle Pork Salad Shrimp Sour Spicy Yum

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

Avoid

🍌 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.