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Bánh Bao Chay — Vegetarian Steamed Bun — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Bao Chay — Vegetarian Steamed Bun

120 min 2 serv 320 kcal

Banh Bao Kidney Friendlier Steamed Vegetarian

Bánh Flan — Vietnamese Caramel Custard — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Flan — Vietnamese Caramel Custard

60 min 4 serv 240 kcal

Banh Flan Custard Dessert French Influence Saigon

Bánh Hỏi — Mini Vermicelli Sheets — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Hỏi — Mini Vermicelli Sheets

30 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Banh Hoi Central Vietnam Kidney Friendlier Rice Noodle Vermicelli

Bánh Mì Chay — Vegetarian Banh Mi — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Mì Chay — Vegetarian Banh Mi

20 min 1 serv 380 kcal

Banh Mi Kidney Friendlier Sandwich Vegan Vegetarian

Bánh Nậm — Hue Steamed Flat Dumplings — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Nậm — Hue Steamed Flat Dumplings

50 min 2 serv 280 kcal

Banh Central Vietnam Dumpling Hue Kidney Friendlier Shrimp Steamed

Bánh Trôi — Sweet Glutinous Rice Balls — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Trôi — Sweet Glutinous Rice Balls

40 min 2 serv 320 kcal

Banh Troi Dessert Ginger Glutinous Kidney Friendlier

Bánh Ít Trần — Naked Sweet Rice Dumplings — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Ít Trần — Naked Sweet Rice Dumplings

40 min 2 serv 320 kcal

Banh Dumpling Glutinous Kidney Friendlier Sweet

Bánh Ướt — Wet Rice Sheets — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bánh Ướt — Wet Rice Sheets

40 min 2 serv 320 kcal

Banh Uot Breakfast Kidney Friendlier Rice Sheet

Bí Đao Xào Tôm Khô — Winter Melon Dried Shrimp — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bí Đao Xào Tôm Khô — Winter Melon Dried Shrimp

20 min 4 serv 110 kcal

Kidney Friendly Low Potassium Shrimp Stir Fried Vegetable Winter Melon

Bò Bía — Jicama Spring Rolls — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bò Bía — Jicama Spring Rolls

30 min 2 serv 210 kcal

Bo Bia Fresh Jicama Rolls Saigon Street Food

Bún Riêu Chay — Vegetarian Crab-style Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Bún Riêu Chay — Vegetarian Crab-style Soup

40 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Bun Kidney Friendlier Noodle Soup Tofu Tomato Vegetarian

Canh Khổ Qua Nhồi Thịt — Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Canh Khổ Qua Nhồi Thịt — Stuffed Bitter Melon Soup

50 min 4 serv 220 kcal

Bitter Melon Canh Pork Soup Tet Vegetable Stuffed

Chè Ba Màu — Three-Color Dessert — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Chè Ba Màu — Three-Color Dessert

30 min 2 serv 340 kcal

Beans Che Coconut Dessert Iconic

Chè Bưởi — Pomelo Sweet Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Chè Bưởi — Pomelo Sweet Soup

60 min 4 serv 240 kcal

Che Dessert Mung Bean Pomelo Unique

Chè Bắp — Sweet Corn Coconut Soup — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Chè Bắp — Sweet Corn Coconut Soup

30 min 4 serv 240 kcal

Che Coconut Corn Dessert Hoi An

Cà Phê Sữa Đá — Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Cà Phê Sữa Đá — Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk

10 min 1 serv 140 kcal

Coffee Drink Iced Iconic Saigon

Cà Tím Nướng Mỡ Hành — Grilled Eggplant Scallion Oil — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Cà Tím Nướng Mỡ Hành — Grilled Eggplant Scallion Oil

25 min 4 serv 110 kcal

Ca Tim Eggplant Grilled Kidney Friendlier Scallion Oil

Cơm Niêu — Claypot Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Cơm Niêu — Claypot Rice

35 min 2 serv 480 kcal

Claypot Com Kidney Friendlier Rice Simple

Cải Thìa Xào Tỏi — Garlic Bok Choy — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Cải Thìa Xào Tỏi — Garlic Bok Choy

10 min 4 serv 60 kcal

Bok Choy Garlic Kidney Friendlier Quick Stir Fried Vegetable

Gà Hấp Lá Chanh — Lime Leaf Steamed Chicken — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Gà Hấp Lá Chanh — Lime Leaf Steamed Chicken

50 min 4 serv 280 kcal

Chicken Ga Kidney Friendlier Lemongrass Lime Leaf Steamed

Gỏi Cuốn — Fresh Spring Rolls — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Gỏi Cuốn — Fresh Spring Rolls

30 min 2 serv 220 kcal

Fresh Goi Cuon Iconic Kidney Friendlier Pork Shrimp Spring Roll

Nước Mía — Sugarcane Juice — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Nước Mía — Sugarcane Juice

5 min 1 serv 160 kcal

Cold Drink Juice Street Food Sugarcane

Phở Chay — Vegetarian Pho — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Phở Chay — Vegetarian Pho

60 min 4 serv 310 kcal

Kidney Friendly Noodle Soup Pho Vegan Vegetarian

Phở Cuốn — Pho Rolls — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Phở Cuốn — Pho Rolls

25 min 2 serv 250 kcal

Beef Hanoi Kidney Friendlier Pho Rolls

Sinh Tố Dâu Tây — Strawberry Smoothie — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Sinh Tố Dâu Tây — Strawberry Smoothie

5 min 1 serv 180 kcal

Da Lat Kidney Friendlier Sinh To Smoothie Strawberry

Su Su Xào Trứng — Chayote with Egg — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Su Su Xào Trứng — Chayote with Egg

15 min 4 serv 140 kcal

Chayote Egg Kidney Friendly Low Potassium Quick Stir Fried Vegetable

Sữa Đậu Nành — Soy Milk — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Sữa Đậu Nành — Soy Milk

5 min 1 serv 80 kcal

Breakfast Drink Kidney Friendlier Plant Based Soy Milk

Xôi Vò — Sweet Sticky Rice with Mung — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Xôi Vò — Sweet Sticky Rice with Mung

50 min 4 serv 340 kcal

Kidney Friendlier Low Sodium Mung Bean Sticky Rice Xoi

Xôi Đậu Xanh — Mung Bean Sticky Rice — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Xôi Đậu Xanh — Mung Bean Sticky Rice

50 min 4 serv 310 kcal

Breakfast Mung Bean Sticky Rice Vegetarian Xoi

Đậu Hủ Chiên Sả Ớt — Lemongrass Chili Fried Tofu — kidney-friendly recipe

🍜 Vietnamese · Vietnam

Đậu Hủ Chiên Sả Ớt — Lemongrass Chili Fried Tofu

25 min 4 serv 260 kcal

Dau Hu Kidney Friendlier Lemongrass Quick Tofu Vegetarian

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.