New to CKD or Didn’t know there’s a kidney diet to follow?

I completely understand how daunting it can be to start learning about eating for CKD. It's a big step, and you're not alone in feeling a bit overwhelmed. The good news is that with the right guidance, you can navigate this journey with confidence.

A crucial aspect of managing your CKD diet is knowing your personalized restriction numbers for nutrients like sodium, potassium, and phosphorus. Understanding these numbers helps you make safer food choices and keeps your kidney health on track.

Using these numbers, we have an easy-to-follow approach & super quick done for you sheets helping you set up your own personalized meal and snack nutrient maximums chart.

Staying within these limits is key to preventing further complications and ensuring you're getting the right nutrition. (see chart example below)

Now, I do not want you feeling as though you need to wait to get started until you have those numbers. Any change is better than no change.

I provide temporary nutritional numbers that can help you start making safer choices right now. These numbers act as a foundation until you’re able to see a renal dietitian and get your personalized nutritional numbers.

Once you have those, it’s just a matter of making small adjustments to better fit your needs.The most important thing is to start making changes as soon as possible—every step counts!

Ask a renal dietitian for your restriction numbers. A renal dietitian is your go-to for medical-based decisions about your diet, including determining your specific restriction numbers. These are your maximum daily limits for nutrients like potassium, phosphorus, sodium, and protein.

You can search by location and choose in-person or telehealth—select 'Kidney Specialist' when searching.

Here’s a helpful link to find a renal dietitian.

This is an example personal nutrient chart. Yours will include all nutrients you must track.