Sometimes it can be hard to come up with new ideas for what to cook. Australian Dietitian Dr Kelly Lambert and dietitian students Celine Kanos and Ellen Jackson have recently published a cookbook full of low sodium, low potassium, low phosphate and low protein recipes for main meals, light meals, and snacks.
Each recipe specifies what type of diet it is suitable for and includes a breakdown of nutrition information. Please note these recipes are great for anyone but are low protein and so those on dialysis should increase the protein (meat, nuts, dairy or plant-based protein equivalent e.g. legumes, tofu, beans) portion of their meals. You don’t need to restrict your potassium or phosphate intake unless you’ve been advised to by your kidney dietitian. If you aren’t sure what diet you should be following check with your dietitian.
There are two cookbooks you can download for free:
The cookbooks are available to download free here.
Vegetable based recipes
Recipes with meat or fish
Tofu recipes (from our Foodie Friday series)
Seasoning and marinade recipes
Breakfast recipes
There are two cookbooks you can download for free:
The cookbooks are available to download free here.
The information contained in this article is designed to provide helpful information to most people. It may not be applicable to all readers as individual dietary requirements differ.
Amelia Thomsen, Auckland City Hospital (on behalf of Auckland Regional Renal Dietitians (ARRD)