Nutrition Tools
Nutrition Education Material
Here is a list of material to print or download you may want to consider when managing your kidney diet. Always consult with your kidney dietitian for more detailed advice on managing a kidney-friendly diet.
Healthy Eating for Kidney Health
Nutrition Guidelines for Peritoneal Dialysis
Nutrition Guidelines for Hemodialysis
Grocery Shopping for Kidney Health
Printing instructions for Grocery Shopping list: Save this document in .pdf format to your computer > Open the document in Adobe Acrobat > click the print icon in the top left corner of the screen > Ensure print on both sides of paper, flip on short edge and landscape are all selected > Click print > Fold page into thirds to create a pamphlet
Apps
Here is a list of apps you may want to consider when managing your kidney diet. Always consult with your kidney dietitian for more detailed advice on managing a kidney-friendly diet.
My Healthy Kidney (Free) Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android
This is a personalized kidney nutrition guide app. Enter your height, weight and diet goals and the app will tell you if foods are green/yellow/red in terms of mineral content. (Select if you are limiting sodium, potassium and/or phosphate.)
Decide Diet (Free) Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android
This food database shows foods high in either sodium or potassium (you can personalize to restrict one or both). Search foods manually or by scanning the barcode. Create a food diary to see chart of daily potassium, protein, calories and sodium intake.
PhosFilter (Free) Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android
Scan product barcodes to find naturally occurring or added phosphates.
MyFitnessPal (Free) Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android
Use this app to keep track of your daily nutrient intake. It is an easy way to track your protein, calories, fluid and mineral intake such as potassium and salt. (It does not include phosphorus and is not specific for kidney disease.)
Cronometer (Free) Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android
Similar to MyFitnessPal, this app gives a more detailed breakdown of micronutrient and mineral content of foods. The app is able to track fluids, nutrients and set personalized goals. (Includes phosphorus)
D-Track (Free) Available for: iPhone, iPad and Android
Dialysis tracker: track your fluid intake, weight, blood pressure and temperatures easily.
Websites
Here is a list of websites you may want to consider when managing your kidney diet. Always consult with your kidney dietitian for more detailed advice on managing a kidney-friendly diet.
American Association of Kidney Patients
American Kidney Fund Kidney Kitchen
Davita CKD and Dialysis Friendly recipes
Manitoba Renal Program Recipe of the month
Spice It Up! Renal Diet Recipes
The Kidney Foundation of Canada
Videos
The BC Renal Agency has produced a series of videos about kidney-friendly grocery shopping. Our dietitians think the series could be helpful for patients looking for more information about the kidney diet. There are nine videos in total.
Check out the first video in the series here: