Kidney Kitchen

At Kidney Care UK, we receive more questions about how to eat well to stay well with CKD than almost any other topic. You can enjoy eating our kidney-friendly meals every day as part of a healthy, balanced diet, with the added reassurance that we find inventive ways to flavour each dish without adding salt!

Every one of our Kidney Kitchen recipes is very carefully analysed and approved by the British Dietetic Association Kidney Dietitian Specialist Group (KDSG).

Low potassium snacks, lunches and dinners

Enjoy a wide range of low potassium meals, safe in the knowledge that each of these recipes has been analysed and approved by kidney dietitians and is safe for people living with CKD to eat – but also delicious!

A pan of hot and sour fish curry.

Kidney-friendly eating: information, recipes and Kidney Kitchen videos

  • Cooking for kidney health

    Everything you need to know to prepare good, tasty food, modified by our team of chefs and kidney dietitians to fit more closely with the needs of people with CKD.

  • Kidney-friendly recipes

    Easy weeknight suppers, quick snacks and perfect puddings – the Kidney Kitchen website is packed with recipes to try. Follow the step-by-step instructions and enjoy!

  • Kitchen skills videos

    New to cooking? Our videos will help with basic skills – how to chop an onion, julienne a carrot, make crumble topping and know when your pasta is perfectly cooked.

How to use the Kidney Kitchen website

We've made it as simple as possible for you to make kidney-friendly choices and enjoy a wide variety of delicious and healthy food.
Kidney Kitchen nutritional advice

Kidney-friendly food and drink

Great kidney-friendly breakfast options for people living with CKD, from cereal and fruit to muffins, omelettes and homemade granola.

Great soups, sandwich fillings, salad and pasta options for a kidney-friendly lunch.

Our kidney friendly snack options are nutritious and recommended by kidney dietitians.

Fruity, chocolatey and moreish kidney friendly sweet treats to enjoy.

Satisfy your thirst with kidney friendly ice lollies – packed with fruit, healthy and delicious.

Kidney Kitchen's selection of kidney friendly comfort food favourites is great for sharing or can be prepared in advance and stored in the freezer so it's ready to serve after a long day.

Kidney Kitchen recipe videos

  • Healthy lunches

    12 kidney-friendly options

  • Comfort food

    9 kidney-friendly recipes

  • Healthy snacks

    8 kidney-friendly quick bites

  • Chocolate recipes

    5 kidney friendly treats

  • Soups & stews

    9 kidney-friendly recipes

  • Puddings and sweets

    6 kidney-friendly sweet treats

  • Low potassium dinners

    6 low potassium main meals

  • South Asian meals

    12 curries, sides and desserts

  • Kidney-friendly pastry

    10 pies and parcel recipes

Look through our recipes

Whether you fancy pasta, dal, burgers or hotpot, the Kidney Kitchen offers you kidney-friendly options that are delicious and approved by kidney dietitians. Enjoy!

A bowl of Caribbean shrimp fried rice.

Latest kidney friendly recipes

  • 50 minutes

    Spinach and pine nut lasagne

  • 1 hour

    Chicken and vegetable lasagne

  • 15 minutes

    Chicken fajitas

  • 1 hours 45 minutes

    BBQ pulled pork burgers

FREE Kidney Kitchen recipe magazines

Kidney Kitchen's magazines are packed with mouth-watering recipes and useful tips to help you cook kidney-friendly food the whole family will enjoy.
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Nutritional advice from kidney dietitians

  • Lowering your potassium levels

    Potassium is a mineral that can build up in your body if your kidneys are not working properly. Some medicines can also increase your potassium levels. Read on for advice to help lower your potassium levels.

  • Choosing a plant-based diet with CKD

    Kidney Kitchen renal dietitian Angeline Taylor explains how eating more plant foods can help you stay well when you are living with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

  • Healthy eating and lifestyle for your kidneys

    Most people living with early stage chronic kidney disease (CKD stages 1-3) will benefit from a healthy diet and lifestyle.

Kidney Kitchen fakeaways

Fakeaway (fake takeaway) recipes are the perfect way to make takeaway-style food at home. Our delicious kidney-friendly recipes range from family favourite pizzas and fish and chips to flavour-packed curries and kebabs.
Kidney friendly fakeaways