Kidney-friendly Vegetables

Kidney friendly vegetables 

Scroll down to learn about the Vegetables that are safe for you to eat when on a Renal Diet & take a concrete step forward to creating kidney-safe, taste-bud friendly meals today!

Renal Diet Chart kidney friendly vegetables

Recommended Portion: 3 servings per day

TIP:

  • These vegetables have low-medium sodium & potassium content. Try not to exceed 1 serving-equivalent at a time to avoid abrupt adding-up of Potassium in blood in an instant.
  • You could either take 3 serving-equivalents of 1 vegetable or mix 1 serving each, of 3 vegetables as below and divide it into 3 parts for separate servings.
  • Prefer “freshly cooked” or “frozen batches (not older than 2 days) of home-cooked” veggies whenever you can.
  • Avoid any “ready-to-eat” or “heat-n-eat” items. These are typically high in Sodium & Phosphorus. If you have to, read the Nutrition Facts Label printed on the packaging & choose “Low sodium” variants.

 

MEASURES: 

1 Cup = 250 mL (8 ounces)

1 Tablespoon = 15 mL

 


 

VEGETABLEONE SERVING-EQUIVALENT
Bell Peppers

Renal Diet what you can eat bell peppers
1/2 Cup freshly diced
Brinjal / Eggplant

Renal Diet What you can eat Brinjal aubergine eggplant
1/2 Cup freshly diced/sliced
Cabbage (except Chinese Cabbage)

Renal Diet What you can eat Cabbage
1/2 Cup shredded cabbage
Cauliflower

Renal Diet What you can eat Cauliflower
1/2 Cup florets
Chayote Squash

Renal Diet What you can eat Chayote Squash
1/2 Cup diced squash
Coriander Leaves / Cilantro

Renal Diet what can you eat Coriander Cilantro
1 tablespoon Chutney
Cucumber (peeled only)


Renal Diet what can you eat Peeled Cucumber
1/2 Cup peeled, diced/sliced
Fenugreek Leaves (Methi)

Renal Diet what can you eat Fenugreek Methi
1/2 Cup cooked
Bottle Gourd (Lauki)

Renal Diet what can you eat Bottle gourd
1/2 Cup cooked
Green Beans
(French Beans)


Renal Diet What you can eat Green Beans
1/2 Cup cooked
Green Chilly

Renal Diet What you can eat Green Chilly
2 medium-sized (for flavouring purposes)
Leeks

Renal Diet what can you eat Leeks
1/2 Cup
Lettuce
(Avoid Romaine Lettuce)

Renal Diet what can you eat Lettuce
1 Cup
Onion

Renal Diet What you can eat Onion
1/2 Cup sliced
Parsley

Renal Diet what can you eat Parsley
1/4 Cup chopped
Radish

Renal Diet what can you eat Radish
1/2 Cup
Ridge Gourd
(Torai)

Renal Diet What you can eat Ridge Gourd
1 Cup
Snake Gourd

Renal Diet What you can eat Snake Gourd
1 Cup
Water Chestnut
(Singhara/Panifal)

Renal Diet what can you eat Water Chestnut Singhara
1/2 Cup raw
Watercress

Renal Diet what can you eat
1/2 cup chopped (for salads, sandwiches or as "saag")
Wax Gourd
(Parwal)

Renal Diet What you can eat Wax Gourd (Parwal)
1 Cup
Zucchini

Renal Diet what can you eat Zucchini
1/2 Cup

LIMIT THE FOLLOWING VEGETABLES TO THREE TIMES PER WEEK

VEGETABLEONE SERVING-EQUIVALENT
Asparagus

Renal Diet What you can eat Asparagus
1/2 Cup
Beetroot

Renal Diet what can you eat Beet
1/2 Cup Diced
Carrot

Renal Diet What you can eat Carrot
1/2 Cup Diced
Celery

Renal Diet What can you eat Celery
1/2 Cup
Corn

Renal Diet what can you eat Corn
1/2 Ear or 1/2 Cup
Green Peas

Renal Diet what can you eat Green Peas
1/2 Cup
Kale

Renal Diet What you can eat Kale
1/2 Cup chopped
Button Mushrooms

Renal Diet What can you eat  Button Mushrooms
1/2 Cup chopped
Potato

Renal Diet what can you eat Potato
1 medium-sized;
- Soak peeled potatoes for 7-8 hours in fresh, still, filtered water before cooking
OR
- Leach the potato before use.
(i) Peel & dice the potato
(ii) Wash them thoroughly under running water
(iii) "Leach" them in boiling water (still, filtered) for 2-3 minutes
(iv) Discard the water & wash the "leached" potatoes in fresh water again. use in cooking.
(v) Leaching helps rid the excess sodium & potassium in potatoes usually present under the peel.
Snow Peas

Renal Diet what can you eat Snow Peas
1/2 Cup
Turnip

Renal Diet what can you eat Turnip
1/2 Cup peeled, diced

 


 

REFERENCE

1. Cleveland Clinic-Renal Diet Basics
2. Mayo Clinic – Chronic Kidney Disease Diet

 


 

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