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KidneyWise Hello! We created this page to share trustworthy and practical information about diet and kidney disease.

We are Lina and Nevine, two registered dietitians from the UK & the co-founders of KidneyWise, helping people with CKD Stage 3 and 4 with diet and lifestyle advice.

09/10/2026

It is World Porridge Day 🥣, and if you have CKD, porridge is a great choice for breakfast.

Oats are high in fibre and low in potassium for anyone who needs to follow a low potassium diet. Top yours with berries and seeds. 🫐🌱

Our breakfast blog post tells you everything you need to know about what to eat for breakfast when you have CKD. Plus, it includes six dietitian-approved breakfast recipes, including overnight oats, barley porridge and shakshuka: https://kidneywise.co.uk/blog/kidney-friendly-breakfasts-made-simple

This advice is primarily for individuals with CKD Stages 3 & 4. It is solely educational and provides general advice only. It is not a substitute for seeing a registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional.

It is National Cholesterol Month ❤️, which makes it a good time to ask a simple question. Do you know your cholesterol n...
08/10/2026

It is National Cholesterol Month ❤️, which makes it a good time to ask a simple question. Do you know your cholesterol number?

Your kidneys and your heart are closely linked, and having CKD can raise the chance of heart and circulation problems. 🫀 Cholesterol is one piece of that picture, and it is checked with a simple blood test. 🩸

At your next appointment, ask what your cholesterol is and whether there is anything you need to do about it. 💬

Being told you have CKD and sent home with little more than “eat healthily” and “keep an eye on it” can be a lonely plac...
07/10/2026

Being told you have CKD and sent home with little more than “eat healthily” and “keep an eye on it” can be a lonely place to be. You sit at the kitchen table afterwards and wonder where on earth to start. 🤔

We are kidney dietitians, and we hear this every single day. So if we had just been diagnosed ourselves, here is what we would do first. Five small habits, and no complete overhaul. 🌱

Swipe through to see them. You do not need to understand everything before you begin, and you do not need to be perfect. One steady change at a time is plenty. 💙

We would love to hear from you too. 💬 What habits have you started since your diagnosis? Share them in the comments. The one that helped you could be the one that helps someone else today.

This advice is primarily for individuals with CKD Stages 3 & 4. It is solely educational and provides general advice only. It is not a substitute for seeing a registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional.

🥦 It is National Vegetarian Week, and we are celebrating with a question: What is your favourite veggie meal? 🌱Meat-free...
02/10/2026

🥦 It is National Vegetarian Week, and we are celebrating with a question: What is your favourite veggie meal? 🌱

Meat-free meals can be a lovely fit for kidney-friendly eating. 💚 One or two meat-free dinners a week is a great place to start.

Whether yours is a bean chilli, a lentil curry, a tofu stir fry or something your family swears by, share it in the comments. 👇

Someone else with CKD is probably stuck for dinner ideas tonight and would love to see it! 🍽️

Do you need to eat one way for your kidneys and another way for your heart? ❤️Absolutely not! Heart-healthy and kidney-f...
28/09/2026

Do you need to eat one way for your kidneys and another way for your heart? ❤️

Absolutely not! Heart-healthy and kidney-friendly eating have a lot in common. 🙌

So, for World Heart Day, here are 7 food habits that can support a heart-healthy way of eating while fitting with the principles of kidney-friendly eating too.

Here are 7 things to focus on:

1. Reduce saturated fat 🥩🍰
Cut back on foods such as red and processed meats, cakes and pastries.

2. Aim for 1 to 2 portions of oily fish each week 🐟
Oily fish provides beneficial omega-3 fats.

3. Include wholegrains every day 🌾
Foods such as wholegrain bread and oats are an easy place to start.

4. Aim for 5 portions of fruit and vegetables 🍎
Variety matters, so include different types across your week.

5. Include monounsaturated fats 🫒🥜
Olive oil, rapeseed oil and nuts are useful sources.

6. Choose lean animal proteins or plant proteins 🌱🍗
For example, leaner meat and poultry or plant proteins such as beans, lentils and tofu.

7. Reduce your salt intake 🧂⬇️
Eating less salt can help with blood pressure, which is important when you're looking after both your heart ❤️ and your kidneys.

The reassuring bit? You don't need two completely different diets.

Many of the foundations of heart-healthy eating also fit beautifully with a kidney-friendly way of eating.

And you don't need to tackle all seven at once. 🙌

Pick one or two changes that feel realistic and build from there.

Which of these 7 are you already doing? Tell us in the comments. 👇💬

This advice is primarily for individuals with CKD Stages 3 & 4. It is solely educational and provides general advice only. It is not a substitute for seeing a registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional.

25/09/2026

Foods to NEVER eat with kidney disease. 👀

It's exactly the sort of headline that's difficult not to click when you're worried about your kidneys.

But there's an important problem with blanket CKD food lists. ⚠️

They don't know your CKD stage.

They haven't seen your blood results. 🩸

They don't know your medications, other health conditions or usual diet.

And those things matter. 💚

Potassium is a good example. 🍌

Not everybody with CKD automatically needs a low-potassium diet. Whether you need to make changes should be based on your individual situation, blood results and advice from your healthcare team.

Cutting out foods "just in case" can make eating more restrictive, confusing and stressful than it needs to be. 😣

You don't need another frightening list. 🚫

You need to understand what's relevant to you and why. 💡

If you're confused about what you should actually be eating with CKD, book a FREE 15-minute enquiry call with us to find out how personalised 1:1 support with a kidney dietitian could help: Link in bio!

This advice is primarily for individuals with CKD Stages 3 & 4. It is solely educational and provides general advice only. It is not a substitute for seeing a registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional.

25/09/2026

Foods to NEVER eat with kidney disease. 👀

It's exactly the sort of headline that's difficult not to click when you're worried about your kidneys.

But there's an important problem with blanket CKD food lists. ⚠️

They don't know your CKD stage.

They haven't seen your blood results. 🩸

They don't know your medications, other health conditions or usual diet.

And those things matter. 💚

Potassium is a good example. 🍌

Not everybody with CKD automatically needs a low-potassium diet. Whether you need to make changes should be based on your individual situation, blood results and advice from your healthcare team.

Cutting out foods "just in case" can make eating more restrictive, confusing and stressful than it needs to be. 😣

You don't need another frightening list. 🚫

You need to understand what's relevant to you and why. 💡

If you're confused about what you should actually be eating with CKD, book a FREE 15-minute enquiry call with us to find out how personalised 1:1 support with a kidney dietitian could help: https://l.bttr.to/vCDvM

This advice is primarily for individuals with CKD Stages 3 & 4. It is solely educational and provides general advice only. It is not a substitute for seeing a registered dietitian or another qualified healthcare professional.

What would feeling more confident about food actually change for you? 💭Maybe it's not having to Google an ingredient bef...
23/09/2026

What would feeling more confident about food actually change for you? 💭

Maybe it's not having to Google an ingredient before putting it in your trolley.

Or being able to go out for lunch without studying the menu beforehand.

Or simply sitting down to dinner with your partner and eating the same meal. ❤️

When you're living with CKD, it's easy for food decisions to start taking up far more mental space than they used to.

Especially when you've been exposed to conflicting advice about what you should and shouldn't eat. 🤔

But greater food confidence doesn't mean memorising every nutrient in every food. 📚

It can look much more ordinary than that.

Having a few meals you know work for you. 🥗

Understanding which nutrition priorities actually matter for your situation.

Making informed choices when you eat out.

Going on holiday. ✈️

Sharing meals with people you love. 💛

And letting dinner become "just dinner again".

That's the kind of progress we want for people living with CKD.

Like this post if you'd like food to take up a little less space in your head. 💚

Important question today... 🥪What's going in your ideal sandwich? 🤔Sometimes kidney nutrition content can become very se...
21/09/2026

Important question today... 🥪

What's going in your ideal sandwich? 🤔

Sometimes kidney nutrition content can become very serious.

Blood results. Salt. Protein. Food labels. 🏷️

All important topics.

But food is also something we eat every day and, hopefully, enjoy. 💛

So today we're keeping things simple. ✨

Are you choosing A, B, C or D? 👇

Tell us your favourite sandwich filling in the comments. We might get some inspiration for lunch too! 😋🥪

There’s certainly no shortage of information about CKD online. 🌐The problem is knowing which information you can actuall...
18/09/2026

There’s certainly no shortage of information about CKD online. 🌐

The problem is knowing which information you can actually trust. 🤔

One article tells you to avoid a food. Another tells you it’s perfectly fine. 🥗

Then there are the videos, Facebook groups, food lists and well-meaning advice from friends and family. 📱

Before long, you’re looking at 12 different pages online and still don’t know what to make for dinner. 😵‍💫

That’s why we write the KidneyWise newsletter. 💌

Each week, we share practical, evidence-based information about kidney nutrition to help you understand what matters without adding to the noise. 🩺📚

Think of it as a calmer place in your inbox to learn about CKD nutrition from specialist kidney dietitians.

Join our weekly newsletter and get the next edition straight to your inbox. ✨👇
https://web.kidneywise.co.uk/kwnewsletter

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