Packable, colorful, and far below the sodium of takeout
Lunch is where CKD patients often slip — a deli sandwich can pack 1,200 mg of sodium in one meal. These lunches are colorful, satisfying, and built to fit in a container you can take to work, to dialysis, or just keep in the fridge.
Deli chicken salad packs ~700 mg sodium. This version delivers about 180 — and tastes like the diner version.
Holds up in the fridge for three days. Travels in a jar.
Fun to make, easier than they look, lighter than they taste.
Homemade flatbread takes 10 minutes and beats most packaged bread on sodium.
Shake-and-eat. The dressing-on-the-bottom trick keeps greens crisp all week.
Homemade hummus runs about 30 mg sodium per serving. Store-bought averages 130.
Crisp, savory, satisfying — and it’s actually better the next day.
Five-minute pantry lunch with serious protein for dialysis days.
Nutrition values are approximations from common ingredient data.
These recipes are for education and inspiration. Your individual dietary needs may differ — work with your renal dietitian for a personalized plan.
