Eating out on a renal dietEnjoying a meal out with your family and friends can be a fun occasion.

With careful planning it is possible to eat out when following a renal diet.

The suggestions below provide useful tips for when you are eating out and need to follow a reduced phosphate, potassium and salt diet.

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GENERAL TIPS

Always check with your dietitian

regarding which options are suitable for you when eating out as everybody’s dietary

needs will be different.

Many restaurants

display menus on their website.

It is a good idea to look at the menu before you go to see which meals are suitable

for you.

Salt is often used in

cooking in restaurants. Ask for meals to be prepared

without salt.

Choose

restaurants that serve fresh food to order.

If you have been advised to

take phosphate binders,

remember to take these with you so

you can take them at the restaurant.

Instead of: Try choosing:

Meat/fish/poultryBreaded or coated meat, fish or poultry

Processed meats such as bacon, sausage and ham

Roasted, grilled or baked meat, fish or poultry

Starchy carbohydrate based foods

Chips, roast potatoes and mash

Rice, pasta, noodles, bread, chapattis

VegetablesVegetables which have been stir-fried, deep fried or steamed

Low potassium vegetable options such as beansprouts, onions, frozen mixed vegetables, carrots, spring greens, leeks, green pepper

Ask for vegetables to be boiled in lots of water

Sauces Gravy or tomato-based pasta sauce

Cream, olive oil, garlic or pesto based sauce

You could ask for your sauce to be served on the side so you can control the amount that you have

Salt andSeasoning

Salt

Ask for meals to be prepared without salt

Herbs, spices, lemon and chilli can be used to season and flavour foods

CheeseHard cheese such as cheddar and processed cheese slices

Softer cheese such as mozzarella, ricotta, cottage cheese or cream cheese

DessertsChocolate, nuts, dried fruit or milk-based desserts and snacks

Lemon, jam or apple tart, plain or jam sponge, treacle tart, apple or pear crumble, jam swiss roll or meringue nests with cream.Jam or plain doughnut, sweet waffles, danish pastry, jelly, plain biscuit, shortbread, plain popcorn, plain muffin, or bagel with butter

GENERAL TIPS

PorridgeBreakfast cereals such as cornflakes and puffed rice Toast Croissant

Waffles or Pancakes – served with jam, honey or syrupEnglish MuffinBagelDrained tinned fruit

Hot food: Scrambled or boiled eggs with toast or fried bread

BREAKFAST

LUNCH SALADS / SIDES

Roasted meat, chicken or fishMeat, vegetable or bean burger with bun Chicken wings Small omelette Vegetable tart or pie

White bread Sandwich Bread Roll or PittaFilling options: Roast meat Tuna mayonnaise Chicken/Turkey Cottage cheese

Choose low potassium salad foods such as: Lettuce, carrot, celery, apple, cucumber, beetroot, onion, noodle salad, pasta or rice salad, cottage cheeseLow potassium vegetables such as: green pepper, beansprouts, onions, frozen mixed vegetables, spring greens or leeks Dressings based on olive oil, lemon, balsamic vinegar or vinegar

Garlic bread, bread roll or pitta

MAIN MEAL

Here are some meal

ideas...

Eating out on a renal diet

TRADITIONAL

BRITISH

Ideas for starters

Ideas for main

courses

Ideas for desserts

Instead of: Try choosing:

Tomato based sauces such as Napoli, Bolognaise, Lasagne

Cream based sauce, olive oil, garlic or pesto sauce. Ask for sauce to be served separately

Mushroom risottoRisotto with low potassium vegetables such as green pepper, onion, carrot, frozen mixed vegetables

Pizzas with high potassium vegetable toppings and / or processed meat toppings

Pizzas with lower potassium toppings such as onions, green peppers, leek, pineapple, fresh meat or fish such as chicken, beef or tuna

You can choose herbs, black pepper,

chillies, olive oil or balsamic vinegar to add extra flavour

if needed

Garlic bread, dough balls

Pear tart, almond cake or cream-based dessert

such as pavlova

Pasta carbonara, pizza, risotto

Eating out on a renal diet ITALIAN

Prawn crackers, spring rolls, crispy duck pancakes, crispy wontons

Chow mein, lemon chicken, sweet and sour dishes, duck in

plum sauce

Pineapple fritters, toffee apples,

sorbet

Instead of: Try choosing:

Soy, hoisin, black bean, oyster or fish sauce

Sweet and sour sauce, plum sauce, orange or lemon sauce. Extra ginger, chilli, lemongrass, garlic. A small portion of sauce on the side

Soups Prawn crackers, spring rolls, wonton

Leafy green vegetables such as pak choi, spinach and seaweed

Beansprouts, onions, green pepper, carrots

Fried rice or noodles Boiled or steamed rice

Ideas for starters

Ideas for main

courses

Ideas for desserts

Eating out on a renal diet CHINESE

Instead of: Try choosing:Peshawari or cheese naan bread Poppadums, chapattis

Tomato based curry dishes,dhal or dhansak dishes

Dishes without a sauce for example tandoori, tikka, bhurji, bhuna, meat kebabCream based sauces such as keema, korma, dopiaza

Dishes containing dried fruit or nuts

Ask for fruit or nuts to be left out or choose from the ideas above

Ideas for starters

Ideas for main

courses

Ideas for SWEET TREATS

“Dry dishes” without sauce such as tandoori,

tikka, bhuna, meat kebabs and rice dishes such as biryani, saffron

or basmati rice

Pakoras, samosas, tandoori or tikka

meat or fish

Poppadums, limit toppings such as mango chutney

and raita

Jelabi

Eating out on a renal diet INDIAN

Instead of: Try choosing:Breaded or coated meat, burgers or sausages

Plain beef burger, chicken fillet burger or plain chicken pieces

Potato wedges, French fries, fried potato

Bun, bread or rice option or limit to a small portion

Large amount of tomato ketchup To limit to one sachet

Milkshakes or ice cream based drinks Sorbet, slush ice drinks

Cola Lemonade, squash, cordial

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Speak to your Dietitian if you need more information

Instead of: Try choosing:

Quiche, savoury snacks with hard cheese, prawns in pastry or sausage rolls

Sandwich with fillings such as chicken breast, tuna, beef, turkey breast, cottage cheese or egg mayonnaise Chicken skewers with herbs/spices Low potassium vegetable sticks such as peppers, cucumber and celery

Potato based crisps Corn/maize crisps or popcorn

Chocolate desserts

Plain or jam sponge birthday cake, trifle, jelly and cream, apple pie, vanilla cupcakes, sweets such as pastilles, marshmallow or boiled sweets

Nuts, dried fruit Small portion of fresh berries such as strawberries or raspberriesDrained tinned fruit

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