Prologue 2

Chapter 1: Understanding Kidney Disease

What role do kidneys play?
Chronic kidney disease increases every year
Various causes of chronic kidney disease
Symptoms and Complications of Chronic Kidney Disease
Diagnostic criteria for chronic kidney disease
Dialysis treatment to replace kidney function
Lifestyle habits to prevent and manage kidney disease
A Step-by-Step Diet to Beat Kidney Disease
Eating habits that protect kidney health
Planning my daily meals
The tools you need and the easy way to measure
Meal Preparation Principles for Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Material pretreatment method to reduce potassium and phosphorus
5-Day Diet for Kidney Disease
Q&A Nutrition Counseling Center

Chapter 2: A Table That Beats Kidney Disease

Part 1: Two Vegetable Side Dishes per Meal

Grilled pine mushroom and bell pepper skewers
Vegetable Japchae
Stir-fried corn with garlic chives
Lettuce and Apple Salad
Three-color steamed dish
Grilled burdock with soy sauce seasoning
Green bean jelly, perilla leaf, and seaweed salad
Roasted Zucchini
Stir-fried burdock
Stir-fried bean sprouts
Stir-fried broccoli with garlic
Cabbage and Mushroom Rolls
Rice Kimchi
Apple and pear cold salad
Cucumber and bellflower root salad
Stir-fried cabbage with soybean paste
Garlic shiitake mushrooms and gochujang stew
Eggplant Butter Grill
Spicy Grilled Enoki Mushrooms
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Glutinous rice mushroom nurungji and blueberry sweet and sour sauce
Cauliflower Salad with Fruit Dressing
Red Cabbage Coleslaw
Green onion marinade
Stir-fried eggplant and chili peppers in soy sauce
Braised lotus root and turmeric
Stir-fried garlic chives and paprika
Stir-fried cucumber and oyster mushrooms
lettuce and green onion salad
Chicory and Red Cabbage Salad
Stir-fried seaweed
Grilled acorn jelly and cucumber salad
Host mustard salad
Tangerine Paprika Salad with Balsamic Dressing
Stir-fried cabbage and oyster sauce
Stir-fried bracken in sesame oil
Cabbage and Bracken Pancake
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Cabbage salad
Radish and horseradish salad

Pickles & Kimchi
Cabbage and Perilla Leaf Pickles
Paprika pickles
Onion Beet Pickle
Garlic Green Chili Pickles
Pickled cabbage
Sedum and apple water kimchi
Samchae water kimchi
Kohlrabi water kimchi

Part 2: One Protein Side Dish per Meal

Chicken and Mushroom Soybean Paste Stir-fry
Chicken, bean sprout, and mustard salad
Grilled Imyeonsu fish with green chili and yuzu sauce
Tofu pancakes and radish lemon sauce
Pork skewers with apple honey sauce
Paprika Pork Japchae
Stir-fried beef and burdock
Stir-fried chicken thighs and chili peppers
Stir-fried tofu noodles in sesame oil
Salad with green onion and tofu
Butter-grilled pollack
Shrimp and tofu stew
Broccoli Shrimp Pancake
Snowflake Lemon Sweet and Sour Pork
Beef Garlic Mushroom Rolls
Yukjeon and Cheongyang pepper soy sauce
Garlic Hamburger Steak
Waterless boiled pork
Stir-fried pork with garlic chives
Stir-fried beef and octopus
Grilled flounder with apple and chili paste
Cucumber and pepper meat pancake
Chicken breast lotus root dumplings
Turmeric Dakgalbi
Green onion and croaker stew

Part 3 Easy One-Bowl Meals

Deodeok Oil Pasta
Muk Bibimbap
Chicken breast bibimbap
Carrot Lafe Sandwich
Egg Nurungji Porridge
Rice noodle bibim guksu
Beef and Vegetable Rice Balls
Yubu small kimbap
Asparagus and Snail Pasta
Beef and green onion rice bowl
Garlic Chive Pork Rice Bowl
Doraji and Shiitake Mushroom Rice in a Pot
Beef cabbage porridge
Shanghai Fried Rice Noodles
Chicken Breast Cucumber Open Sandwich

Part 4 Delicious Afternoon Snacks

Persimmon Sherbet
Cinnamon Nurungji Fried Rice
Fruit Popsicle
French toast and apple compote
Cucumber Cold Soup
Garlic Butter Chips
Garlic Chip Tteokgangjeong
Blueberry Peach Jelly
Nutritional drink jelly
Fusilli fries and green onion mayo dipping sauce

From Causes to Diet, the Secret to Perfect Kidney Disease Management

According to data from the Korean Society of Nephrology, approximately 13% of adults in large cities in Korea have impaired kidney function.
The number of patients with chronic kidney disease has increased by more than 35% in the past five years, and many people are actually undergoing dialysis or kidney transplants.

There are several reasons why chronic kidney disease is on the rise, but a major one is lack of awareness of the disease and lack of proper management.
Kidney disease has few symptoms in the early stages and tends to get worse once diagnosed, so it is very important to understand the disease and prevent and manage it through proper lifestyle habits and diet.

It covers kidney disease in detail, from its causes and symptoms to dialysis treatment and lifestyle habits and diet to maintain kidney function.
It provides meal preparation tips for people with kidney disease and also provides a 5-day meal plan designed by a nutritionist.
The Nutrition Counseling Center provides clear answers to real-life questions faced by kidney disease patients and their families.

A customized diet that is easy to make and safe to eat

For patients with kidney disease, diet management is of utmost importance.
However, it is difficult to cook a low-salt diet because nutrients such as protein, phosphorus, and potassium must be controlled.
Even foods known to be good for the body, such as whole grains, nuts, meat, and tofu, can be harmful if eaten in large quantities, so caution is advised.

For patients with kidney disease and their families who have to worry about what to eat every meal, we have prepared a simple and delicious meal plan for kidney disease patients.
It is safe to eat as it provides nutritional balance and reduces the potassium and phosphorus content of the ingredients, and it is easy to make, so it is not a burden for families preparing meals.

The menu is based on everyday food such as vegetable side dishes and protein side dishes.
An ideal meal consists of two vegetable side dishes and one protein side dish.
We also introduce one-bowl meals and snacks, so if you use them appropriately, you can enjoy your meals every day.

Features of this book

A safe meal with low sodium and reduced potassium and phosphorus intake

We aim to achieve nutritional balance based on a low-salt diet, and reduce potassium and phosphorus during the ingredient preparation process.
Patients with kidney disease who need to be careful about their nutrient intake can eat it with confidence.

Delicious Every Day! 94 Kidney Disease Recipes

It contains 48 vegetable side dishes and 25 protein side dishes to allow you to create a variety of meals.
We also introduce easy one-bowl meals and snacks that you can enjoy every day.

Easy to make and delicious simple recipes

The ingredients are simple and easy to make, so there is no need to worry about meal preparation.
By reducing salt and bringing out the flavor of the ingredients, even people with kidney disease can enjoy it.

Calories, nutritional information, and sugar warnings

You can check your nutrient intake by displaying the calories, sodium, protein, potassium, and phosphorus content on all menus.
For people with obesity, diabetes, etc., menus high in simple sugars also have sugar warning labels.

How to prepare ingredients to reduce potassium and phosphorus

It details the principles to follow when preparing meals for people with kidney disease, as well as pre-processing methods to reduce potassium and phosphorus in ingredients, such as blanching, peeling, and removing stems.
It can alleviate concerns about excessive intake of potassium and phosphorus.

Kidney Disease Management Tips from a Nutrition Expert

Doctors of nutrition and clinical nutritionists provide detailed information on kidney disease causes and symptoms, dialysis treatment, proper lifestyle habits and diet, and diet planning methods, which patients and their families need to know.
We also answer questions that arise in real life through Q&A.