My First Ever Video Dropped Today!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2rpJIkpVU
29 March 2026
Thank you for watching my first ever video…that I edited myself…for the first time…ever!
Before I bore you with a solid list of staples for your pantry and fridge, here’s some groovy info for our newly diagnosed CKD buddies.
The American Kidney Fund is a good place to obtain a solid Potassium Food Guide and Phosphorous Food Guide. Having these guides will help you shop for groceries - and you will be surprised at all of the wonderful things you can have! Here are the links for these guides:
https://kitchen.kidneyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Potassium-Guide.pdf
https://kitchen.kidneyfund.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Phosphorus_Guide_090419.pdf
Another great resource (for everybody) is the site Eat This Much. This site can help you meal plan and you can also input individual items and filter it by cooked vs raw, or by the measurement…you can even get a nutritional breakdown of most commercially prepared foods. Here’s the link: https://www.eatthismuch.com
This is a quick listing of the staples I keep in my pantry and fridge. Adventurous (but CKD appropriate) eating has made my stocks and stores vast and voluminous, but it’s actually still pretty basic.
Cereals and grains: Steel cut old fashioned oats, Original Malto-Meal, Cream of Rice, Grits, plain corn meal, non-microwave popcorn, whole wheat thin bagels, raw unsalted pecan pieces and pecan halves, unsalted macadamia nuts, brown rice, white rice, whole wheat pastas, enriched white pastas. If you find pasta/ noodles on sale and the ingredient and nutritional listings meet your dietary needs, pick it up and let’s make something with it!
Baking Items: AP flour, whole wheat flour, self-rising flour, corn starch, baking powder, baking soda, vegan sugar, powdered sugar, brown sugar, molasses, honey, cinnamon, salt, and pepper…I have a lot of spices, but that’s a me thing. You spice you.
Canned Goods: Olive oil mayo, plain ol’ general olive oil, red wine vinegar, apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar, really cheap balsamic vinegar (because it’s a flavor, not an event), canned (in juice) peaches, pears, and mandarin oranges, canned peas, canned garbanzo and pinto beans, canned artichoke hearts (canned in water), canned beets, and light soy sauce. Oh, coffee and teas for brewing.
Fridge Items: Note: Yours will vary here. CKD folks have to limit our milk/dairy intake because it is so high in potassium and phosphorus. We scramble a little to find options because nutritionally, we still need to have 2 servings per day. I had a heck of a time finding an option that met my nutritional needs and that did not contain sea salt. So, my fridge standards are:
Silk unsweetened cashew milk, plant based butter, a block of cheddar cheese, parmesan, low-fat cream cheese, low-fat feta cheese, eggs, tofu, chicken thighs, and ground turkey.
Produce: This is what I keep as standard, but I also buy in-season produce: one-pound tubs of 50/50 salad mix and baby spinach, a bag of collard greens, green onions - lots, parsley, cilantro, celery, baby carrots but not real ones - the kind that are cut with a water saw, onions (white, yellow, red, and shallots), whole clove garlic, bell peppers (but not green ones) SO MANY CUCUMBERS, cabbage, cauliflour, blueberries, strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, a few apples, a few tangerines, lemons, and grapes. Remember, I have food allergies, so my fruit and veggie options are limited. Yeah, I know. Breathing does cause aging, but it’s so fun and has so many other benefits.
I hope you find this helpful! Next video we COOK!!
