Tasty meal ideas

Pasta or noodles 

Start with: any kind of pasta: spaghetti, spirals, orzo, etc.

Add a sauce: butter, garlic, herbs, oil, small amounts of marinara or cream sauces.

Add more: add fresh, cooked meat or fish and some lower potassium vegetables such as runner beans, beansprouts and carrots.

Example idea: Spiral pasta with fresh, cooked chicken and peas in a cream based sauce.

Rice or cous cous

Start with: any kind of rice: long grain, wild rice, pilau rice, basmati rice and risotto. Cous cous can also be used.

Add a sauce: fresh, cooked meat or fish

Add more: add some lower potassium vegetables.

Example idea: Wild rice with beef, carrots and broccoli.

Salads

Start with: mixed lettuce.

Add Veggies: chopped green peppers, cucumber and a small amount of onion.

Add more: cream cheese, tuna, cottage cheese.

Add: a low salt dressing, mayonnaise, salad cream or oilve oil. You can also add croutons for added crunch!

Example idea: Mixed greens with an oil and vinegar dressing, chopped, grilled chicken, sprinkling of sweetcorn, and sliced apple.

Sandwiches

Start with: your bread; consider different types such as wholemeal or granary bread, pitta, tortilla, sourdough, bun etc

Add Fresh, Cooked Meat: such as chicken, pulled pork, or a beefburger. You could try a bean burger if you prefer to have a meat-free option.

Add more: mustard, mayonnaise, relish..

Add Low Potassium Vegetables: cucumber, peppers, sweetcorn, lettuce or grated carrot.

Example idea: Grilled chicken sandwich on a sourdough bun with lettuce and mustard

Want to add a side dish?

Try Lower Potassium Vegetables: sliced carrots, asparagus, or a green side salad.

Try Lower Potassium Fruit such as: grapes, strawberries, canned fruit in syrup such as peaches or pears, apple slices, etc.

Try: unsalted tortilla chips, breadsticks, unsalted rice cakes, corn cakes, pitta wedges.

Example idea: Grilled chicken sandwich on a sourdough bun with lettuce and mustard

Always check with your dietitian regarding which foods you can have and which foods you should limit in your diet. Everyone’s needs are different.