List of Cookbooks for Kidney Patients

Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Carbohydrate and Sodium Controlled Recipes Council on Renal Nutrition of Northern California/
Northern Nevada, 1983		 $10.00 (includes shipping & handling) UCSF Medical Center
Mount Zion Dialysis Unit
c/o Suzanne Gibson, RD
1675 Scott Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Ph: (415) 353-7725
Fax: (415) 885-7396
CRN NorCal		 Recipes:
Low in saturated fat
Nutrient analysis
Large print
Audience:
Adult hemodialysis and home therapies
Diabetes
Heart disease/cardiac
High blood pressure
Chinese Renal Kitchen, Cookbook for People Living With a Special Diet for Kidneys British Columbia Chinese Nutrition Consultants, 1999 (2nd Edition) $45.00 US (Includes shipping and handling)
US checks/money orders made payable to:
"Providence Research Institute Trust"		 c/o Clinical Nutrition
Attn: Dean Cox
Clinical Nutrition Assistant
St. Paul's Hospital
Room 4000
Providence Building
1081 Burrard Street
Vancouver, BD V6Z1Y6
Canada
Ph: (604) 806-8141
Fax: (604) 806-8076		 Recipes:
120 recipes
Chinese and English
Nutrient analysis
Large print
Audience:
Kidney patients who want Chinese recipes adapted to renal recommendations
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Cooking for David: A Culinary Dialysis Cookbook Sara Coleman, RD, CDE and Dorothy Gordon, BS, RN, September 2000 $25.95 plus $6.95 for shipping and handling; California add $2.02 tax
(Volume pricing available)		 Culinary Kidney Cooks
P.O. Box 468, Dept. N
Huntington Beach, CA 92648
(714) 842-4684
Fax: (714) 842-4694
Culinary Kidney Cooks Money back guarantee offered
272 pages;
Loose-leaf style with
'e-zel' cookbook stand
Recipes:
160 recipes
Nutrient analysis with meal planning
Audience:
Dialysis and home therapies
Diabetes
Other:
Web site lists new recipes and tips
Cooking the Renal Way Oregon Council on Renal Nutrition, Revised 1993 $10.00 (includes shipping & handling) Oregon Council on Renal Nutrition
P.O. Box 29133
Portland, OR 97210-9133
Ph: (503) 371-8047		 125 pages

Recipes:
Nutrient analysis
Holiday menus
Diabetic recipes and desserts
Audience:
Hemodialysis and home therapies
Diabetes
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetic Diets
or
Creative Cooking for Renal Diets		 Cleveland Clinic Foundation 1985 See website BookMasters
30 Amberwood Parkway
Ashland, OH 44805
(800) 247-6553
Patient Support		 280 pages
Recipes:
288 renal recipes
187 renal diabetic recipes
Modified for sodium, protein, potassium and fluid
Nutrient analysis and exchanges
Calorie boosters
Serving guides
Extra large print

Audience:
Renal
Diabetes
Everyday Eating Cookbook Council on Renal Nutrition of Illinois, 2nd printing $7.50 for Illinois residents
$10.00 for all other states (Includes shipping and handling)		 NKF of Illinois
215 West IllinoisSt., Suite 1C
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 321-1500
E-mail: kidney@nkfi.org
www.nkfi.org		 Recipes:
105 recipes
Nutrient analysis
Easy to find ingredients
A complete cookbook for the dialysis patient
Audience:
Renal
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
The Gourmet Renal Cookbook Edited by Sharon Stall, RD, 2nd edition $14.95
(Includes shipping and handling)		 Sol Goldman Renal Therapy Center
Lenox Hill Hospital
100 East 77th Street
New York, NY 10021
Contact: Linda Pino
Ph: (212) 434-3266
Fax: (212) 434-4528		 Recipes:
Outlines general nutrition guidelines
Nutrient analysis and exchanges
Audience:
Dialysis
Pre-dialysis
The Kidney Helper Cookbook Bob Lutfy & Natalie Lufty with Mary Pinto, RD $24.95 plus $4.00 for shipping and handling Ph: (877) 248-2331
Consumer Med Help		 230 pages
Recipes:
Ethnically diverse
Middle-Eastern recipes
Nutrient analysis
Large print
Tips and renal resources
Audience:
Renal
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Now You're Cooking – A Resource for People with Kidney Disease Council on Renal Nutrition of New England $20.00 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling. Make check payable to "The National Kidney Foundation Serving New England". Note on check for cookbook NKF of MA/RI/NH/VT
85 Astor Avenue
Norwood, MA 02062
(800) 542-4001
CRN New England Cookbook		 Recipes:
Discussion of nutrients
Menus
Nutrient analysis and renal/diabetic exchanges
Audience:
Renal
Other:
Pictures of New England countryside
The Renal Family Cookbook Renal Family Inc., 1983 $15.00 (Includes shipping and handling
Make check payable to Multimed, Inc.		 Multimed Publications
66 Martin Street
Milton, Ontario L9T 2R2
Canada
(909) 875-2456
Fax: (905) 875-2864
Multimed Renal Family Cookbook		 Recipes:
Low sodium
Individualized for special needs
Interesting foods to help "normalize" your food choices
Nutrient analysis
Audience:
Adult hemodialysis patients
Other:
Published in English and Chinese
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
The Renal Gourmet: or What to Eat When Your Kidneys Quit Mardelle Peters, Kidney patient $21.00 (Includes shipping and handling)
$31.00 (Outside of the US)		 Emenar Incorporated
13n625 Coombs Road
Elgin, Illinois 60123
Website:
Kidney Cookbook (Download order form)		 196 pages
Recipes
200 delicious recipes
Low salt, incorporating herbs, spices and vinegars
Nutrient analysis by dietitians
Renal nutrition tips
Dialysis cooking
Audience:
Renal patients; especially helpful for new kidney patients
Other:
Visit website for recipe of the month set to music
The Renal Patient's Guide to Good Eating: A Cookbook for Patients by a Patient Judith Curtis, Dialysis patient $36.95 plus $7.50 for shipping and handling Charles C. Thomas
Ph: (800) 258-8980
Fax: (217) 789-1930
ISBN: 0398073996
(2nd edition paperback)
www.ccthomas.com		 214 pages
Recipes:
274 delicious recipes written by a kidney patient who is an avid cook
Includes family meals, dining out, and practical ideas
Nutrient analysis
Suggestions for heart healthy choices
Audience:
Renal
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Southern Comforts of Mississippi NKF of Mississippi $10.00 (Includes shipping and handling)
Free to residents of Mississippi		 NKF of Mississippi
P.O. Box 55802
Jackson, MS 39296
(800) 232-1592
(601) 981-3611
Fax: (601) 981-3612
NKF of Mississippi - Patient Services		 Recipes:
Southern specialties
Soul food
Game cooking
Audience:
Renal
Taking the First Bite Council on Renal Nutrition - National Kidney Foundation Serving North Texas $15.00 for members/$25.00 non-members Buy Online 56 pages
Recipes:
Nutrition basics for kidney patients to be used with the guidance of the renal dietitian
Nutrient analysis for potassium, phosphorus, carbohydrates, and sodium
Sample menus
Audience:
Renal
Helpful for new dialysis patients
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Calabash Cookbook for Kidney Health NKF Hawaii $15.00 + $5.00 Shipping and handling NKF of Hawaii
1314 South King Street #305
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
(808) 593-1515
NKF of Hawaii		 Recipes:
Reflect diverse cultures and foods of Hawaii
Nutrition analysis
Dining out hints
Audience:
Dialysis patients
Chronic Kidney Disease patients Stages 4 and 5
Brilliant Eats: Simple and Delicious Recipes for Anyone Who Wants to be Kidney Wise Kelly L. Welsh, RD, CD
2008		 $24.95 plus $7.25 Shipping and handling
Proceeds benefit kidney disease research and patient education		 Brilliant Eats
PKD Cure		 Recipes:
Shows how families faced with kidney disease can incorporate healthy eating into their daily lives
Audience:
Renal
Other:
Author is a PKD patient
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Kidney Health Gourmet Diet Guide and Kidney Friendly Recipes for People Not on Dialysis Nina Kolbe, RD, CSR, LD
2009		 $19.99 plus shipping and handling Check with local or on-line booksellers Recipes:
Designed for the patient with chronic kidney disease
Promoting kidney health
Preventing progression to dialysis
Spiral bound
Audience:
Chronic kidney disease pre-dialysis
The Vegetarian Diet or Kidney Disease Treatment: Preserving Kidney Function with Plant Based Eating Joan Brookhyser Hogan, RD, CSR, CD
2009		 $14.95 plus shipping and handling Food 4 Life Counseling 140 pages
Recipes:
Designed for the patient with chronic kidney disease, or anyone on a vegetarian diet
Easy to follow guidelines for plant based eating
Help slow kidney function decline
Nutrition guidelines for different stages of kidney function
Variety of recipes
Audience:
All stages of chronic kidney disease
Vegetarian
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Online Books and Resources for Kidney Patients
Kidney Friendly Comfort Foods: A Collection of Recipes for Eating Well with Chronic Kidney Disease Reviewed by Cathi J. Martin, RD, CSR, LDN Order a free copy Professionals:
Contact your local Shire representative
Others:
Ask your renal dietitian		 Recipes:
Nutrient analysis
Low phosphorus
Helpful hints
Audience:
Chronic Kidney Disease Stage 5 (dialysis or home therapy)
Diabetes
Living Well on Dialysis: A Cookbook for Patients and Their Families Council on Renal Nutrition - National Kidney Foundation, 2002 (3rd Edition) Free download National Kidney Foundation, Inc.
30 East 33rd Street
New York NY 10016
(800) 622-9010
Available online here		 103 pages
Recipes:
Large variety of recipes
Nutrient analysis
Helpful hints and tips
Audience:
Renal
Title Author Cost Available From Comments
Recipes from Davita Davita renal dietitians. Free (800) 244-0680
www.davita.com		 Recipes:
589 online recipes
Nutrient analysis andexchanges
Helpful hints
Audience:
Chronic kidney disease non-dialysis
Dialysis
Diabetes
Other:
Many nutrition helps and resources
For Professionals
Cultural Foods and Renal Diets for the Clinical Dietitian, 2nd Edition, 1997 Chhaya Patel, M.A., R.D.
Mary Denny, M.S., R.D.		 $58.00 (includes shipping and handling) CRN NorCal Recipes for chronic kidney disease non-dialysis, dialysis and diabetic patients; Nutrient analysis, exchanges, and helpful hints
Thank you to the Hudson Valley Council on Renal Nutrition for their efforts in providing this update.