There's a lot you need to know when taking a dietary approach to managing chronic kidney disease (CKD). The Complete Renal Diet Cookbook is here to help take the stress out of mealtime and let you focus on your health. This easy-to-follow guide begins with a thorough explanation of CKD, its five stages, and the body's nutritional needs during each stage. It then helps you put all that information into practice with recipes that will make healthy eating a joy. First Step Plans, Make starting the renal diet as simple as possible with week-long meal plans designed for stages 1 to 3, stage 4, and stage 5 of chronic kidney disease. Customizable Recipes While recipes are written for use in specific stages, they also feature tips for adapting them to other stages of renal disease. Nutrition at a Glance, Plan out meals quickly and more effectively with recipes that include essential nutrition information like phosphorus, potassium, and sodium content for each serving. Recipes Include Strawberry, Raspberry, and Kale Smoothie, Chili Roasted Broccoli, Tofu Pad Thai, Honey, Lime, and Garlic Baked Salmon, Chicken Cacciatore, Lemon-Thyme Pork Tenderloin, Cinnamon Rolls and more. Book jacket.