Thai Food and CKD: Curry in Moderation and the Coconut Milk Math

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What to know about Thai food with CKD

Thai restaurant cooking layers flavour through fish sauce, curry paste and coconut milk — the first two add sodium, the third adds potassium and fat. The friendly order is grilled protein with steamed vegetables and rice, with the curry measured rather than the main event. The ratings below show which Thai staples stay manageable.

How to order at a Thai restaurant

Choose grilled chicken or shrimp with steamed vegetables and jasmine rice, and a small side of curry rather than a curry-drenched plate. Ask for dishes without added fish sauce, and keep the sweet chilli sauce to a drizzle.

Ratings for ordering thai food with ckd

Kidney-friendlyFat, chickenK 0 · P 0 · Na 0 mgKidney-friendlyBeverages, coconut milk, sweetened, fortified with calcium, vitamins A, B12, D2K 19 · P 0 · Na 19 mgKidney-friendlyRice noodles, cookedK 4 · P 20 · Na 19 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken noodle, dry, mix, prepared with waterK 13 · P 12 · Na 229 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken noodle, low sodium, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 22 · P 17 · Na 173 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, chinese, cellophane or long rice, dehydratedK 10 · P 32 · Na 10 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken with rice, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 41 · P 9 · Na 238 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, japanese, somen, cookedK 29 · P 27 · Na 161 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, japanese, soba, cookedK 35 · P 25 · Na 60 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, chicken and riceK 60 · P 20 · Na 25 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, vegetables, noodles and chicken, strainedK 55 · P 31 · Na 20 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, vegetables and noodles and turkey, strainedK 63 · P 25 · Na 21 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, chicken soup, strainedK 66 · P 24 · Na 16 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, vegetables, noodles and chicken, juniorK 59 · P 33 · Na 26 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, egg, spinach, enriched, cookedK 37 · P 57 · Na 12 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, vegetables and noodles and turkey, juniorK 73 · P 29 · Na 17 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serveK 85 · P 18 · Na 231 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, egg, cooked, enriched, with added saltK 38 · P 76 · Na 165 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, egg, unenriched, cooked, without added saltK 38 · P 76 · Na 5 mgKidney-friendlyNoodles, egg, enriched, cookedK 38 · P 76 · Na 5 mg

Practical tips

• Grilled protein with steamed vegetables and jasmine rice is the friendly Thai order.
• Fish sauce and curry paste are the sodium drivers — ask for dishes without added fish sauce.
• Coconut milk curry in a small side portion — the potassium and fat math add up in the bowl.

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