Cooking a nutritious and delicious kidney friendly meal doesn't have to be a challenge. There are now several kidney friendly cookbooks on the market that cater to kidney patients of all stages.
 
Here are a few renal friendly cookbooks available to you:

• Cooking the Renal Way: This book contains nutrient analysis for every recipe, holiday menus and diabetic desserts. Targeted for hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients and it includes diabetic recipes. 
•  Creative Cooking for Renal Diabetics: Contains diabetic exchanges, calorie boosters, fluid calculation, nutrient analysis and serving guides. This cookbook was developed for most kidney patients and diabetics.
• Everyday Eating Cookbook: A complete cookbook for dialysis patients.
• The Gourmet Renal Cookbook: Includes nutrient analysis, diabetic exchanges and general nutrition guidelines. This book is targeted to dialysis and pre-dialysis patients.
• The Renal Family Cookbook: This book is individualized for special needs and helps normalize your food choices. It is designed for dialysis patients.

For more information on how to get a copy of any of these cookbooks or to view more kidney friendly cookbooks, click here.

This article originally appeared in the February 2009 issue of AAKP Diet Tips & Bits.