@veteran1950 First, thank you for your service. Which branch of the military were you in? Now, welcome to Mayo Connect. We are glad you found us, how did you happen across our forums here?

I also am a kidney patient, also Stage 3b, with eGFR around 32, due to a very rare kidney disease. I was diagnosed formally in early 2015, and had that confirmed last October when a second kidney biopsy was done during a cancer diagnosis.

Your breakfast and lunch menu sounds eerily a lot like mine! I also add a bit of protein into my salad, to help keep my energy up during the day. Diet is a very important part of managing kidney disease, along with exercise, and general lifestyle. I have managed to only lose 7 points in eGFR since late 2015, due to watching out with diet, and lifestyle. Typically when someone hits around 20 eGFR there is discussion about dialysis, and I hope to not get to that point.

How can we help you, today?
Ginger

@veteran1950, Your post triggered a fond memory. I was a real "daddy's girl"; he would let me tag along for Sat morning grocery shopping...dble bonus for my mom...both his help with groceries and getting the little firecracker out of the house...smiles. When we'd get back home, it became our tradition to sit at the table and share a can of sardines with saltine crackers...Mom didn't participate and would leave the room because sardines were just not her "thing". She made up for that quirk though by being a wonderful dessert provider, Yay! P.S. I still buy and enjoy sardines, too.