@randyr Rice eaten with legumes (such as peas) form a complete protein. Rice and 2 other kinds of vegetables form a complete protein. True of corn as well. And most bread, flour tortillas, vegan noodles, etc., contain protein. In fact, 1 C flour contains about 13 grams. 1/2 C cooked green beans has about a gram. So does a cup of almond milk. 2 T nutritional yeast contains 4 grams and lends a non-dairy cheesy flavor to pastas and other dishes. 1 slice of tofu contains 6-8 grams. The National Institutes of Health recommends 0.36 grams per pound of body weight daily for stage 3 CKD. The standard for healthier people is about 50 grams daily but CKD patients should take in less. My neph doesn't want me to go over 35 grams a day. I usually get that much from pasta and rice combined with several vegetables and right now I do eat some oatmeal, which is fairly high protein. I also eat nuts (sparingly) for the protein. Since I'm not too worried about oxalates at the moment, I do eat some things which have medium-to-high oxalate content such as the oatmeal, chickpeas (sparingly,) and the tree nuts.