Welcome, @dogpoundginger. Finding the right foods to eat and to plan meals ahead is something that is often discussed among members in the Kidney group.

I moved your question to this existing discussion
- Confused About Diet for Stage 3 or 4 Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/confused-about-stage-3-ckd-diet/

I did this so you can connect with @gingerw @ms9246 @kamama94 @fiesty76 @csage1010 and many others. Click the link to read through the helpful tips, resources, recipes and more.

Here are 2 related discussions that may also interest you:
– Looking for an app to help with what to eat for chronic kidney disease https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/margaret/
- Stage 3 Kidney Disease and Diet: What can I eat? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/3rd-stage-kidney-disease/

Did you just recently discover that you have stage 4 kidney disease?

@dogpoundginger Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect! As @colleenyoung mentioned, there are several of us who have talked about diet and tips to get us through our days.

As a Stage 5 patient, soon to go on dialysis, I can relate to wanting to do diet plans. My problem is that what sounds appealing one day, is not something I want another day. I keep to fresh fruits and vegetables as much as possible, within the guidelines of low potassium/sodium/sugar and eat very little red meat. Chicken and turkey are my main staples for protein, along with a protein shake most days. I tend to "graze" rather than make specific meal plans, as my taste buds change.

I hope you'll let me know what has been working, or not working, for you. Is there a specific reason you want to think of long-range meal plans?
Ginger