@scarlettbama, hello. I was Stage 3 when I saw a nephrologist who suggested a vegetarian diet. I stopped eating all meat and eliminated dairy, baked my own bread, and developed a renal-diabetic meal plan which works well for me. A bad case of shingles four years ago dropped my kidney function so severely I had to go on dialysis for 6 months but I followed my vegetarian diet modified slightly for dialysis and was able to stop dialysis. Since then I have progressed back up to Stage 3b. Maybe Ginger or Rosemary A can provide you with a link to my free recipes and nutrition values. And there are some good recipes and meal plans for CKD on various websites, including DaVita. Hope this helps.