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Use this page to prepare questions for your care team. It does not replace their advice. Your own targets and doses come from your nephrologist, diabetes team and renal dietitian.
Pepper and onion egg-white scramble on toast¶
Egg whites give protein with almost no phosphorus: 6 whites have about 22 g protein and 30 mg phosphorus. One whole egg keeps the color and flavor. This breakfast suits dialysis days, when you need more protein.
Serves 2 · 15 minutes · Lower potassium · Lower phosphorus · Dialysis-friendly · Vegetarian
Carbohydrate per serving
34 g carbohydrate (about 2½ carb choices of 15 g). Most of the carbohydrate is in the toast. For about 55 g, add ½ cup of canned pineapple in juice (about 20 g).
Per serving¶
| Energy | Carb | Protein | Potassium | Phosphorus | Sodium | Fluid | Fiber |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370 kcal | 34 g | 23.0 g | 421 mg | 188 mg | 523 mg | none | 2.9 g |
Checked by scripts/build_handbook.py: sodium at most 600 mg per serving; "lower potassium" means at most 600 mg and "lower phosphorus" at most 300 mg per serving. See how recipes are checked.
Ingredients that are not in the app's food list (herbs, spices and a few others) add about 3 mg potassium per serving; they are counted above.
Ingredients¶
| Ingredient | Amount | Grams |
|---|---|---|
| Egg white | 6 large egg whites (or about ¾ cup carton whites without added phosphate) | 198 g |
| Egg, whole, raw | 2 large eggs | 100 g |
| Bell pepper, red, raw | ½ cup chopped red bell pepper | 75 g |
| Onion, raw | ¼ cup chopped onion | 40 g |
| Olive oil | 2 tsp olive oil | 9.0 g |
| Oregano, dried | ½ tsp dried oregano | 0.5 g |
| Black pepper, ground | ¼ tsp black pepper | 0.6 g |
| Bread, white | 4 slices white bread, toasted | 116 g |
| Butter, unsalted | 2 tsp unsalted butter | 9.5 g |
Steps¶
- Whisk the egg whites, eggs, oregano and black pepper in a bowl. Do not add salt.
- Heat the oil in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Cook the pepper and onion for 4–5 minutes until soft.
- Pour in the eggs and stir gently until they are set and no liquid egg is left.
- Butter the toast and serve the eggs on top or on the side.
Why it works for kidneys¶
- Red pepper and onion are among the lower-potassium vegetables at ½ cup; spinach or tomato would add 200–400 mg.
- Most of the sodium (about 285 mg a serving) comes from the bread. A lower-sodium bread brings it down.
- Check carton egg whites: pick one with no phosphate in the ingredient list.
Make it fit you¶
- Before dialysis: use 4 whites and 1 egg for 2 people (about 16 g protein a serving) if your team set a lower protein target.
- Different vegetables: green pepper, zucchini or a few mushrooms swap for the red pepper.
- Warmth without salt: a pinch of red pepper flakes or a few drops of hot sauce (count its sodium).
Log it in the app¶
Log one serving as these foods from the app's food list (grams per serving), or save them once as a meal (Planning and menus):
- Egg white: 99 g
- Egg, whole, raw: 50 g
- Bell pepper, red, raw: 38 g
- Onion, raw: 20 g
- Olive oil: 4.5 g
- Bread, white: 58 g
- Butter, unsalted: 4.8 g
Sources¶
- USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy): every ingredient value, through the app's food list and the SR Legacy records listed in
handbook/data/recipes.yml. - Satellite Healthcare: food labels: under 600 mg of sodium per meal; AKF Kidney Kitchen: potassium per meal: 600–700 mg of potassium per meal on a low-potassium diet. The recipes use 600 mg for both as a review line.
- NKF: potassium and your CKD diet: 200 mg or more of potassium in a serving is high; AKF phosphorus food guide: 100 mg or less of phosphorus is low.
- FDA claim definitions: "low sodium" means 140 mg or less per serving.
Not yet reviewed by a clinician. Facts and sources last checked 2026-10-06.