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Scan Food & Nutrition Labels
Quickly look up meals and foods without manually entering every nutrient one by one.
Track Meals. Eat Smarter.
Kidney Buddy: Renal Diet Tracker & CKD Meal Planning
Kidney Buddy is an AI-powered renal diet tracker designed to simplify kidney-conscious eating. Scan meals and nutrition labels, track daily protein, sodium, potassium and phosphorus, and explore kidney-friendly recipes. Use food logging, nutrition reports and recipe ideas as practical CKD meal planning tools. Make informed food choices with a clearer view of what you eat, while following the personalized guidance of your care team.
Designed to support everyday nutrition decisions. Not a substitute for professional medical care.
Renal Diet Tracker for Daily Kidney Nutrition
Track important nutrients, explore kidney-friendly recipes and organize everyday eating with easy-to-use CKD nutrition tools.
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Track Protein, Potassium, Phosphorus & Sodium
Keep an eye on sodium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, and other nutrition information in one place.
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Understand Your Nutrition Information
Turn complicated nutrition information into easier-to-understand guidance for everyday choices.
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Daily Renal Diet Tracking
See your progress at a glance so you can spend less time calculating and more time living.
How to Track Your Renal Diet with Kidney Buddy
From food scanning to daily nutrient totals and reports, a simple workflow to support CKD meal planning.
STEP 01
Add your food
Search for a food or use the app’s supported input tools to identify what you are eating.
STEP 02
Understand the nutrients
Review important nutrition information in a format that is easier to scan and interpret.
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Track your day
Keep a running view of your intake and use it as one input when discussing nutrition with your care team.
See Kidney Buddy in action
Food Scanning, Kidney-Friendly Recipes & Nutrition Reports
From analyzing a meal to reviewing nutrition trends, discover the tools that make it easier to organize day-to-day kidney-conscious nutrition.
Account Sign-In
Sign in using email, Apple, or Google for convenient access to Kidney Buddy across supported devices.
Daily Renal Diet Tracking
Monitor sodium, potassium, phosphorus, and protein against your daily nutrition targets.
Food Analysis
Scan meals or nutrition labels, or enter foods manually. USDA FoodData Central supports common foods, with AI for more complex analysis.
Serving Sizes & Totals
Adjust portions and review nutrient totals for individual meals and your whole day.
Editable Entries
Update saved meals, servings, and individual food items to keep your nutrition log accurate.
Subscription Plans
Compare Free and Premium options, including different AI-use limits and additional reporting and backup capabilities.
Sync & Restore Settings
Manage your subscription and, with eligible Premium features, back up or restore your data.
Kidney Nutrition Reports
Review nutrition trends over time to better understand patterns in your recorded meals.
Kidney-Friendly Recipes
Explore kidney-conscious recipe ideas to support meal planning. Choose foods and portions based on your individual dietary guidance.
Reminders
Set helpful reminders for medication, vitamins, and daily habits.
Screenshots illustrate the current app experience. Nutrient numbers and meal information shown are examples; recommendations and dietary targets should be personalized with a healthcare professional.
Watch Kidney Buddy
Kidney Buddy Videos: Explore the App
Watch these short videos, then explore the renal diet tracker, food scanning, and kidney-friendly recipe features in the app.
Kidney Buddy Short 1
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Why Kidney Buddy Makes Kidney-Conscious Eating Easier
Kidney-friendly nutrition can be complicated, especially when patients are expected to make dozens of food decisions every day. Kidney Buddy was created to make those everyday decisions easier to navigate.
Medical disclaimer: Kidney Buddy provides educational and informational support only. It does not diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease and is not a substitute for advice from a physician, registered dietitian, or other qualified healthcare professional. Individual nutrition needs can vary substantially.
Download Your Renal Diet Tracker
Available now on the App Store and Google Play.
