Mediterranean, Indian, and Mexican dishes with per-serving nutrition analysis for kidney disease, diabetes, and heart disease

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Eat Right for
Kidney Disease
Without Giving Up
Mediterranean Food

Cook flavorful meals that are actually good for you. Full nutrition clarity for every serving. Freedom from food anxiety.

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How it works

From your conditions to your plate

Tell MedMenu what you manage once. Every recipe and plan after that is checked against it, with the numbers and the source.

Step 1

Tell MedMenu every condition you manage

Choose any mix of conditions, and where limits differ, MedMenu uses the stricter one.

MedMenu sign-up: picking Type 2 Diabetes, Hypertension and Chronic Kidney Disease

Step 2

Get recipes checked for you

Six cuisines, with each serving counted from USDA data against your limits.

A MedMenu recipe card: Baked Cod Lettuce Wraps with net carbs and protein against daily limits for diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease

Step 3

Plan your week in a few taps

Pick a week of meals that fit, and the grocery list builds itself.

The MedMenu weekly plan with a meal for Thursday and swap buttons

Step 4

Scan it in the grocery aisle

Scan any of over 460,000 US foods and see how one serving fits you.

A scanned box of pancake mix on MedMenu: 2 of 5 stars for the kidneys because of phosphorus, with the KDIGO guideline it was checked against

Step 5

Cook from what is in your fridge

Snap or type what you have, and see checked recipes you could make.

Scan-and-Cook on MedMenu: chicken breast, spinach, garlic and rice confirmed, with checked recipes the person can already make

Step 6

Check a family recipe you love

Paste a recipe and see how it fits, with ideas you could try.

A pasted Cabbage and Pork Stir Fry checked on MedMenu: within guidelines for hypertension, over the saturated fat limit for diabetes

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"Can I eat this?" Now you can ask anywhere.

In the grocery aisle or in front of your fridge, MedMenu reads the food against your conditions and shows you the numbers, the guideline behind each one, and what you could make.

A scanned box of macaroni and cheese on MedMenu: 2 of 5 stars for the kidneys, with the sodium per serving and the KDIGO guideline it was checked against

In the grocery aisle

Scan

Point your phone at a barcode. MedMenu checks the label against each of your conditions and shows how one serving fits a meal, with the numbers and the guideline behind every rating.

  • Over 460,000 US packaged foods from USDA label data, plus fresh produce stickers
  • Flags hidden phosphate and potassium additives in the ingredient list
  • Free for every MedMenu member, on the free plan or Pro
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Scan-and-Cook on MedMenu: chicken breast, spinach and rice confirmed, with checked recipes the person can already make

In your kitchen

Scan-and-Cook

Snap a photo of what you have, or type it. MedMenu finds checked recipes you could already make, or writes a new one around your ingredients, with every number counted from USDA data for your conditions.

  • A recipe we write is only shown when it fits every condition you manage
  • Photos are read and thrown away, never stored
  • 3 written recipes a month free. Up to 200 a month with Pro.
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The Difference

How MedMenu Compares

"What can I actually eat with all my conditions?" MedMenu gives you those meals, checked per serving against published guidelines.

MedMenu Other Wellness Apps
Per-serving USDA nutrition so you know exactly what you're eating rare
Every nutrient checked against your condition guidelines
Multiple condition conflict resolution
Classic favorites plus authentic meals from 5 world cuisines some
Links to verified peer-reviewed research
Check your own recipes
Scan a barcode and see how it fits each of your conditions one generic score
A recipe written around what's in your fridge, checked for your conditions
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What People Are Saying

This is a comprehensive website! Recipes look great and represent a variety of cuisines. You have emphasized the appropriate nutrients. Guidance tips are helpful. Science tab provides evidence-based references and are appropriate for the diseases addressed. Links to Drugs.com, WebMD & Medline are nice. As a registered dietitian, I feel comfortable recommending MedMenu.

Susan G. Rodder, MS, RDN, LD

Registered Dietitian

MedMenu offers all the data you need to plan meals based on specific dietary needs. There are lot of great recipes from a variety of cuisines to choose from, or you can test your own recipe to see how well it fits into your dietary guidelines.

Valerie B.

MedMenu user

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Questions

Frequently Asked

Yes. We don't force you into bland "diet food." We modify your traditional favorites, adjusting salt and swapping ingredients, to meet your health needs while preserving the flavors you love. And we show you exactly why each recipe works: the nutrition breakdown, the adaptations we made, and the clinical guidelines behind every choice.

No. MedMenu helps you find recipes that align with published dietary guidelines (ADA, AHA, KDIGO, etc.). But we don't just hand you recipes. We explain the science. Every dish shows you the specific nutrients that matter for your conditions, how the recipe fits within those guidelines, and links to peer-reviewed research where we've verified it supports the claim. Always share your meal plans with your healthcare provider.

We resolve conflicts automatically. For example, if diabetes guidelines focus on carbs while heart disease guidelines emphasize fat types, we optimize for both and show you exactly how. Every recipe displays which guideline applies to each nutrient, so you understand the reasoning, not just the recommendation.

Every ingredient is matched to the USDA FoodData Central database, the same source used by researchers and registered dietitians. We estimate nutrition per serving by mapping each ingredient to standardized reference weights and nutrient profiles from USDA. These are best estimates based on generally accepted culinary descriptions (e.g., "two medium tomatoes," "one cup diced onion"). Actual nutritional content may vary depending on specific ingredients, their actual weights, and preparation methods. The condition-specific targets you see (sodium, potassium, net carbs, etc.) come from published clinical guidelines by organizations like the ADA, AHA, and KDIGO.

Yes. Paste any recipe URL, YouTube cooking video, or ingredient list into our Recipe Checker. You'll get a full per-serving nutrition breakdown matched to USDA data, condition-specific flags showing how the recipe measures up against published dietary guidelines, suggested ingredient swaps to improve the recipe for your conditions, and recommended portion sizes to help bring the meal within daily guidelines. Free users get 5 recipe checks per month, no sign-up required.

We built MedMenu because we couldn't find what we needed when managing chronic conditions in our own family. Most apps focus on fitness, weight loss, or a single condition. MedMenu is built for personalized nutrition across multiple chronic conditions. It answers the questions we kept asking: What can I actually eat? How much sodium is in this recipe? Can I still make my favorite dishes? Can I plan a full week of meals that work for my conditions? Every feature exists because we needed it ourselves.

Scanning a barcode is free for every MedMenu member, on the free plan or Pro. Scan-and-Cook is free to use: snap or type your ingredients and see checked recipes you could already make. Free accounts also get 3 newly written recipes a month, and MedMenu Pro ($7.99/month) raises that to 200.