Low potassium and salt diet information
Items on this menu have been selected because they are lower in salt and potassium but still provide adequate protein and calories. These are suitable for people with poor kidney function
Meal times
- Breakfast served 7am to 8.30am
- Lunch served 12pm to 1pm
- Evening meal served 5pm to 6pm
Drinks
Drinks will be offered to you throughout the day:
- Milk
- Coffee
- Tea
- Squash
- Hot chocolate
- Malted milk
Decaffeinated and non-dairy milk options are available on request.
Snacks
- Fresh Fruit (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Biscuits (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Yoghurt (easy chew, healthy option, vegetarian)
- Cheese and Crackers (high energy, vegetarian) (supper only)
- Cake Slice (vegetarian)
Extra nourishing snacks are available for those who have been encouraged to have
higher calorie menu choices. These include Hi-Cal Jelly (not suitable for those with
diabetes) and Complan Mousse. Please place your order with the housekeeper (MUST≥1).
Snacks are served with your mid-morning, mid-afternoon and supper drink.
Breakfast menu
Cereals
With regular or alternative milk available:
- Cornflakes
- Rice Krispies
- Weetabix (easy chew)
- Porridge (easy chew)
All cereal options are vegetarian
Bread, toast or pancakes
With butter or sunflower spread and a selection of jams and marmalade:
- White Bread
- Wholemeal Bread
- Pancakes
All options are vegetarian
Yogurt
- Thick and creamy yogurt (easy chew, Vegetarian )
Fruit
- Fresh Fruit (vegetarian)
Lunch and evening meal
Please choose one main meal from either the main meals, omelettes,salads or sandwiches, plus sides and one dessert.
Lunch main meals
- Beef lasagne (high energy, easy chew)
- Shepherd’s pie (healthy option, easy chew)
- Chicken curry with rice (healthy option, easy chew)
- Ham and leek bake (high energy)
- Minced beef hotpot (healthy option, easy chew)
- Cottage pie (healthy option, easy chew)
- Vegetarian cottage pie (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Penne pasta in a tomato and herb sauce (healthy option, vegetarian)
Served with peas, carrots, coleslaw or a side salad.
Evening main meals
Monday
- Baked chicken and vegetable pie (high energy)
- Cauliflower cheese (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Roast chicken breast in gravy (healthy option)
Tuesday
- Roast chicken breast in gravy (healthy option)
- Salmon crumble (high energy, easy chew)
- Vegetable lasagne (high energy, easy chew, vegetarian)
Wednesday
- Chicken and pasta with tomatoes & herbs (healthy option)
- Cheese & Onion Pie (high energy, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Roast Lamb in Gravy (healthy option)
Thursday
- Steak Pie with flaky pastry top (high energy)
- Crunchy vegetable bake (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Roast pork in gravy (healthy option)
Friday
- Roast chicken breast in gravy (healthy option)
- Battered fish
- Macaroni cheese (vegetarian)
Saturday
- Roast chicken breast in gravy (healthy option)
- Sausages in onion gravy
- Vegetable pie (high energy, vegetarian)
Sunday
- Roast chicken breast in gravy sage & onion stuffing (healthy option)
- Fish pie (healthy option, easy chew)
- Vegetarian hotpot (healthy option, vegetarian)
Served with two vegetables and one potato or a side. Please choose from the daily selection.
Omelettes
- Plain (vegetarian)
- Cheese and tomato (vegetarian)
Salads
Salad base of lettuce, carrots, cucumber,tomatoes and topping choice.
- Ham (healthy option)
- Tuna mayonnaise (healthy option)
- Chicken (healthy option)
- Egg (healthy option, vegetarian)
Sandwiches
A daily selection of sandwiches is available on white or wholemeal bread. Please ask your Ward housekeeper for details.
Sides
- Bread roll (vegetarian) white or wholemeal
- Coleslaw (high energy, vegetarian)
- Side salad (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Daily selection of vegetables and potatoes (healthy option, vegetarian) Includes easy chew options
Desserts
Hot desserts
- Stewed apple and custard (healthy option, easy chew)
- Custard (healthy option, easy chew)
- Rice pudding (healthy option, easy chew)
- Hot dessert – please ask your housekeeper for information
All the above options are vegetarian
Cold desserts
- Strawberry trifle (easy chew, vegetarian)
- Raspberry dessert (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Lemon drizzle cake (high energy, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Thick and creamy yoghurt (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Ice cream (healthy option, easy chew, vegetarian)
- Tinned fruit in juice (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Fresh fruit (healthy option, vegetarian)
- Hi-Cal jelly (high energy, easy chew)
- Reduced sugar jelly (healthy option, easy chew)
Additional menus
We have the following alternative menus available should you require them:
- Allergy Aware
- Gluten Free
- Low Fibre
- Modified Texture
- Finger Foods
- Vegan
- Extra nourishing
- World Food and Halal
Missing a meal?
If you have been admitted to the ward after lunch or evening meal orders have been taken, we can still offer you a range of hot meals or snacks. Please speak to your ward host or nurse.
Allergy information
If you have a food allergy or intolerance, please advise your nurse on admission and always inform your ward catering team before you place a meal order. Our catering team will check the ingredients of the food item or meal to allow you to make an informed choice. We also have an Allergy Aware Menu which
contains dishes prepared free from: cereals containing gluten, celery, egg, fish, milk (and other dairy products), molluscs, mustard, nuts, peanuts, crustaceans, lupins, soya, sulphites and sesame.
Fish bones
Although every care has been taken to remove fish bones from our fish dishes, some may
remain. Therefore, please take care when consuming fish dishes.
Your feedback is important to us
We will ask if you would like to complete a short survey about your experience, to help us review and improve our patient catering services. If you have any feedback or queries during your stay, please speak to a nurse or your housekeeper.