HOSPITAL ROUTINE DIETS

Question 1

is based on the modification of the nutrients or
other aspects of a normal diet to meet a person’s nutritional needs
during an illness.

Answer 1

• Therapeutic nutrition

Question 2

The purpose of diet therapy is to restore or maintain an acceptable nutritional
status of a patient. This is accomplished by modifying one or more of the
following aspects of the diet:

Answer 2

1. Basicnutrient(s)
2. Caloric contribution
3. Texture or consistency
4. Seasonings

Question 3

all therapeutic diets must consider

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physical factors, clinical
disorders, and the patient’s total acculturation.

Question 4

The normal diet in a hospital must meet the

Answer 4

RDAs/DRIs.

Question 5

is a meal plan that controls the intake of certain foods
or nutrients.

Answer 5

therapeutic diet

Question 6

Therapeutic diets are modified for

Answer 6

nutrients, (2) texture, and/or (3)
food allergies or food intolerances.

Question 7

No concentrated sweets diet
* Diabetic diets
* No added salt diet
* Low sodium diet
* Low fat diet and/or low cholesterol diet
* High fiber diet
* Renal diet

Answer 7

Nutrient modifications

Question 8

• Mechanical soft diet
• Puree diet

Answer 8

Texture modification

Question 9

Food allergy
* Food intolerance

Answer 9

Food allergy or food intolerance modification

Question 10

Liquid tube feedings in place of meals
* Liquid tube feedings in addition to meals
* Tube feedings are used for people who cannot take adequate food or fluids by mouth.
* All or parts of nutritional needs are met through tube feedings.
* Some people may receive food by mouth if they can swallow safely and
* are working to be weaned off the tube feeding.

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Tube feedings

Question 11

In addition to meal, extra nutrition may be ordered as:
* Supplements – usually ordered as liquid nutritional shakes once, twice or three times per day; given
either with meals or between meals

• Nourishments – ordered as a snack food or beverage items to be given between meals mid-
  morning and/or mid-afternoon
• HS snack – ordered as a snack food or beverage items to be given at the hour of sleep

Answer 11

Additional feedings

Question 12

Includes minimum residue fluids that can be seen through.
* Examples are juices without pulp, broth, and Jell-O.
* Is often used as the first step to restarting oral feeding after surgery or an abdominal procedure.
* Can also be used for fluid and electrolyte replacement in people with severe diarrhea.
* Should not be used for an extended period as it does not provide
* enough calories and nutrients.

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Clear liquid diet

Question 13

Includes fluids that are creamy.
* Some examples of food allowed are ice cream, pudding, thinned hot cereal, custard, strained cream
soups, and juices with pulp.
* Used as the second step to restarting oral feeding once clear liquids are tolerated.
* Used for people who cannot tolerate a mechanical soft diet.
* Should not be used for extended periods.

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Full liquid diet

Question 14

Is considered a liberalized diet for diabetics when their weight and blood sugar levels are under
control.
* It includes regular foods without the addition of sugar.

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No Concentrated Sweets (NCS) diet

Question 15

These diets control calories, carbohydrates, protein, and fat intake in balanced amounts to meet
nutritional needs, control blood sugar levels, and control weight.
* Most commonly used calorie levels are: 1,200, 1,500, 1,800 and 2,000.

Answer 15

Diabetic or calorie controlled diet

Question 16

Is a regular diet with no salt packet on the tray.
* Food is seasoned as regular food.

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No Added Salt (NAS) diet

Question 17

May also be called a 2 gram Sodium Diet.
* Limits salt and salty foods such as bacon, sausage, cured meats,
* canned soups, salty seasonings, pickled foods, salted crackers, etc.
* Is used for people who may be “holding water” (edema) or who have
* high blood pressure, heart disease, liver disease, or first stages of kidney disease.

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6. Low Sodium (LS) diet

Question 18

Is used to reduce fat levels and/or treat medical conditions that interfere with how the body uses fat
such as diseases of the liver, gallbladder, or pancreas.
* Limits fat to 50 grams or no more than 30% calories derived from fat.
* Is low in total fat and saturated fats and contains approximately 250-300 mg cholesterol.

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7. Low fat/low cholesterol diet

Question 19

Is prescribed in the prevention or treatment of a number of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, and
metabolic diseases.
* Increased fiber should come from a variety of sources including fruits, legumes, vegetables, whole
breads, and cereals.

Answer 19

High fiber diet

Question 20

Is for renal/kidney people.
* The diet plan is individualized depending on if the person is on dialysis.
* The diet restricts sodium, potassium, fluid, and protein specified levels.
* Lab work is followed closely.

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Renal diet

Question 21

Is used when there are problems with chewing and swallowing.
* Changes the consistency of the regular diet to a softer texture.
* Includes chopped or ground meats as well as chopped or ground raw fruits and vegetables.
* Is for people with poor dental conditions, missing teeth, no teeth, or a condition known as
dysphasia.

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Mechanically altered or soft diet

Question 22

Changes the regular diet by pureeing it to a smooth liquid consistency.
* Indicated for those with wired jaws extremely poor dentition in which chewing is inadequate.
* Often thinned down so it can pass through a straw.
* Is for people with chewing or swallowing difficulties or with the condition of dysphasia.
* Foods should be pureed separately.
* Avoid nuts, seeds, raw vegetables, and raw fruits.
* Is nutritionally adequate when offering all food groups.

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Pureed diet

Question 23

Food allergies are due to an abnormal immune response to an otherwise harmless food.
* Foods implicated with allergies are strictly eliminated from the diet.
* Appropriate substitutions are made to ensure the meal is adequate.
* The most common food allergens are milk, egg, soy, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish.
* A gluten free diet would include the elimination of wheat, rye, and barley.
* Replaced with potato, corn, and rice products.

Answer 23

Food allergy modification

Question 24

The most common food intolerance is intolerance to lactose (milk sugar) because of a decreased amount
of an enzyme in the body.
* Other common types of food intolerance include adverse reactions to certain products added to food to
enhance taste, color, or protect against bacterial growth.
* Common symptoms involving food intolerances are vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and headaches.

Answer 24

Food intolerance modification