Routine Therapeutic Diets Flashcards
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What are the diets based on the elimination of specific foods?
Allergy diet
Gluten-free diet
What foods are allowed in regular or full diet?
All, but should provide enough calories, macros & micros
Goal of Soft diet
Provide oral feedings that will promote a return to normal food intake
This is a plant-based diet which consists of variety of whole grains, legumes, nuts, vegetables, fruits & in some types, eggs & dairy products
Vegetarian diet
It is a regular diet with restriction for foods that stimulate gastric acid secretion & motility, as well as small but frequent meals
Full bland diet
This diet is special high-fat, low-CHO diet that helps to control seizures or reduce recurrence or having prolonged seizures among epileptics
Ketogenic diet
This diet does not provide the minimum requirements for some nutrients due to maldigestion, malabsorption, drug-nutrient interactions, anorexia. It also requires supplementation of vitamins or minerals and not intended for long-term use
low fiber diet
Ketogenic diet ratio
ratio of fat to CHO + CHON
This diet is for post-operative patients following a full liquid diet and any debilitated patient who has difficulty eating
Soft diet
Foods allowed in high calorie diet
all foods in the normal diet with increased amounts of cereals, bread, butter, cream & other fats/sugars
Type of vegetarian diet that includes cheese, milk, & other dairy products
Lacto-vegetarian diet
Diet characteristics of progressive III (convalescent phase)
Mechanical soft diet (1500-1800 kcal/day, foods should be easily digested, free of gastric irritants, soft & low roughage, use of chopped meat, fish w/o bones)
Foods avoided in low fiber diet
Vegetables: Celery, squash, lettuce, broccoli, brussel sprouts, potato skins
Fruits: oranges, suha, grapefruits, berries, figs, prunes, raisins, cherries, apples, grapes
Others: bran, popcorn, oatmeal, kidney beans, nuts, coconut meat
It is written by the RND after the nutrition diagnosis, and designates the type, amount, & frequency of nutrition based on the individual’s disease process and goals.
Nutrition or Dietary prescription
Foods avoided in Minimal residue diet
Legumes, resistant starches, starchy vegetables, vegetables with pulp/not cooked except lettuce, pickles, horseradish, fresh/dried vegetables (Dried peas, lentils), cruciferous vegetables, onions, chives, peppers, soluble fibers
Fructose, fruit juices with pulp, canned pineapple, fresh fruit except banana & pineapple, prunes, prune juice, dried fruit, jam, marmalade, dried fruits
It is designed to prompt self-feeding & independence of impaired patients.
Finger food modification diet
It is the most common type of ketogenic diet
long-chain triglyceride diet
Characteristics of neutropenic diet
Restricts/limits fresh fruits & vegetables
Adequate cooking & covering of all foods
Served immediately
Keeping hot foods hot, cold foods cold
Recommended temp for food safety and storage is observed
Foods allowed in High calorie diet
All foods in regular diet BUT with emphasis on milk, eggs, cheeses, meats, poultry, fishes
What are the diets based on the rearrangement of the number & frequence of meals?
Diabetic diet
Post-gastrectomy diet
Foods avoided in Low residue diet
Vegetables with seeds, legumes, cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage)
Fresh fruit, prune juice, dried fruits, fruits with seeds, cooked fruits, raisins, berries
Milk in excess of 2 cups
Corn, whole-wheat grain/bread/ cereal/pastries, rolled oats
Tough meats/fish, meats with connective tissue, highly spiced & fried meats, beans & lentils
Candies with nuts/whole fruits, marmalade, jam
Alcohol
What are the goals of therapeutic or modified diets?
- Provide for individual requirements based on digestive & absorptive capacity
- Provide alleviation/arrest of a disease process
- Address psychosocial factors affecting dietary intake
Characteristics of Ketogenic diet
Involved gradual decrease of CHO and increased in FATS , while CHONs are maintained at the usual level
Aims to produce ketone bodies that have anti-convulsant effects
Provides adequate calories for normal growth, development & activity
Requires supplementation of certain micronutrients (Ca, Vit D, Fe, Folic acid)
Requires about 4 days to achieve the ketogenic ratio of 3-4:1 from the usual 1:3
Contains 75-100 kcal/kg BW and 1-2 g CHON/kg BW
What are the diets based on the changes in the consistency of foods?
Liquid diet
Pureed diet
Fiber-modified diets (low or high fiber diet)