Hospital Diets Flashcards
What should a full-liquid diet be like?
Liquids can be thicker and provide more nutrients than a clear-liquid diet. Can have more sugary liquids
What should be limited/ avoided in a full-liquid diet?
Solids
What should a clear-liquid diet be like?
Thin liquids that don’t leave residue in the GI tract and are more swallowable than some of the liquids that you can have on a full-liquid diet.
Can have light sugar.
Contains less nutrients than a full liquid does.
(Sports drinks, broth, gelatin, etc.)
What should be limited/ avoided in a clear-liquid diet?
Liquids that leave residue in the GI tract.
Solids should be avoided.
What should be in a regular diet?
No limitations
What should be limited/ avoided in a regular diet?
No limitations
What should a mechanical soft diet be like?
Foods that are easy to chew and low in fiber. (Also aren’t spicy).
(Mashed potatoes, soups, etc.)
What should be limited/ avoided in a mechanical soft diet?
Highly fibrous foods, foods that are hard too hard to chew, spicy foods
What should a puréed diet be like?
Food that can be swallowed without chewing.
(Yogurt, pudding, etc.)
What should be limited/ avoided in a puréed diet?
Food that has to be chewed before swallowing
What should be in a renal diet?
Vegetables, certain fruits, etc.
What should be limited/ avoided in a renal diet?
Sodium, phosphorus, red meats, and potassium
What should be in a cardiac diet?
Whole wheat, vegetables, fruits, food high in fiber, etc.
What should be limited/ avoided in a cardiac diet?
Salty foods, red meats, etc.
What should be limited/ avoided in a low sodium diet?
Processed Foods
