Book description
Hospitals and long-term care facilities in every state and many foreign
countries use the
Simplified Diet Manual
to assist them in planning nutritious, appealing, and cost-effective
meals that are modified to meet the dietary requirements of individuals
with special health needs. While reflecting the dynamic nature of the
field of nutrition, the Eleventh Edition of the Simplified Diet Manual
retains its basic purpose: providing consistency among diet
terminology, in a simplified manner, for the prescription and
interpretation of diets or nutrition plans. The concise, user-friendly
format of this resource helps dietitians and foodservice managers
succeed in their vital role in maintaining nutritional health and
well-being of clients in long-term care facilities, hospitals, and
outpatient service
centers.
Revisions and additions to the Eleventh Edition of the
Simplified Diet Manual include:
- Update of the Guidelines for Diet Planning based on Dietary
Guidelines for Americans 2010
- Inclusion of updated Study Guide Questions at the end of each
chapter for training foodservice employees in health care
facilities that are served by a registered dietitian or dietary consultant.
- Inclusion of online patient education handouts that coordinate
with selected therapeutic diets in the manual
- Revision of FOOD FOR THE DAY tables using wider variety of
culturally diverse foods
- Addition of the Mechanical Soft and Pureed Diets
- Addition of the Small Portion Diet
- Revision of the Fat Restricted Diets
- Addition of the DASH Diet
- Revision of the Diets for Kidney and Liver Disease to include
potassium and phosphorus food lists and a section on Guidelines
for Liver Disease
- Addition of the Kosher Diet
- Inclusion of Choose Your Foods, Exchange Lists for Diabetes
(2008, American Dietetic Association, American Diabetes
Association)
Andrea K. Maher, RD, LD is a consultant dietitian
for long-term care facilities in Iowa. She is an adjunct faculty
member at Mercy College of Health Sciences in Des Moines, Iowa.
