Normal and Therapeutic Nutrition 3(2+1)
Lesson 18:Importance and modification of normal diet to therapeutic diets
Regular normal diet
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- It is the most frequently used diet in all hospitals.
- It is used for ambulatory and bed ridden patients whose condition does not necessitate a special diet of one of the routine diets.
- Many special diets progress ultimately to a regular diet.
Table gives contents allowed for soft diet, full fluid and clear fluid diet.
Table: Contents of soft, full-fluid and clear-fluid diets
Foods allowed
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Types of food
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Soft diet
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Full-fluid
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Clear-fluid
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Cereals
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Refined, finely ground whole grain
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Gruels, porridges kanji, ragi malt
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Barley water
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Pulses
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All dals
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Dal soups, dal payasam
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Dal water
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Vegetables and Fruits
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Juices, pureed, cooked and mashed or baked, ripe banana
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Strained juices, cooked and pureed fruits and vegetables.
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Clear strained fruit juice
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Milk
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Milk and milk products, cheese, fine cream
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Milk and milk beverages, milk shake, lassi
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Whey water
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Fats and oils
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Butter, oil, cream, margarine
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Butter, oil and cream
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Meat and fish
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All except pork, minced fish, poultry
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Eggs
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All except fried
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Only in beverages
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Sugar and jaggery
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All
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Sugar, jaggery and glucose
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Sugar or glucose
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Nuts and oil seeds
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None
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None
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None
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Beverages
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All
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Tea, coffee, egg, non-carbonated beverages
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Tea, coffee (without milk) carbonated beverages, coconut water
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Soups
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All
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Strained
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Fat free broth
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Desserts
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Custard, kheer, pudding
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Custard, ice cream plain gelatin
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Plain gelatin
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- The regular hospital diet is simple in character and preparation, with ease of digestion, and calculated to afford maximum nourishment with minimum effort to the body.
- The diet is well balanced, adequate in nutritional value and attractively served to stimulate a possible poor appetite. This diet gives 1800-2000 kcal and 42-45g of protein.
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