Mechanically Altered Diets
Types of Formulas
Definitions
Western and Near-Eastern Religions
Complementary-Alternative Medicine
100

Making pureed foods look more attractive

What is Component Pureeing

100

Composed of intact nutrients that require a functioning GI tract for digestion and absorption of nutrients

What is Standard Formulas

100

Histamines and serotonin are released which can be reproduced in a double-blind food challenge

What is a food allergy

100

Alcohol and caffeine are prohibited or strongly discouraged

What is the Church of Latter-Day/Mormon

100

consist of a cluster of medical and health cate approaches, methods, and items not associated with conventional medicine

What is TCAM (traditional, complementary and alternative medicine) 

200

Patients who can often chew solid or soft foods

What is an Edentulous Patient 

200

Designed to meet kcal and protein demands in a reduced volume and have a moderate to high osmolality

What is a hypercaloric formula

200

A nonallergic reaction. It may be caused by toxins or drugs

What is a food intolerance

200

Some sects may not eat meat on holy days. Other prohibit alcohol and caffeine consumption

What is Christianity

200

Non-western healing approached used at the same time as conventional medicine.

What is complementary medicine

300

A diet that does not include meat, poultry, fish, or seafood

What is a Vegetarian Diet

300

Designed to meet specialized nutrient demands for specific disease states, such as diabetes, renal failure, liver failure, etc.

What is specialty formulas

300

Foods with its DNA altered or modified through genetic engineering.

What is GMO

300

General restrictions of pork and pork-related products, shellfish, alcohol, coffee, and tea are followed. 

What is Seventh-Day Adventist

300

Therapies used instead of conventional medicine

What is alternative medicine

400

Diets ordered after surgery or as a transition from a liquid diet to regular diets

What is a Soft Diet

400

composed of partially or fully hydrolyzed nutrients that can be used for patients with a partially functioning GI tract

What are elemental formulas

400

Anytime the GI tract is used to provide nourishment. Feeding is a form.

What is enteral nutrition (EN)

400

No pork or pork-related products pr fish without scaled and fins are eaten. Dairy foods are not consumed with meat or animal related-foods. Animals slaughtered and prepared in a way called "kosher"

What is Judaism

400
Noninvasive, natural healing to recover from disease to achieve wellness. 

What is naturopathic medicine

500

A diet planned while a patients preferences and situation are taken into consideration

What is "Diet as Tolerated"

500
Formulas that are not nutritionally complete by themselves. They are added to foods to change the composition when nutritional needs cannot be met otherwise. 

What is modular formulas

500

Involves the provision of energy and nutrients intravenously

What is parenteral nutrition (PN)

500

Pork and pork-related products are not eaten. Meats consumed and slaughtered through a ritual called "halal". During the month of Ramada, fasting is done during the day from dawn to sunset.

What is Islam

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