Basic Hospital Diets
Food Allergies
Food Safety
Cultural Food Considerations
Feeding routes
100

Inadequate in energy and almost all nutrients

What is a clear liquid diet?

100

an immune response to a protein found in common foods

What is a food allergy? 

100

Caused by eating raw or undercooked meats, particularly pork products infested with a particular worm.

What is Trichinosis?

100

plant-based foods, whole grains, olive oil and fish

What is the Mediterranean diet? 

100

tube is passed through the nose to the stomach 

What is nasogastric?

200

Often prescribed if patients have difficulty chewing or swallowing solid foods 

What is a full liquid diet? 

200

Life-threatening reaction usually occurring with Food Allergies

What is anaphylaxis? 

200

Raw or contaminated meat, poultry, milk, or egg yolks. Survives inadequate cooking. It can be spread by knives, cutting surfaces or an infected food handler.

What is Salmonella?

200

Rice provides a basis for most of this diet

What is an Asian diet?

200

tube is passed from nose to duodenum

what is nasoduodenal?

300

Whole foods, low in fiber and lightly seasoned

What is a soft diet? 

300

most children tend to outgrow this allergy

What is an egg allergy?

300

Meat and poultry. Contamination occurs during processing if animal feces contact meat surfaces. Other sources include unpasteurized milk and contaminated water.

What is Campylobacter?

300

Rice, beans, and corn provide a basis for most of this diet

What are Latino diets?

300

tube is passed through the nose to the jejunum

what is nasojejunal?

400

This diet should not be used for more than 8-24 hours

What is a clear liquid diet? 

400

Peanuts, Tree Nuts, Shellfish, and fish

What are the most common food allergens?

400

Meats and prepared salads, cream sauces, and cream-filled pastries. Can be spread by hand contact, coughing and sneezing

What is Staphylococcus aureus? 

400

eating beef is a sin 

What is a Hindu diet?

400

tube is surgically inserted into the neck and extends to the stomach

what is esophagostomy?

500

Diet has 4 levels 

What is a dysphagia diet?

500

Sensitivity to chemicals found in food 

What is food intolerance?

500

Beef contaminated with feces during slaughter. Spread mainly by undercooked ground beef. Other sources include unpasteurized milk and apple cider, alfalfa sprouts, and contaminated water.

What is E. Coli?

500

Mostly vegetarian, though may eat meat if not killed for them specifically 

What is a Buddhist diet? 

500

tube is surgically inserted into the stomach

what is gastronomy?