Hcr Manor care Dysphagia Mechanical Soft Diet

1. What individuals is the dysphagia mechanical soft diet appropriate for?

Normal Residents

Residents with cardiac problems

Residents with high blood pressure

Residents with mild to moderate oral and or phrayngeal dysphagia

2. The dysphagia mechanical soft diet ia a transition from what food to what type of food?

Pureed textures to foods with more solid textures

More solid textures to foods pureed foods

A regular diet to pureed diet

A pureed diet to a diabetic diet

3. How are meats prepared in the dysphagia mechanical soft diet?

Pureed

Chopped

Sliced

Ground with gravy

4. Breads on the dysphagia mechanical soft diet are?

Soaked in milk

Toasted

Pureed

Regular

5. How are vegetables prepared for the dysphagia mechanical soft diet?

Raw

Cut up

Some vegetables are served whole and some are pureed depending on their texture and presence of skin

All vegetables are pureed

6. What foods are entirely omitted in the meats and meat alternates category on the dysphagia mechanical soft diet?

Bacon

Cottage Cheese

Chicken Salad

Cold sliced cheese, peanut butter, yogurt with fruit pieces

7. What fruits are served pureed on the dysphagia mechanical soft diet?

Apples

Oranges

Apricots, pineapple, mixed fruits, melon

Fruit cocktail

8. What grains are served whole or regular on the dysphagia mechanical soft diet?

Rice

Soft noodles, pasta, cheese or potato pierogies that are buttered or served with sauce

Crispy Chinese noodles

Bread

9. What desserts are entirely omitted in the dysphagia mechanical soft diet?

Brownies

Vanilla wafers

Regular and pureed desserts with coconut, nuts, seeds, and grapes and ambrosia

Lemon bars

10. ?What vegetables are entirely omitted from the dysphagia mechanical soft diet

Corn, Cream-style corn, mixed veggies w/corn, succotash, acorn squash w/skin, crisp fried potatoes

Raw vegetables

Pinto beans

Blackeyed peas