{"id":227,"date":"2019-09-05T20:14:11","date_gmt":"2019-09-06T01:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/?p=227"},"modified":"2023-05-14T20:14:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-15T01:14:27","slug":"recipe-modifications-for-iddsi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/recipe-modifications-for-iddsi\/","title":{"rendered":"Recipe Modifications for IDDSI"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) has laid out a framework for all foods to fit within a food or fluid level. Previously, recipes had been written to meet the criteria in the National Dysphagia Diet (NDD) – however, NDD was never fully supported by interdisciplinary providers like Speech Language Pathologists (SLP).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Within IDDSI, any food or recipe can be manipulated to meet the texture and consistency requirements. Plus, as an extra assurance, all recipes can be tested to validate their consistency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some key considerations for each level:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regular – Easy to Chew (Level 7)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft & Bite Sized (Level 6)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Minced & Moist (Level 5)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pureed (Level 4)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reading a recipe:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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When reading a recipe for IDDSI, look for a few key areas on the recipe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • IDDSI Symbols or Abbreviations<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • IDDSI testing methods<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Special instructions for altering the texture of the food item<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Recipe Rules for IDDSI:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Follow the recipe<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Look at the texture of the food carefully, always complete the IDDSI testing\/audit procedure(s) to verify the correct consistency<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. Remember it’s always acceptable to “level down” – for example, often ground meat will be offered for hard to chew recipes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    4. Use a sauce or gravy to add moisture to food items<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      The International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative (IDDSI) has laid out a framework for all foods to fit within a food or fluid level. Previously, recipes had been written to meet the criteria in the National Dysphagia Diet (NDD) – however, NDD was never fully supported by interdisciplinary providers like Speech Language Pathologists (SLP). Within IDDSI, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":230,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227\/revisions\/230"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.diningrd.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}