REVISED for 2008!
Use this best-seller as a quick reference to interpret diets, write menus, meet federal regulations, and define physician diet orders. Easy to use tools, charts and guidelines!
A comprehensive, thorough resource! Great for sub-acute, transitional care, SNF, or acute care. Includes dietary guidelines, MyPyramid, regular diet and alterations, vegetarian diets, consistency alterations, diabetic and calorie specific diets, sodium restrictions, heart healthy diet, GI diets, hydration, pressure ulcers, renal diets, finger foods, high calorie, high protein, enteral feedings, weights and BMI, and calculation of nutritional needs.
Also includes HIV/AIDS, liver disease, TPN/PPN, carbohydrate counting, gluten free diets, Kosher diets, PKU, 2 gram sodium, palliative care, pediatric/adolescent growth and BMI charts, obesity management/bariatric surgery, C-diff, NPUAP revised staging system, cardiac care diet, supplementation (omega 3 fatty acids, antioxidants, etc.) and more. Approx. 400 pages.
CEU program available - see Related Products below.
I often thought a diet manual would include diet information only, but this manual had so much more specific disease information that explained the reasoning behind the actual diet principles and MNT. It was a great review for me! Awesome reference!
-- Michelle Yuzwa, RD, LD