LO3 NHS11 Therapeutic diets

Which of the following describes therapeutic foods?

• Prepared foods that provide calories and nutrients

• A practical food source that is useful in the fight against malnutrition

• A high-energy food that is delivered in an accessible package

• All of the answers are correct

A therapeutic diet is a meal plan that controls the intake of certain foods or nutrients as part of the treatment for a medical condition

• true

• false

which one of the following is not a common purpose of therapeutic diets are ordered by physician.

• maintaining, restoring, or correcting nutritional status

• controlling calorie intake for either losing, gaining, or maintaining weight.

• consuming a considerable amount of carbohydrates, fat and protein for control of diabetes.

• increasing or decreasing the amount of a nutrient such as protein.

which of the following is not an example of a Nutrient modification diet

• Low fat diet and/or low cholesterol diet.

• High fiber diet

• Protein diet

• Pureediet

select the Texture modification diets

• Mechanical soft die

• Puree diet

• food allergy diet

• protein diet

Who may order or plan a therapeutic diets?

• physician

• pharmacist

• your friend

• your mom

Which type of therapeutic diet is used when preparing puree diet?

• Nutrient modification

• Texture modification

• Food allergy or food intolerance modification

• Additional feeding

Which type of therapeutic diet is used when preparing Liquid tube feedings in place of meals?

• Nutrient modification

• Texture modification

• Food allergy or food intolerance modification

• tube feeding

Which type of therapeutic diet Reduces the calorie intake for people who are overweight?

• Nutrient modification

• low calorie diet

• Food allergy or food intolerance modification

• tube feeding