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HOSPITAL
DIET
Presented By-
LT ANTRA TIWARI
 Hospital diet is an essential part of modern therapy
in all medical depts. It comprises both the normal
diets and the various forms of modified nutrition.
 The type of diet prescribed depends on the patients
need and restriction.
 It is a part of a clinical treatment and in some cases
can be the principal treatment of the condition.
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HOSPITAL DIET
 Armed forces Hospitals are responsible for ration
supplies both to their entitled personnel and their
dependents.
 Correct prescription of diet, delivery of diet to patients
and accounting requires detailed attention both in the
interest of the patient and economy.
 All patients admitted in the hospital are authorized
hospital diets and extras according to the scales given
in AI 94/76
 The daily scales of diet for patients have been made as
comprehensive as possible to suit the requirement of
majority of patients to be treated in service hospitals.
Authorization of Hospital Diets in Armed
Forces
 Fluid diet - ‘F’
 Subsistence diet - ‘S’
 Convalescent diet - ‘C’
 Ordinary diet - ‘O’
 No Diet - ‘N’
Classification of Diet
FLUID DIET (F DIET):-
 It is given to those patients who are unable to take solid
food.
 It can include any liquid foods like soup, juices, and
milk ,egg flip, pureed dal and vegetables etc. These
may be given orally or through nasogastric tube.
Fluid diet
Clear fluid diet
 No residue fluids
 Nutritionally inadequate
Indications
 First step to restarting oral feeds after
oral/abdominal surgeries
 Fluid and electrolyte replacement in patients
with diarrhoea and dehydration
 Before specific investigations
400kcal/day
SUBSISTENCE DIET (S DIET):-
 It is given to those patients who are admitted
after 1200hrs till 1800hrs.
 It is like ordinary diet but the scales of items are less
 It is demanded from MI Room.
CONVALESCENT DIET(C DIET):-
 This is a high-energy, high protein diet given to the
patients who require growth and building up of tissues.
 The patients who are given this diet include
postoperative patients, burns patients, patients who are
critically ill and recovering after major illness.
ORDINARY DIET (O DIET):-
 It is given to all routine patients.
 It contains all nutrients in required quantity to meet
the needs of an adult.
 This is most common diet given in the hospital.
 It is given to those patients who are admitted after
0000hrs to 1200hrs
NO DIET (N DIET):-
 It is normally called as N diet with extras.
 The scale of this diet includes items like eggs, biscuits,
horlicks , protinex , cheese etc.
 0-6 months – 100gm of lactogen /day
 6-12 months – weaning + 50gm lactogen /day
 1-5 yrs :- ½ N DIET
 6-10 yrs :- ½ O DIET
 10 yrs onward :- O DIET
DIET FOR PAEDIATRIC WARD
RATION QTY
TEA 05gms
SUGAR 30gms
MILK FRESH 60gms
Diet Of Night Duty
ITEMS F DIET S DIET C DIET O DIET
ATTA/RICE 230GM 335GM 600GM
BREAD 120GM
CEREAL FOR
B’FAST
25GM
CEREAL FOR
PUDDING
25GM
MILK FOR NONVEG 1000ML 440ML
MILK FOR VEG 1540ML 440ML 1830ML 1080ML
MILK FOR OVA 1280ML 640ML
EGG 2 3 2
PATIENT RATION SCALE
ITEMS F DIET SDIET C DIET O DIET
BUTTER 30GM
MEAT 200GM 230
CHIKAN DRESSED 55GM
FISH/TINNED 50/20GM
FRUIT FRESH
CITRUS
230GM
FRUIT FRESH
VARIETY
230GM 230GM
VEGETABLE FRESH 170GM 170GM
ONION 100GM 60GM
POTATOES 110GM 110GM
DAL 30GM 60GM 60GM
SUGAR 90GM 40GM 90GM 90GM
Continued Scale
ITEMS F DIET S DIET C DIET O DIET
TEA 07 GM 07GM 09 GM 09 GM
FRESH LIME OARB OARB OARB OARB
CONDIMENTS 04 GM 14 GM 14 GM
PICKLE OARB OARB OARB
SAUCE/VINIGAR OARB OARB OARB
SALT 15 GM 05 GM 20 GM 20 GM
OIL HYDRATED 30 GM 60 GM 60 GM
LPG GAS 150 GM 95 GM 150 GM 150GM
BISCUIT 30 GM
JAM/HONEY 20 GM
Continued scale
ARTICLES OD
NONVEG
GMS
OD
VEG
GMS
OD
OVA
GMS
CD
NONVEG
GMS
CD
VEG
GMS
CD
OVA
GMS
ATTA/RICE 600 600 600 325 325 325
SUGAR 90 90 90 90 90 90
DAL 60 60 60 60 60 60
R/OIL 60 ML 60 ML 60 ML 60 ML 60 ML 60 ML
TEA 9 9 9 9 9 9
SALT 20 20 20 20 20 20
SCALES
ITEMS OD
NONVEG
OD
VEG
OD
OVA
CD
NONVEG
CD
VEG
CD
OVA
PUDDING _ _ _ 25 25 25
TEA 9 9 9 9 9 9
PICKLE 15 15 15 15 15 15
POTATO 110 110 110 110 110 110
ONION 60 60 60 100 100 100
VEG 170 170 170 170 170 170
CONTD…. SCALE
ARTICLES OD
NONVEG
OD
VEG
OD
OVA
CD
NONVEG
CD
VEG
CD
OVA
FRUIT 230 230 230 230 230 230
MILK 440ml 1080ml 640ml 1000ml 1830ml 1280ml
MEAT 230 230
EGGS 2 4 3 5
FISH 50 50
CHICKEN 55 55
LPG 145 145 145 145 145 145
BREAD 110 110 110
JAM 20 20 20
BUTTER 30 30 30
BISCUITS 30 30 30
CONTD… SCALE
‘N’ Diet
(Auth : AI 10/84 & SAI 94/S/76)
Items Authorization
Atta/Rice 170
Biscuits 57
Bread 170
Butter 28
Condiments 7
Cream fresh 57
Cheese
Tinned
28
Dal 60
Items Authorizatio
n
Liver 454
Onions 30
Potatoes 110
Sago 57
Fresh
Vegetables
170
Fresh fruit 230
Gelatine 57
Eggs, Coffee, Corn flour, Rice water, Sugar, Vinegar- OARB
**Children <10yrs-Half Adult Scale
Nursing responsibilities
 Daily dispatch of diet requisition slip
 Diet supervision
 Monitor food intake of patients
 Hygiene of the food handlers
 Maintenance of food trolleys
Contd…
 Prevention of pilferage of food items
 Maintenance of diet registers
 Monthly submission of diet sheet (IAFM-1282)
 Suggestion book & Patient satisfaction survey
 IAFM-1266 – Daily Diet Requisition
 IAFM-1282– Monthly Diet Requisition
◦ Ward submits the daily requisition for the following day
normally after the morning ward round.
◦ The diet requisition should tally with the entries in the ward
diet sheet (IAFM-1282).
◦ MO i/c verifies that the diet prescribed are issued and
consumed by the patient for whom it is prescribed.
How to demand the Diet
 Particulars of patients and A &D No are correctly
entered
 The patients are physically present in the ward.
 Diet prescribed and requisition are correctly shown.
 Extras prescribed are correctly entered.
 Diet requisition IAFM-1266 tallies with entries in
IAFM-1282.
 Cutting and over writing are avoided
 IAFM-1266 signed by MO I/c daily
IAFM-1282 monthly and thereafter by Commandant
Maintenance of IAFM-1282
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 Ration in the hospital can be divided into-
(a) Ration issued to kitchen
(b) Ration issued directly to Ward
Distribution of ration
The following items are directly issued to wards
 Eggs
 Fruit
 Butter
 Bread
 Jam/honey/cheese
 Extras as ordered (e.g horlicks, proteinx, etc)
The Nursing Officer ensures that these items are
duly received and distributed to the patient as per
diet ordered.
Issue to wards
Therapeutic
Diet
WHAT IS THERAPEUTIC DIET
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Planned diet
Modification of normal diet
Supplements the nutrients from all
food groups
Prescribed by doctor and planned by
dietician
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Removing or adding foods or
nutrients
CONT….
Change nutrients, caloric content
and/or texture
Increase or decrease bulk in the
diet e.g. high or low fiber diets
Increase or decrease the energy values
.
Purposes of therapeutic diets
Regulate amount of food
Assist body organs to
maintain normal function
Aid in digestion
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To improve specific
health conditions
CONT….
Increase or decrease body
weight
Modify the intervals of
feedings.
Therapeutic diet
 Fluid diet
 Soft diet
 Bland diet
 Low sodium diet
 Cardiac diet
 Renal diet
 Diabetic diet
Fluid diet
 It includes liquid foods with smooth
consistency.
 It is a bridge between clear fluid diet and
soft diet.
 It is easy to digest and leaves a little food
in stomach and intestines.
MEAL MENU AMOUNT KCAL
BREAK FAST MILK 300ML 20
SUGAR 2tsp 120
EGG FLIP 200ML 210
MID MORNING JUICE 200ML 120
LUNCH MILK
SOUP(VEG/NON VEG)
100ML
200 ML
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165
EVENING GLUCOSE WATER 200ML(40GM) 160
DINNER CHICKEN SOUP 200ML 109
DAL SOUP 100ML 115
BUTTER 2tsp 270
CUSTARD 100ML 200
SAMPLE MENU FOR FLUID DIET
Total calories-1800kcal
Soft diet
Soft diet
 Used as the second step to restarting oral
feeding once clear liquids are tolerated.
 Made up of simple easily digestible foods
Indications
 Ac Infections
 Gastrointestinal disorders
 Post operative Patients
 Patients with dental problems
 Lab Procedures
1500kcal,35-40gm protein/day
Low Sodium diet
Cardiovascular diseases such
as Hypertension or
Congestive heart disease,
kidney disease .
 Dietary approaches to stop hypertension which is
promoted by national institute of health(USA).
 The DASH diet is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole
grains, and low fat dairy foods; includes meat, fish
poultry, nuts and beans and is limited in sugar
sweetened foods and beverages, red meat, and added
fats.
DASH Diet
Meal Menu Amount
Breakfast Milk 1 cup
Idli/dosa/porridge/ragi roti/ upma/ dry chapatti
Egg white /sambhar/dal chutney/curd/cornflakes
Fresh fruit juice/Nuts
1 bowl
1 bowl
1 cup
Mid morning fruit/buttermilk/veg soup 1/ 1 cup
Lunch Leafy vegetables/rice/dry chapatti /
Sambhar/dal/rasam/chicken curry
Curd/salad
1 bowl/2
1 bowl
Evening snacks tea/ coffee/milk/puffed rice/ sprouted salad 1 cup
Dinner Dry chapatti/ ragi roti/
Sambhar / dal/ fish curry
Skimmed milk
2
1 bowl
1 cup
Sample menu for DASH
Total calorie-2000kcal
Cardiac Diet
Cardiac diet
 This diet includes :
- Low fat, low salt
- fruits and vegetables
- Fibre rich foods
- Foods rich in omega 3 fatty acids
Renal diet
This diet includes:
 Limited fluids
 Low protein diet
 Limited sodium, potassium,
phosphorus, and other electrolytes
 Enough calories if there is loss of
weight
Renal diet menu [ 2000 kcal]
MEAL MENU QUANTITY CALORIES(Kcal)
EARLY
MORNING
7 AM
Warm water
Tea
Mariegold biscuits
1 glass
1 cup
2
-
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Breakfast
8 AM
Milk or
Egg /paneer bhurji
Chapatti / bread
Salt free butter/jam
porridge
1 cup
1 bowl
2 no.
2 tsp
1 bowl
35
30
160
200
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Mid meal
11 AM
Apple/watermelon/
orange
1 40
Lunch
1.30 PM
Veg
Dal
Chapatti
Rice
1 medium bowl
1 bowl
2 small
1 bowl
85
130
150
200
Evening
4.30PM
Green tea/lemon
water/milk
Roasted chana
1 cup
1 cup
35
85
Dinner
7.30 PM
Same as lunch
Diabetic diet
Dietary recommendation:
◦ Cut down on sugar
◦ Eat starchy foods
◦ Fresh fruits and vegetables
◦ Reduce intake of animal or saturated fats
Foods to be eaten in moderate
quantity
Fruits
 Banana, Mango, Lichi, Grapes, Chiku
Starchy Vegetables
Potato, Colacasia, Yam, Sweet Potato
Refined Cereals
Refined Wheat, Rice
Foods to avoid
 Sugar and sweetened beverages
 Trans fats
 Dried fruits
 Packed fruit juices
 White bread, pasta, rice
 Flavoured coffee, drinks
 Honey
 Packed snacks, French fries
Diabetic diet menu [ 1200 kcal]
Meal Menu Quantity Calories(Kcal)
Early
morning
7 am
Warm water
Tea without sugar
Mariegold biscuits
1 glass
1 cup
2
-
35
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Breakfast
8 AM
Stuffed methi/palak/lauki paratha
Curd or
Egg white/paneer bhurji
Plain chapatti or
Veg poha/daliya upma
2 small
1 bowl( 50gm)
1 medium bowl
2 small
1 bowl
200
30
130
150
230
Mid meal
11 AM
Apple/guava/orange 1 40
Lunch
1.30 PM
Salad
Veg ( capsicum/gobhi/lauki)
Dal
Chapatti
1 medium bowl
1 medium bowl
1 bowl
2 small
30
85
130
150
Evening
4.30PM
Green tea/lemon water/milk
Roasted chana
1 cup
1 cup
35
85
Dinner
7.30 PM
Same as lunch
Meal Menu Amount
Breakfast Warm water with lemon juice/ tea
without sugar / coffee without sugar
200ml
Mid morning Porridge /oats/idli/dosa/cornflakes
Bread with boiled egg whites
Dry chapatti
Curd/ fruit
1 bowl
2
2
1 cup
Lunch Fruit salad
Medium size chapatti /ragi roti
Rajma curry / vegetable curry
Fish curry
2
2
1 bowl
1 bowl
Evening Green tea without sugar/ baked snacks 1 cup
Dinner Medium chapatti
Any vegetable curry
Chicken stew
Milk with pinch of turmeric
2
1 bowl
1 cup
1 cup
Sample menu for Diabetic diet
Total calories- 1800kcal
Meal menu Amount
Breakfast Scrambled egg
Toast with butter
Banana/milk
2
2
1 medium size/200ml
Mid morning Milk with protein x 200ml
Lunch Thick cream soup
Lean meat /vegetable
Rice / butter chapatti
Salad
1 bowl
1 bowl
1 bowl
1 bowl
Evening Egg flip 2
Dinner Mixed green vegetable
Dal
Chicken curry
Milk with protein X
1 bowl
1 bowl
1 bowl
1 cup
Sample menu for High calorie high protein diet
Total calories-30-35kcal/kg/IBW
Total protein-1.2-1.5g/kg/IBW
Conclusion
 Important supportive service
 Ensure good quality nourishing food, of right
type, in right quantity and at right time
 Close monitoring by Hospital authorities
Let food be thy medicine,
Thy medicine shall be thy food
THANK YOU
 “Your diet is a bank account. Good food choices are good
investments”- B Frankel
 “Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live”
-Jim Rohn
 “The doctor of the future will no longer treat the human frame
with drugs, but rather will cure and prevent disease with
nutrition” - Thomas Edison
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