Simplified Diet Manual Eleventh Edition Hospitals and long-term care facilities in every state and many foreign countries use the Simplified Diet Manual to assist them in planning nutritious, appealing, and cost-effective meals that are modified to meet the dietary requirements of individuals with special health needs.
Revisions and additions to the eleventh edition of the Simplified Diet Manual include:
- Update of the Guidelines for Diet Planning based on Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010
- Inclusion of updated Study Guide Questions at the end of each chapter and online for training foodservice employees in health care facilities that are served by a registered dietitian or dietary consultant.
- Inclusion of patient education handouts that coordinate with selected therapeutic diets in the manual at www.wiley.com/go/maher
- Inclusion of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Choose My Plate food guidance system
- Revision of Food for the Day tables using wider variety of culturally diverse foods
- Addition of the Mechanical Soft and Pureed Diets
- Addition of the Small Portion Diet
- Revision of the Fat Restricted Diets
- Addition of the DASH Diet
- Revision of the Diets for Kidney and Liver Disease to include potassium and phosphorus
- food lists and a section on Guidelines for Liver Disease
- Addition of the Kosher Diet
- Inclusion of Choose Your Foods, Exchange Lists for Diabetes (©2008, American Dietetic Association, American Diabetes Association)
Praise from users of the Simplified Diet Manual
“The Simplified Diet Manual is a valuable resource for our long-term acute care hospital. It provides comprehensive, easy-to-understand information about diets, based on sound evidencebased research. The manual is revised by registered dietitians at least every five years keeping it consistent with regulatory requirements.”
—Dr. Humphrey Wong, Medical Director, Select Specialty Hospital Quad Cities, Davenport, Iowa
“Well organized and easy to use. The Simplified Diet Manual contains a wealth of diet and menu planning information making it the ideal resource. This edition has new information on culturallydiverse foods, the DASH Diet, and educational materials to name a few of the additions.”
—Carlene Russell, MS, R.D., CSP, L.D., FADA, Iowa Department on Aging
