Hospitals, post-acute care facilities, transitional care facilities, long-term care facilities, and schools across the United States and in 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.

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Revisions and additions to the fourteenth edition of the Simplified Diet Manual include:     

• Expansion of Nutrition for Wounds to include Foot Ulcers in Diabetes and Preoperative and Postoperative Nutrition Recommendations to Promote Healing.     

• Expansion of the Modified Texture Diets to Include Information on Bread and Thickened Ice Cubes.     

• Addition of the Mediterranean Diet     

• Addition of the Heart Healthy No Added Salt Diet     

• Revision of the Diet for Gastroparesis     

• Revision of the Weight Management chapter to include guidance for individuals using obesity medications.     

• Inclusion of updated Study Guide Questions at the end of each chapter for training foodservice employees and assessing competencies     

• Access to supplementary materials and over 25 patient/staff education handouts that coordinate with selected therapeutic diets in the manual available at: www.eatrightiowa.org/simplifieddiet