The basic menu is a 5-week rolling menu

A = General diet consisting of meat, fish and vegetable dishes.

Raw salad is not a common diet.

• A1 = General diet suitable for most patients.

• A2 = Composed of easy-to-eat meals that are suitable for the elderly. Pasta or lasagna are not included on the menu and only occasionally rice. Fruit should be soft, such as fruit salad, melons and canned fruit.

• A3 = Vegetarian diet contains eggs and dairy products and raw salad is included in the meal at noon and sometimes in the evening.

• A4 = A menu adapted to the needs of children and adolescents. The menu includes raw vegetables at noon and cooked vegetables at night.

M = General diet, with a change in texture or spicy

For those who have difficulty chewing or swallowing food with a regular texture. The amount of food that needs to be purified varies. You can choose from three different methods:

• M1 = General diet with modified texture of meat

• M2 = Dietary diet, non-smoking desserts (thick)

• M3 = Finely-sweetened food, non-smooth desserts (thick)

RDS = Diet for patients with diabetes, heart disease and various metabolic disorders

RDS1 and RDS2

• The doses are higher than the usual diet but give equal amount of energy.

• For lunch, raw salad and cooked vegetables are included. After-dishes are usually fruit.

It is intended for patients with severe chewing and swallowing difficulties and also first after surgery.

The diet does not meet the individual’s nutritional needs and therefore it is only used for a very short time.

• F1 = Liquid food contains oatmeal, fruit and kraft soups, dairy products and nutritional drinks. Liquid food can be obtained without milk (and without sugar if desired).

• F2 = Clear liquid foods contain various oat oats, kjöt oats, fruit soups and juices.

• F3 = Thick liquid diet contains oat oat, fruit and kraft soups, dairy products and nutritional drinks. You can get the diet without milk. The diet has a thicker texture than F1.

• F4 = Liquid diet contains cold milk and fruit soups (TONES).

The diet is intended for the 3-5 first days after gastrointestinal surgery. It bridges the gap between liquid diet and general diet.

• The diet is easily digestible and low in fiber

Avoid foods in raspy, beef, processed meat products, smoked and spicy foods. Also skyr, raw vegetables and flavourful (rammed) vegetables, such as corn kernels, onions, beans and Brussels sprouts.

Diet based on a general diet as much as possible and intended for those with low appetite but need as much energy and a protein-dense diet as the general diet is.

It is important to offer snacks in the ward between meals and ask the patient what he can think of to eat.

• The amount of vegetables is lower than in a normal diet.

• Desserts are specially prepared or cream is dispensed if the person on the regular diet is energy-reduced, for example in the case of fruit salad then whipped cream is dispensed.

An energy and protein-dense diet is:

• delivered in one dose, about 1,700 h/day

• a lot of getting to bed within the hospital

One example is standard diet at the 11E cancer ward.

The diet is intended for patients with poor digestion, reduced fat absorption, liver disease and short bowel.

General food is used as much as possible, although some foods are excluded, such as processed meat products.

Sauces are specially adapted in most cases.

The diet is intended for patients with renal impairment and liver disease.

The amount of protein is different; 50 g and 60 g and is determined by a doctor or a nutritionist.

• The general diet is used as much as possible, but the amount of meat, fish, eggs and dairy products is limited.

• The treatment is the same as a normal diet.

• Sauces and desserts are often specially prepared and often energy-enhanced with cream or cream is used outside.

The diet is intended for patients with renal impairment that need to undergo hemodialysis regularly.

The general diet is the basis of this diet with exceptions.

• The food is rich in sodium (salt), potassium and phosphate, which means that there is no bananas, apricots, kiwi, dairy products, and smoked and salted meat and fish.

• Fluid is limited and so soups are not used much.

• Desserts are generally energy-rich and can be made with cream.

The diet is intended for patients who need to reduce their salt intake, for example due to high blood pressure and heart disease (heart failure).

The general diet is used as much as possible as it is low in sodium or < 2000mg.

Desserts are special and specialized in most cases, for example, power soups are excluded.

Processed meat and fish products are not donated and sauces are specially prepared.

If a person needs a diet with a low salt content, it should be ordered through a nutritionist or contact a specialist diet office.

The diet is intended for patients who have immune suppression due to leukaemia, chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy.

• The basic diet is the usual diet except for raw vegetables and cut fruit.

• The only foods offered are cooked vegetables and fruits with thick skins, such as bananas.

• All equipment and tableware used in the production and preparation of the food must be careful.

The kitchen staff has special rules of procedure for handling the food and it is important that the staff of the departments maintain the same and make sure that the tray does not open or be opened until the bed of the individual.

The food is for those who do not want dairy desserts.

The basic food is provided, but desserts containing milk are excluded.

Examples of these are rolls, ice cream, some puddings and soups.

• The diet is intended for those with lactose intolerance.

• The diet is essentially like a general diet unless it contains few or no foods containing lactose.

• Evening and evening refreshments are specially selected.

• The diet is intended for those with gluten intolerance.

• The diet is essentially like a general diet unless it contains no foods containing gluten.

• Evening and evening refreshments are specially selected.

The diet is intended for patients who are allergic to various foods. Allergens are different, the most common ones are:

• soya products

• milk

• wheat

• Gluten

• eggs

• fish

• nuts

• latex

• corn

• nickel