– Level 2 - Dysphagia Mechanically Altered. Moist, soft foods with some cohesion, minimal chewing required. – Level 3 - Dysphagia Advanced. Soft-solid
by B Richardson 2024 Cited by 3Figure 2: Levels of the National Dysphagia Diet. Level. Description. Examples of Recommended Foods. Level 1: Dysphagia Pureed. Homogenous, cohesive, and pudding
Dysphagia Diet Levels Level 1: Pureed Diet Level 2: Mechanical Soft Diet Level 3: Dysphagia Diet.
Chopped: Comparable to National Dysphagia Diet Level 2 (NDD 2). Ground: Comparable to National Dysphagia Diet Level 2 (NDD 2). Puree: Comparable to National
Tender: Comparable to National Dysphagia Diet Level 3 (NDD 3). Chopped: Comparable to National Dysphagia Diet Level 2 (NDD 2). Ground: Comparable to
Dysphagia Diet level 2 and IDDSI level 5 or Minced Moist Diced/Soft Chopped: National Dysphagia Diet level 3 and IDDSI level 6 Soft and Bite-
by B Richardson 2024 Cited by 3Figure 2: Levels of the National Dysphagia Diet. Level. Description. Examples of Recommended Foods. Level 1: Dysphagia Pureed. Homogenous, cohesive, and pudding
NDD Level 2: Dysphagia-Mechanical Altered (cohesive, moist, semisolid foods, requiring some chewing). NDD Level 3: Dysphagia-Advanced (soft
Dysphagia Diet. Sometimes a dysphagia diet is needed. Dysphagia is diagnosed when you have difficulty swallowing. Because this is a broad definition, the National Dysphagia Diet is broken down into three phases of swallowing difficulty: Level 1, Dysphagia-Pureed; Level 2, Dysphagia-Mechanical Altered; Level 3, Dysphagia-Advanced
Comments
Level #2 reading (images) = not OK.
Level #3 reading (story) = never got so far.