FOOD & DRINKS CLASSIFICATION AND TESTING …

1 IDDSI FOOD & DRINKS CLASSIFICATION AND TESTING . International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative ADULT & PEDIATRIC. Food that starts as a firm solid texture and changes to another texture when it becomes wet or when warmed. Minimal chewing ability needed. TRANSITIONAL FOODS TEST INSTRUCTIONS. TESTING INFO. FOODS 1. 10 2. Thumbnail Add 1mL Then complete blanches of water to the IDDSI Fork white LEVEL 7 - REGULAR RG7 Normal everyday foods of various textures that are developmentally S. x Pressure Test. and age appropriate. Biting and chewing ability needed.

2 Sample and D. No specific TESTING information. wait 1 minute. O. Normal everyday foods of soft/tender textures only, that are EC7. O. LEVEL 7 - EASY TO CHEW developmentally and age appropriate. Requires biting and chewing ability. F. FLOW TEST INSTRUCTIONS. LEVEL 6 - SOFT & BITE-SIZED SB6. L. Soft + Bite-sized, tender and moist throughout, with 10 10. A. 10 10. Pieces no bigger than x in size for adults and 8mm x 8mm for babies & children. no thin liquid leaking or dripping from the food. N. Push down on piece with fork sample should Chewing ability needed.

3 ! IO. 10. squash completely and not regain its shape. 1. 2. 3. 4. IT. Remove Cover Release Stop LEVEL 5 - MINCED & MOIST MM5 Plunger nozzle nozzle at 10. S. 4mm lump size for adults and 2mm lump size for with finger & start seconds Very soft, small moist lumps, minimal N. babies and children. and fill 10ml timer chewing ability needed. A. Holds its shape on a spoon. Falls off easily if the spoon is R. tilted or lightly flicked. Must not be firm or sticky. TESTING INFO. T. LEVEL 4 - PUREED PU4 LEVEL 4 - EXTREMELY THICK EX4. Sits in a mound or pile above the fork.

4 Does not dollop Smooth with no lumps, not sticky, Sits in a mound or pile above the fork. or drip continuously through a fork. no chewing ability needed. Does not dollop or drip continuously through a fork. Holds its shape on a spoon. Holds its shape on a spoon. Falls off easily if the spoon Can be eaten with a spoon. Falls off easily if the spoon is tilted or lightly flicked. is tilted or lightly flicked. Must not be firm or sticky. Must not be firm or sticky. LEVEL 3 - LIQUIDISED LQ3 Can be eaten with a spoon or drunk LEVEL 3 - MODERATELY THICK MO3.

5 From a cup. Cannot be eaten with a No less than 8mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of flow. fork because it slowly drips through. No less than 8mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of flow. Drips slowly in dollops through the prongs of a fork. Effort needed to drink this through a wide straw. Drips slowly in dollops through the prongs of a fork. FOOD TEST INSTRUCTIONS LEVEL 2 - MILDLY THICK MT2. 'Sippable' from a cup but effort PUREED needed to drink this through a 4-8mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of flow. standard straw/teat/nipple.

6 EXTREMELY. THICK. LEVEL 1 - SLIGHTLY THICK ST1. ADULT Thicker than water. Can flow through a standard MINCED & 4mm 1-4mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of flow. CHILD straw/teat/nipple. MOIST 2mm Thumbnail LEVEL 0 - THIN TN0. SOFT & blanches white Flows like water. Flows easily through any straw/teat/nipple. BITE-SIZED Less than 1 mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of flow. Thumbnail blanches EASY TO. CHEW. white DRINKS / LIQUIDS IDDSI 2019.