FOOD & DRINKS CLASSIFICATION AND TESTING ... - …

1 FOOD & DRINKS CLASSIFICATION AND TESTINGFOODSDRINKS / LIQUIDS IDDSI specific TESTING no bigger than x in size for adults and 8mm x 8mm for babies & children. Push down on piece with fork sample should squash completely and not regain its lump size for adults and 2mm lump size for babies and its shape on a spoon. Falls o easily if the spoon is tilted or lightly flicked. Must not be firm or in a mound or pile above the fork. Does not dollop or drip continuously through a its shape on a spoon. Falls o easily if the spoon is tilted or lightly flicked.

2 Must not be firm or INFOTESTING INFONo less than 8mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of slowly in dollops through the prongs of a 3 - LIQUIDISEDLEVEL 4 - PUREEDLEVEL 7 - REGULARLEVEL 7 - EASY TO CHEWRG7EC7 LEVEL 6 - SOFT & BITE-SIZEDLEVEL 5 - MINCED & MOISTLQ3PU4SB6MM5 Very soft, small moist lumps, minimal chewing ability + Bite-sized, tender and moist throughout, with no thin liquid leaking or dripping from the food. Chewing ability everyday foods of various textures that are developmentally and age appropriate. Biting and chewing ability everyday foods of soft/tender textures only, that are developmentally and age appropriate.

3 Requires biting and chewing ability. Sits in a mound or pile above the fork. Does not dollop or drip continuously through a its shape on a spoon. Falls o easily if the spoon is tilted or lightly flicked. Must not be firm or less than 8mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of slowly in dollops through the prongs of a remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of than 1 mL remaining in the syringe after 10 sec of like water. Flows easily through any straw/ 4 - EXTREMELY THICKLEVEL 2 - MILDLY THICKLEVEL 1 - SLIGHTLY THICKLEVEL 3 - MODERATELY THICKLEVEL 0 - THINT hicker than water.

4 Can flow through a standard straw/teat/nipple.'Sippable' from a cup but e ort needed to drink this through a standard straw/ & BITE-SIZEDEASY TO CHEWFOOD TEST INSTRUCTIONSPUREEDT humbnailblancheswhiteMINCED & MOISTADULT4mmCHILD2mmSmooth with no lumps, not sticky, no chewing ability be eaten with a be eaten with a spoon or drunk from a cup. Cannot be eaten with a fork because it slowly drips through. E ort needed to drink this through a wide straw.!1010101010 FLOW TEST nozzlewith finger and fill nozzle & start at 10 THICKEX4TN0ST1MO3MT2 TRANSITIONAL FOODSFood that starts as a firm solid texture and changes to another texture when it becomes wet or when warmed.

5 Minimal chewing ability FOODS TEST INSTRUCTIONS10 ThumbnailblancheswhiteThen complete the IDDSI Fork Pressure 1mL of water to x sample and wait 1 Dysphagia DietStandardisation InitiativeADULT & PEDIATRIC