At Roche Dietitians, we receive the most questions about Minced & Moist out of any IDDSI level. As we’ve spent time working with organizations that are implementing IDDSI, we’ve noticed dietitians across hospitals and long-term care communities are getting stuck on this level.

Hospital dietitians need easy-to-follow instructions on implementing IDDSI. This five-step checklist will help you adopt IDDSI in a streamline way.

Long-term care dietitians need easy-to-follow instructions on implementing IDDSI. This five-step checklist will help you adopt IDDSI in a streamlined way.

This is the fifth in a series of charts that Roche Dietitians is doing on IDDSI Levels that you can print and share with your colleagues.

This is the fourth in a series of charts that Roche Dietitians is doing on IDDSI Levels that you can print and share with your colleagues.

This is the third in a series of charts that Roche Dietitians is doing on IDDSI levels that you can print and share with your colleagues.

This is the second in a series of charts that Roche Dietitians is doing on IDDSI levels that you can print and share with your colleagues.

This is the first in a series of charts that Roche Dietitians is doing on IDDSI levels that you can print and share with your colleagues.

We know that learning about IDDSI is a complex undertaking, and we’ve found that having a deep understanding of each IDDSI level is a good place to start. This post will walk you through IDDSI Regular Easy to Chew (Level 7) in detail, including:

You’re likely already serving bite-sized pieces of food, but what really defines the word “bite-sized”?

Chances are that the foodservice departments at other facilities don’t define the term “mechanical soft” in the same way you do. This not only creates confusion when receiving diet orders from other facilities, but it also puts individuals with dysphagia at risk for choking.

Individuals who are served IDDSI Pureed (Level 4) have a serious swallowing disorder called dysphagia.