Post procedure diet - cool / cold foods only

This document is part of the ACI Diet Specifications for Adult Inpatients. It is not to be used for patient education.

Aim

To provide a diet comprised of cold foods.

Hot foods and beverages are excluded.

patients with mouth wounds, ulcers or prone to nose bleeds (e.g. post nasal surgery)
burning mouth syndrome.

Nutritionally adequate.

An alternative beverage to tea and coffee is to be available at each meal and mid-meal (e.g. milk, juice, soft drink, cordial).

Suitable for use in paediatrics when combined with an age-appropriate diet.

	Allowed	Not allowed
Hot main dishes	None	-
Sauces, gravies	None	-
Starchy vegetables / pasta / rice	None hot	-
Vegetables	None hot	-
Soups	Cold soups only	-
Sandwiches	All	-
Salads, dressings	All	-
Breads, cereals	All breads Cold ready-to-eat cereal	Hot cereals (e.g. rolled oats)
Spreads	All	-
Hot breakfast choices	All hot main dishes	-
Fruit	All	-
Yoghurt	All	-
Desserts	Cold desserts only	Hot desserts (e.g. hot apple pie)
Milk and cheese	All	-
Beverages	Fruit juices, water, cordial Iced coffee, iced tea Soft drinks	Hot beverages (e.g. tea and coffee, hot chocolate)
Biscuits	All	-
Miscellaneous	Any cold food	-

Cerchiari, DP, de Moricz RD, Sanjar FA, Rapoport PB, Moretti G, Geurra MM. Burning mouth syndrome: etiology. Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia 2006;72(3);419-24.