Figure 2.2. What is the IDDSI Framework? By International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative, 2019. Adapted from International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative, Retrieved from https://iddsi.org/framework. Reprinted with permission.
• Specifying of portion sizes and serving utensils on the menu and the recipe helps to manage correct portion control.
• Pre-line meetings to taste the food and sample plate demonstrating the correct plating of the meal for consistency and presentation allow for any corrections to be made prior to the time of service.
This can avoid a potential disaster if a food item was made incorrectly, like too much salt.
• Document pre-service temperatures in temperature logs to ensure that food has reached the serving line at the appropriate temperature. It allows for any corrections to be made prior to the time of service; this is for both HOT and COLD food. For example, milk allowed to sit at room temperature during a one hour serving line will be close to room temperature by the end of the line.
• Monitor the start and stop times of the meal service, and the time needed to deliver the meals. Longer delays cause greater temperature loss.
> If the serving line is stopping for re-supply of items, either: • production numbers were not correct; • the staff didn’t prepare the amount specified;