Therapeutic Foods are foods designed for specific nutrition therapeutic purpose. A therapeutic meal is a meal plan that controls the intake of certain foods or nutrients.
It is part of the treatment of a medical condition and are normally prescribed by a physician and planned by a dietician.
A Therapeutic diet is usually a modification of a regular diet. It is modified or tailored to fit the nutrient needs of a particular person.
Therapeutic diets are modified for:
- Nutrients
- Texture
- Food allergies or intolerance
Common reasons for Therapeutic diet may be in ordered
- To maintain nutritional status
- To restore nutritional status
- To correct nutritional status
- To decrease calories for weight control
- To balance amounts of carbohydrates, fat and protein for control of diabetes.
