Recipes
Welcome to Our Recipes for Dysphagia Hub!
This hub is a space for you to come back to for inspiration, ideas and solutions to improve choice and quality for dysphagia diets. Browse the IDDSI Level folders to find delicious and inspiring recipes for dysphagia food and drink options. Recipes for dysphagia can be found alongside informative articles on ingredients, equipment and methods that will help you better understand how you can easily help and support people with dysphagia.
Browse Recipes for Dysphagia and Much More…
To find our informative recipes for dysphagia click the relevant IDDSI Level heading on the right of this page. Each folder contains a wealth of information that will help you create and prepare delicious options for dysphagia diets.
If you are looking for any specific ingredients, methods, equipment of ideas type your keywords into the search bar at the top of the page.
Our Innovative Approach
Oak House Kitchen has years of experience in this area and has done extensive research and developments in the kitchen and lab to simplify the approach to creating food and drinks for dysphagia diets. This has led to the creation of ORAL – A systematic method which allows you to easily identify unwanted textures and ensure that results are correct.
Use ORAL to Create Recipes for Dysphagia
ORAL has been widely supported and endorsed as an approach to food and drink texture modification and we have seen phenomenal results for cooks and catering teams across hospital, care home and domestic settings.
We have clearly seen where ORAL principles have been used across these settings results have led to improved choice, quality, safety and cost.
To learn more, start learning or implement our industry leading courses in your setting follow the training link or contact us directly.
Dysphagia Recipe of the Month
From Spring 2021 we will be sharing a ‘DYSPHAGIA RECIPE OF THE MONTH’ that combines our ORAL approach with standard recipe methods. These recipes will give you inspiration and ideas to follow or create your own dishes and drinks that meet the requirements of the IDDSI Framework.
Sign up to our monthly Recipes for Dysphagia email notifications which will include our Dysphagia Recipe of the Month and articles related to ORAL, and its wider application.
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Dysphagia Food Moulds
Food moulds for dysphagia diets have been a remarkable innovation that bring visual appeal to foods with limited texture.
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Can You Name The IDDSI Level – The Results
Find out the results of our survey on naming the IDDSI Level from a picture.
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Catering for People with Swallowing Difficulties – Dysphagia
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- IDDSI Level 3 Food
- IDDSI Level 4 Food
- IDDSI Level 5 Food
- IDDSI Level 6 Food
- IDDSI Levels 1- 4 Drinks
There are many people, across a wide cross section of society who have a diagnosed swallowing difficulty – Dysphagia. Dysphagia occurs as a result of underlying medical conditions, people who are at a higher risk of…
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The SLTea Party – Our Strawberry Cheesecake
For Swallow Awareness Day the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists are running their first ever challenge... The SLTea Party! Find out more here.
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Non-Melting Jelly Recipe
We’ve developed a non-melting jelly recipe for you to use and serve that fits the IDDSI Framework. Click here to find out more and follow our recipe!
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Dysphagia Turkish Delight – IDDSI Level 4
This recipe for dysphagia Turkish delight came about from a heartfelt request to give a mother her favorite sweets
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IDDSI Level 4 Recipe – Lemon and Ginger Cheesecake
This deliciously zingy IDDSI Level 4 cheesecake is great as a luxurious end to a dinner party or as a high energy snack at any time of the day! This simple recipe combines a small number…
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Name Change or Game Change?
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- IDDSI Level 3 Food
- IDDSI Level 4 Food
- IDDSI Level 5 Food
- IDDSI Level 6 Food
- IDDSI Levels 1- 4 Drinks
With the implementation of IDDSI now complete in the UK we ask 'Are the IDDSI levels different to the old UK descriptors?' Watch the comparison videos here.
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Anyone for more Gravy…?
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- IDDSI Level 3 Food
- IDDSI Level 4 Food
- IDDSI Level 5 Food
- IDDSI Level 6 Food
- IDDSI Levels 1- 4 Drinks
- Swallowing Difficulties
There is much debate about texture-modified foods and if sauces can be added to moisten them. Here we ask, "Are sauces suitable for people with dysphagia?"
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IDDSI Level 5 Recipe – Classic Chicken Caesar Salad
Try this easy to make classic salad which everyone will find delicious!
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IDDSI Level 4 Recipe – Horseradish Smoked Salmon with Pickled Beetroot and Watercress Salad
Try out this delicious IDDSI Level 4 recipe thst everyone will love. Adaptations for all IDDSI Levels for food can be made too!
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What’s In A Name: Are We Talking Modified Food Or Food?
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- IDDSI Level 3 Food
- IDDSI Level 4 Food
- IDDSI Level 5 Food
- IDDSI Level 6 Food
- Swallowing Difficulties
Why is food suitable for dysphagia known as modified food? Do you think it is right...?
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