Patients with oropharyngeal swallowing disorders secondary to neurologic impairments benefit from diets that minimize the
risk of aspiration. An aspiration risk reduction diet was developed from our hospital's regular menu cycle. Examples of the
diet's preparation, dissemination, and use in a 600-bed acute medical/surgical teaching hospital are discussed.
Key words Swallowing, rehabilitation - Diet, therapeutic - Aspiration, risk reduction - Deglutition - Deglutition disorders