以「中華民國糖尿病衛教學會開發的定量餐具」供應住院糖尿病患餐食之適用性研究

The Applicability Research of Serving Diabetic Meals in the Hospital with Portion-controlled Tableware Developed by Taiwanese Association of Diabetes Educators

本研究欲探討中華民國糖尿病衛教學會開發之定量餐具是否適合用於醫院糖尿病餐食的供應。依照定量餐具使用規則，將醫院供應之糖尿治療餐食擺放至其中，針對不適用的情況進行調整並評估其定量功能、呈現方式及美觀性等。結果發現體積切割較小的食材容易填滿容器而判斷份量；半葷素菜餚、體積較大或較鬆散的食材需調整定量規則，例如番茄肉片（半葷素）、豆腐、蒸蛋、魚鬆等放於餐盤中每小格只可以0.5份（Exchange, EX）豆魚肉蛋類計算；一般主菜，如雞腿、雞腿排、肉排等供應量常為2 EX的豆魚肉蛋類，需以另一容器盛裝放置於餐盤大格中，定義為2 EX；用於盛裝主食的定量碗及盛裝液體的定量杯所標示的刻度皆準確。透過本研究的示範，調整定量圓盤的菜餚擺盤方式及定量規則可適用於更多醫院供應的食材、提高定量餐具組在使用上的實用性，更適合作為糖尿病患門診衛教工具或個人飲食份量定量餐具。

The aim of this research was to study the feasibility of using quantitative tableware developed by the Taiwanese Association of Diabetes Educators(TADE)to serve diabetic meals in hospitals. Complying with the current diabetic cycle menu, we investigated feasible quantitative rules of dish arrangements, by elaborating quantitative functions and visual impressions. Our results showed that food cut into smaller sizes was easier to fill oval-shaped sections and estimate its portions. We arranged dishes and provided quantitative rules when encountering mixed-meat-vegetable dishes and ingredients with a larger size or looser composition such as fried pork with tomato, tofu, and dried fish floss and defined a portion filling one small section of the TADE plate as 0.5 exchanges(EX) of soybean, fish, meat and eggs. When a main course containing a larger portion(2 EX), such as a chicken leg or pork chops, was encountered, we put them in another container and defined them as 2 EX of soybean, fish, meat and eggs. The scales labeled on the bowl and cup are accurate for different staples served in hospitals. Demonstrating more ways to arrange dishes and providing quantitative rules will help increase the practicality of applying TADE tableware. Furthermore, this tableware is also appropriate for teaching about diabetic portions and controlling personal diets.