Buy Walking VideosUnhealthy Hospital Food
An advocacy group tested the french fries from 14 of the hospitals rated among the best in U.S. News and World Report. They were testing for trans-fat and shockingly, many of the hospitals are still using it.
I’ve talked about the dangers of trans-fat before:
It’s amazing that hospitals are still frying their food in it. A quote from the Philadelphia Inquirer article puts it plainly:
“Partially hydrogenated oil has as much place in hospital cafeterias as ashtrays have in the operating rooms,” said Michael F. Jacobson, who runs the Center for Science.
If you are stuck in a hospital and need to eat at their cafeteria, stick to fresh fruits and vegetables and steer clear of their french fries for now.
Via: Treatment Online – Eating Healthy a Challenge at Many Hospitals
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February 10th, 2006 at 5:47 am
I work in a hospital(in cardiology) and eating the food in the cafeteria would definitely put you in our unit! Each day, there is a selection of fried foods and some form of pasta that is way too salty for my taste. You can get the salad and the non-cream soups are usually available. They also offer healthy choice menu items and fruits, vegetables, yogurt, and cottage cheese. The hospital menu for patients is much better because almost all of our patients are on the “healthy heart” diet. Some have further restrictions but they aren’t allowed fried foods. Patients complain that we can’t even get them a ham sandwich, only turkey. So, the moral of the story is that it is better to be a patient than a visitor if you have to eat hospital food.