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How is the quality of food in the hospitals in your area?

I spent 4 days in hospital a while ago and the food (provided by a caterer) was tasty but lacking nutrition and fiber. I got a friend to bring fruit and sammiches for nutrition and fiber supplement. If I need hospital care because of COVID bug infection I will bring some healthy stuff with me because visitors probably will not be allowed. 

Posted - March 15, 2020
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  • 16777
    Hospital food is never good. When I was in hospital for four days at the end of January, I dreaded meals.
      March 15, 2020 9:17 PM MDT
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  • 11002
    It's fine, but not excellent. As a hospital volunteer, I'm entitled to a free lunch, but I'd rather eat at home.
      March 15, 2020 10:14 PM MDT
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  • 5451
    It was pretty bland, didn't really taste like anything.
      March 15, 2020 10:24 PM MDT
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  • 53509

     I haven’t ever tasted hospital food here, now that you mention it. This makes me realize that I haven’t been hospitalized in over thirty years.
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      March 16, 2020 12:53 AM MDT
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  • 44608
    Adequate. As we said in the Navy: If it will make a turd, it will save your life. We also said: The menu is quite balanced...just the right amount of paper and ink.
      March 16, 2020 7:15 AM MDT
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  • 34270
    The food is a good gauge of how sick you are.
    The better the food the sicker you are. This post was edited by my2cents at March 16, 2020 12:20 PM MDT
      March 16, 2020 7:51 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    Hallucinating.
      March 16, 2020 8:20 AM MDT
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  • 17596
    I've been in two of the three hospitals in the county and the food was very very good, I must say.  
      March 16, 2020 9:12 PM MDT
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  • 6023
    It's about the same as going to a restaurant, here.
    We have nutritionists and dietitians working with our cafeteria.
    Patients get a menu they can select from, to a point.
    If you're a patient here and your food is bland, it's because it needs to be.
      March 17, 2020 8:02 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    I think that is the way it should be. 
      March 17, 2020 4:35 PM MDT
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