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ScienceDisaster Food for Diabetics at a Canadian Hospital
When a person with diabetes ends up in the hospital, they should be able to expect decent food. Something that does not make them sick. Food that does not spike their blood sugar, requiring extra medications.
Unfortunately, there is a high risk of severe disappointment. There’s a high risk that the hospital food will be dreadful, and even dangerous.
Here’s a disastrous example from a Canadian hospital. Bread, potatoes, skim milk and grapes – a perfect storm for sending the poor diabetic patient’s blood sugar sky high. This requires extra insulin. Worst case, the result can be a hypo event, and a need for more carbs, keeping the health-destroying roller coaster going.
It’s a disgrace when organizations responsible for people’s health end up instead damaging it, due to this level of complete ignorance.
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Some people like hospital food. Those who eat a lot of processed food don't mind it, but if you are used to real food, it's inedible.
I've only been given hospital food once in my life and I believe that "50 shades of brown" would be fitting description.
These people ended up in the hospital mostly because of a bad diet.
Do you really think that if you offer them wild Keta salmon with asparagus they will eat it?
The meal will end up in the trash can and they will ask for the junk food on the picture.
http://www.psr.org/chapters/washington/resources/wa_healthy_food_in_h...
From linking to more local food growers, to altering cafeteria menus, to thinking about the entire food cycle (including composting), there have been some dramatic shifts in a few short years.
Packaged cakes, cookies, potatoes, gravies, etc are on menu. They buy the cheapest breads with no fiber, and margarine takes the place of butter. This is what I see happening. Years ago, it was not like that. People had real cooked food.. it seems that the almighty dollar dictates how people eat in hospital with the actual livelihood of the patient is lost. This has become a disaster and our residents in long term care are the ones that really suffer as they are stuck there because that is their home and they have no say! Pretty big disaster.
The diet she was offered was very poor. Breakfast = cereals, white bread, margarine, jam. Lunch was more grey stodgy, and supper was the same.
I complained and begged for a better choice for her as not only was she trying to repair her body, she was 'growing a baby'!!
We ended up taking casseroles, eggs, cheese, full fat yogurt, seeds and nuts in for her, in a cool bag. We were told that because she was 'healthy' apart from the Pericarditis when she was admitted to hospital she didn't qualify for a special diet.
Less sugar in the non diabetic dinner.
Unbelievable!!!
One slice of white bread
Marg
Jam
Weetabix
Orange Juice
Milk
Hot water to have with either tea bag or coffee sachet
The only thing that I could have was the black coffee !
stupid is as stupid does and that is mandated by doctors in charge - sad very sad.
Everything else had egg in it, and of course I am allergic to that.
Ended up taking a packed lunch bag with me and I feed myself and his other visitors. We ate in the visitors lounge whenever we were asked to leave his bedside.
Goodness knows what my husband was being feed as it was an awful grey liquid in a tube.
When he came out and went to the ward the food was not that good. It was better 3 years earlier when he was in the same hospital. Lovely salmon and salad and other lovely food, but not now.
I have a hard time accepting that the food in the picture is the result of cost cutting alone. I have had heated arguments with the so-called "nutritionists" in hospitals, and it's like talking to a brick wall that only responds with condescending remarks. You can indeed make a proper meal with the same cost of the rubbish we see in the picture. For example, roasting a whole chicken and pulling it apart with your hands takes an experienced chef literally seconds to do. The cost and timing is on par with the meat shown in the picture. Minimal or no cost difference between skim and whole milk. And many other examples. These meals are primarily set by nutritionists with misguided expertise and lack of creativity.
Sounds like you have a good eating plan. However, perhaps consider the ingredients in the hellmans mayonnaise. What type of oil is it? Canola? Vegetable? Soya? Usually not very healthy and high in omega 6. A healthier version would be making the mayo yourself (with better oil) or if that's not possible, add boiled eggs with extra olive/avocado oil to your salad. If you finely dice or mash the eggs with the oil, you get a lovely sauce, too.
It's quite amazing the transformation of the egg and oil into white mayonnaise as you mix a few seconds with the immersion mixer.
http://thehealthyfoodie.com/fail-proof-home-made-paleo-mayo-whole30-c...
One WHOLE large or extra-large fresh egg (apparently size does matter here. Make sure you use a large or extra large egg, else you might need to add an extra one)
One cup Extra Light Tasting Olive Oil
The juice of half a lemon or lime (about 2-3 teaspoons) or an equivalent quantity of vinegar. Any vinegar will do, but my favorite one to use is Apple Cider Vinegar.
A generous pinch of salt