Hospital food...oh, the IRONY!!

I couldn't help but notice, as I was sitting in the waiting room of the outpatient surgery wing of Hardin Memorial Hospital, the premium cuisine that was lying there on the table, for all patients and visitors to partake of for breakfast: Sugar-drenched, ultra-refined, empty-carb, blood-glucose-raising DONUTS!  In a hospital!  Should I be surprised?  Probably not.  But I can't help but get mad.

This is why I'm mad:
In times when someone's body needs ALL the strength they can get, they are given the worst non-food creations possible. 

And the food the patients get during their stay is bad.  I watched this happen this summer...Deep fried foods, sugary drinks, refined white flour products, and on and on.  Sure, they may throw in a side of (more than likely genetically-modified) corn or green beans to try and "justify" the nutritionally inferior main course.  Not to mention that they pass out soft drinks in the Emergency Room.

Now, don't get me wrong...I have alot of respect for the medical industry.  Without them, my brother wouldn't be alive (appendix surgery a few years back.)  But when it comes to basic nutrition, they have really dropped the ball.

IRONIC??

Your thoughts?  Your experiences?

Comments

[Benjamin Mart]

Aaron,
I can definitely appreciate this post. You know how much time my brother has spent in hospitals this past year. It's amazing to see the terrible food that they offer patients. They have access to whatever food they want while in the hospital....except food that will actually help IMPROVE their health. Cakes, cookies, ice cream, soda, fried foods, pork, starches, the list is unending. The most healthy thing they offered was probably salads (which were certainly void of real nutrients). I remember looking at the menu in disbelief.

[Aaron]

Yeah, it's pretty wild...the total ignorance in the modern medical industry about real nutrition. At the time when the body needs all the help it can get with the immune system, digestion, etc., it should be getting the best fuels possible. I guess the only real option is to bring in your own food. Unfortunately, we can't rely solely on the medical field to look after our best interest. That's where personal responsibility / accountability comes into play. Ultimately, we hold the power of our lifestyle-related choices such as nutrition.