Hospital food the world over

Oh dear, come on UK, you can do better than that!

Boo1979 said:

Given the choice, Im going to Mexico or Canada - non of it looks very healthy or appetising tho let alone good for a T2 diabetic
https://www.theguardian.com/healthc...-around-world-pictures?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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Interesting!

I think Russia might work best for me. It would certainly very quickly make me an expert at fasting!

Boo1979 said:

Mexico or Canada

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Japan wasn't so bad.

Having had a brief stay on Weds/Thurs and I was appalled at the treatment, I had to ask for food at 9 pm after not eating since 7.30 am, they kept testing my ketones and blood but no one mentioned food until Thursday, where breakfast options were porridge, cornflakes/branflakes or toast, lunch was a roast chicken dinner with a load of roast potatoes, I declined the very sickly sweet puddings and the evening meal was the worst looking "yellow" salad ever, lettuce cucumber, cheese, potato salad and coleslaw.

It was awfully bland, not suitable for LCHF and whilst they knew I was diabetic, no care was given re diet or food at all. If I ever go in again, I'll send food parcel requests to family

I was in hospital for a couple of days before Xmas, breakfast was a nightmare for a low carber, all cereals and toast! I just ate from my stash of low carb stuff I took with me. Lunch and dinner there was always a plain omelette which I chose every time with salad or veggies, as the other choices were all carb ladened. For dessert the best of a bad lot was fruit yoghurt but you couldn’t choose the flavour so I had variable success with those. If I had been in for a longer stay I’d have asked to see a dietitian but fear that wouldn’t have been too successful

Here's a 65 page pdf from Qld Health for menu guidelines for in patients.

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0030/156288/qh-nutrition-standards.pdf

Both times I was in the base hospital I found the food alright as I have eaten worse meals elsewhere. They new I was T2 but was not offered any thing different, not that I really cared much.

My partner used to bring me something to eat from home for lunch everyday.