Hospital food

Hi 

I have to say that I have been in hospital (private) for a week with a fractured hip,the food has been great, varied tasty and more than enough considering I'm laying in bed not doing much so keeping the calories down is a good thing.

Upside ,I don't have to think about what to cook, making it or washing up .

So I can't complain about it at all.

Had the nurse comment on how I didn't eat much.. I replied there wasn’t a lot of nutritional value 🤣

@Zoffiel that is the most accurate description ever. Like you I only eat a little but last night thoroughly enjoyed it. @"Patti J" do yourself a favour and try some. They taste so good that you just know they can’t be good for you lol

I agree with @Zoffiel except I will occasionally order and consume a snack size serve.

It's fabulously disgusting @"Patti J" Chunks of what is, ostensibly, chicken, dipped in batter then deep fried. Really disgusting and totally delicious. Mind you I can't , and won't, eat a whole serve but will shamelessly seagull someone else's. Mxx

What is popcorn chicken?

Get well soon @"Polly Rose" The slammer is no placento be,  though popcorn chicken may make it momentarily acceptable. Mxx

I’m currently in a private hospital and while the food is serviceable, I still really enjoyed the bucket of KFC popcorn chicken that one of my friends brought in last night lol.

I had my mastectomy done in a private hospital and the food was just awful.  I have Coeliac disease so very strict gluten free which was noted on my chart and menu's etc but they still managed to send something every meal that I wasnt able to have.  Many trips to the little coffee shop in the hospital for some real food

I think hospital food public or private is always a bit hit and miss. On my admissions I’ve had mainly excellent meals in the private hospital but occasionally there was a fail - just didn’t order that again. My mum has been in and out of her regional country victoria hospital constantly over the last six months (more in than out!) and the food has improved considerably since they employed a chef. Most meals I’ve seen have actually looked appealing and she says most were tasty, again if there were fails she just didn’t order them again. Water jugs are still there. 

When she was in a major Melbourne hospital a few years ago there was a major fail - she had ordered a poached chicken breast with gravy. Somehow quality control failed and she got a plate of gravy. Very unappetising and the nurses found her some sandwiches from the fridge instead. NUM went off his head at the kitchen, good rant about how was his patient supposed to get better if that was what they sent up.  To this day if we want to stir mum up we say we will feed her a plate of gravy

agree re no hospital cafeterias so many are privatised and then $$$$$$$ and if you have long stays it gets very expensive plus of course the parking cost