Yes, we should demand better choices, that is what some people are doing now, but for the patients who are held hostage for the duration of their hospital stays, the menus at most hospitals are terrible. As a visitor, I don't even think about food. As a resident patient, the hospital does the thinking for you. Plus, to get healthy food available at hospitals, we'd have to have agreement on what constitutes healthy food. The issue with this idea is that we are currently in an active argument in the US over the dietary guidelines, and agreement comes slowly with much controversy. Which dietary camp will influence hospitals the most? For me, I can't eat the way some camps think I should, as it's detrimental to my health.


I had the same experience. I even tried this on airlines when I was traveling constantly. One would think the diabetic menu would help keep BG low. No! It keeps it high due to the assumption that everyone is taking insulin, and the menu provides much sweet processed food to protect people from going hypo. Insane!