Healthy Hospital Food. August 3, 2009 12:33 PM ET. ... Some hospitals have taken small steps -- eliminating trans fats from their menus or switching to dairy products free of the growth hormone rBGH.

Jell-O, chicken broth, mashed potatoes. For most patients, this traditional hospital fare leaves a lot to be desired. Hospitals should be the gold standard of healthy eating, advocates say, since ...

Food has long been a weak spot for hospitals. In 1982, Walter Matthau went on “The Tonight Show” and told Johnny Carson a two-minute joke about hospital food. A patient requests orange juice ...

With Oyeku’s help, the hospital launched a partnership this month to help bring healthy foods to kitchen tables with nonprofit About Fresh and grocer Stop & Shop, which provided a $75,000 grant ...

Food served in hospitals has long been notorious for being both unhealthy and unappetizing. But the times are a-changing. “We don’t serve ‘hospital food’ anymore,” says Jeff Lentini ...

Hospital workers have started a garden on a roof of the hospital, harvesting Swiss chard, kale, and dozens of other vegetables - and, as a result, better health for patients.

NYC Health + Hospitals introduced a culturally diverse, plant-based dinner menu as its primary meal option for inpatients. The initiative builds on the hospital system's "Meatless Monday" program.

Promoting health eating has hit Waikato Hospital's bottom line as greasy food and sugary drinks are pulled from its menu. In June, the Waikato DHB adopted the national healthy food and drink policy.