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Posted by Deneb on December 28, 2011, at 4:37:11
OK, for some strange reason, "hospital food" is a trending topic on Twitter. LOL
Anyways, this brought up memories lol.
I noticed that the food in the psych ward is much richer and tastier than the food in the general ward. We had really fattening desserts like brownies and other delicious things.
I didn't get that in the medical ward.
Any reason for this? Anyone else notice this? LOL Are they trying to fatten up mental patients? Maybe it's because most people there are depressed and don't eat enough?
Posted by gadchik on December 28, 2011, at 12:16:40
In reply to Hospital food in psych ward?, posted by Deneb on December 28, 2011, at 4:37:11
maybe i shouldve gone from the hospital to the psych ward after all! I can laugh about it now.I was hospitalized for "chest pain" for 3 days.They brought in the pdoc,who tried to gently tell me that I needed psychiatric care.I just insisted that all I really needed was an mri of my brain,and theyd find a tumor!I was so in denial.But back to the food,it was blah,blah,blah.But I was depressed and anxious,so didnt really taste food.
Posted by sleepygirl2 on December 28, 2011, at 13:37:52
In reply to Hospital food in psych ward?, posted by Deneb on December 28, 2011, at 4:37:11
It was a lot of food really, and pretty good...not worth the over 2,000 dollars a day, since food was the only thing going on.
I suppose you have to do something.
Posted by sigismund on December 28, 2011, at 15:16:42
In reply to Hospital food in psych ward?, posted by Deneb on December 28, 2011, at 4:37:11
>Any reason for this?
I guess there is some recognition that it is important to give physically ill people the worst possible food.
Posted by emmanuel98 on December 28, 2011, at 19:19:06
In reply to Re: Hospital food in psych ward?, posted by sigismund on December 28, 2011, at 15:16:42
Whenever I've been in regular hospital ward, have been too sick to eat -- pneumonia, menigitis -- or still in a lot of pain from surgery. On psych ward, I think people get the same food, choose from same menu, same kitchen. But whenever I've been in a regular ward, I don't recall filling out a menu, because if I was well enough to think about eating tomorrow, I was well enough to leave.
Posted by Phillipa on December 29, 2011, at 9:56:30
In reply to Re: Hospital food in psych ward?, posted by emmanuel98 on December 28, 2011, at 19:19:06
If you were that ill could be the RN's filled out your menu for you as we did it a lot or the Nursing Assistants. In a psych ward you used to get more choices to chose from and could order doubles at least where I was both myself and working. Not being able to taste made it hard though. Phillipa
Posted by stewie on January 24, 2012, at 22:07:38
In reply to Re: Hospital food in psych ward? » emmanuel98, posted by Phillipa on December 29, 2011, at 9:56:30
I'm glad to read that some people have had palatable experiences with psych ward food. My guess is that you weren't in a Jewish Hospital!!!1Now I am as Jewish as they come, but I hope no one ever sticks me into a Beth Israel hospital again! Oddly, their cafeteria food was pretty good.
What a predicament. You've got nurses watching you and taking notes, you KNOW that if you don't eat, you won't get out of there, but it is all you can do to move that rubbery chicken around on your plate!
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