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Reports from PCRM's Nutrition Department
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Healthy Hospital Food Initiative
A survey and analysis of food served at hospitals by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and ADinfinitum, Inc.
September 2005
Intro: Methods and Findings | Background | Survey
Details and Results | Discussion
Recommendations | References | Tables | Questionaire
Table 1. Healthier Offerings
Question |
%
Yes |
%
No |
Don’t
Know |
Is fresh
fruit served daily? |
96 |
4 |
--- |
Are fresh
or cooked vegetable side dishes (not
fried) available daily? |
100 |
--- |
--- |
Are any
organic ingredients used in food
preparation? |
16 |
72 |
12 |
Are reduced
fat products such as skim milk, low-fat
cheese, baked chips, or reduced fat
snacks offered to customers daily? |
100 |
--- |
--- |
Are low-fat
entrées and side dishes such
as baked potatoes, steamed rice,
marinara sauce, steamed vegetables,
and cereal offered to customers daily? |
88 |
12 |
--- |
Is soy
milk available daily? |
28 |
72 |
--- |
Are 100%
juices available? |
88 |
8 |
4 |
Are any
vegan dishes (made from only plant
foods) served daily? |
68 |
28 |
4 |
Are any
bean dishes served daily? |
44 |
48 |
8 |
Are whole-grain
products offered daily? |
88 |
8 |
4 |
Are sugar-free
snacks offered? |
80 |
16 |
4 |
Is information
about healthy eating or nutrition
provided in your dining area? |
60 |
36 |
4 |
Is nutrient
information available to customers
for entrée items served? |
52 |
48 |
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Table 2. Menu Analysis
Survey
# |
Healthier
Items Marked? |
Daily
Salad Bar |
Daily
Healthy Entrées |
Healthy
Entrées (in Weekly Menu) |
Number
of Healthy Side Dishes per Week |
Number
of Bean Dishes per Week |
1 |
No |
Yes |
Deli
bar |
None
listed |
None
listed |
None
listed |
2 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Vegetable
lo mein (once a week)
Baked potato bar
(once a week) |
9 |
4 |
3 |
No |
No |
No |
Baked
Potato bar (once a week) |
10 |
1 |
4 |
No |
Yes |
*Deli
bar with fresh fruit or pretzels
as side
*10 sandwiches,
including Boca burgers. |
Baked
potato bar (once a week)
Fajita bar (once
a week) |
13 |
1 |
5 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Asian
flare (once a week)
Vegetarian butternut
squash ravioli (once a week) |
3 |
2 |
6 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
30 |
7 |
8 |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
19 |
5 |
10 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
None
listed |
7 |
11 |
No |
Yes |
Daily
specialty bar—Asian, vegetable,
Mexican, potato |
No |
33 |
4 |
12 |
No |
No |
No |
Vegetable
lo mein (once a week)
Boca burger (once
a week) |
16 |
6 |
14 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
None
listed |
1 |
15 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
20 |
1 |
16 |
No |
No |
“Oriental
Express”—sushi, spring
rolls, curry and stir-fry |
Vegetable
stir-fry (once a week)
Make your own burritos
(once a week) |
12 |
4 |
19 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
17 |
0 |
20 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
20 |
1 |
23 |
No |
No |
No |
No |
2 |
1 |
24 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
23 |
2 |
25 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Baked
potato bar (once every two weeks) |
23 |
3 |
26 |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
20 |
0 |
19
surveys |
7 |
4 |
4 |
6
offered healthy entrée 1-2
times per week |
10
offered >14 times per week |
4
offered
>5 times
per week |
Table 3. Nutritional Analysis
of “Healthy” Entrée
Recipes
Recipe
Name |
Score |
Kcals |
%
kcal fat |
%
kcal sat fat |
Chol
(mg) |
Sodium
(mg) |
Fiber
(g) |
Cream
of Potato Soup |
2 |
126 |
39 |
10 |
4 |
507 |
1.2 |
Baked
Chicken |
1 |
293 |
51 |
14 |
108 |
264 |
0 |
Chicken
Provençale |
1 |
307 |
49 |
14 |
108 |
377 |
0.7 |
Chicken
Cacciatore |
1 |
311 |
51 |
14 |
108 |
392 |
0 |
Country
Baked Chicken |
3 |
223 |
30 |
8 |
74 |
95 |
0.5 |
Chef
Marco's Herb Chicken Breast |
1 |
241 |
37 |
9 |
74 |
1450 |
0.9 |
Chicken
Française |
2 |
274 |
17 |
5 |
84 |
877 |
1.1 |
Spicy
Grilled Chicken |
2 |
182 |
32 |
7 |
68 |
252 |
0.2 |
Chicken
Florentine |
1 |
296 |
32 |
13 |
90 |
332 |
1.5 |
Oven-Roasted
Vegetables |
4 |
27 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
219 |
1.2 |
Moroccan
Garlic Chicken with Couscous |
0 |
457 |
39 |
10 |
112 |
781 |
2.9 |
Chicken
Strips |
3 |
160 |
21 |
6 |
68 |
100 |
0.6 |
Sesame
Chicken with Broccoli |
3 |
394 |
20 |
4 |
69 |
652 |
4.2 |
Baked
Fish |
3 |
186 |
29 |
5 |
62 |
294 |
0.6 |
Boca
Burger |
4 |
216 |
18 |
3 |
0 |
728 |
4.7 |
Pork
Carnitas |
1 |
353 |
53 |
19 |
109 |
361 |
0.5 |
Asian-Marinated
Roast Pork Loin |
0 |
376 |
43 |
15 |
96 |
615 |
0.2 |
Finger-Lickin'
Baked Chicken |
3 |
219 |
19 |
5 |
84 |
166 |
0.5 |
Meatloaf |
0 |
322 |
52 |
20 |
155 |
416 |
0.3 |
Grilled
Lemon Sage Chicken Breast |
2 |
176 |
32 |
8 |
73 |
167 |
0.6 |
Herb-Baked
Chicken |
1 |
187 |
38 |
10 |
74 |
61 |
0.2 |
Mean |
|
253.6 |
34 |
10 |
77 |
433.6 |
1.1 |
Minimum |
|
27 |
11 |
3 |
0 |
61 |
0 |
Maximum |
|
457 |
53 |
20 |
155 |
1450 |
4.7 |
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