Healthy Hospital Food Initiative
A Survey and Analysis of Food Served at Hospitals by the
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine and ADinfinitum
September 2005
Intro: Methods and Findings | Background
Survey Details and Results | Discussion | Recommendations
References | Tables | Questionnaire
Tables
Table 1. Healthier Offerings
|
Question
|
% Yes
|
% No
|
Don’t Know
|
|
Is fresh fruit served daily?
|
96
|
4
|
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|
|
Are fresh or cooked vegetable side dishes (not fried) available daily?
|
100
|
---
|
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|
|
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
|
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|
|
Is soy milk available daily?
|
28
|
72
|
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|
|
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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