Bit of a puzzle for us to chew on (figuratively)

[Guest guest]

While being held as their only vegetarian in captivity, a long coat suggested to

me that I return to Chez Needles and give the nutritionists a talk on

vegetariansm and to bring recipes for them to use. Being really looped out of

what little brain I have left, I said " Sure, sounds like fun! "

 

Whoooooooooo boy. Most of the hospital nutritional diets are way easy to vegan

or lacto-ovo vegetarian but the clear liquid diet is a bear. The clear liquid

low sugar one is an even bigger bear. (Or a big bear shaped ginger root). Being

basically a commercial kitchen, there is no way that they will make things like

my tummy soothing mushroom and barley soup and strain the solids, or miso soup

or other things. While I was in there, they finally came up on draining the

solids from vegetarian vegetable soup and giving me a cup of that three times

daily along with a so-called protein supplement that was very little protein

with the first ingredient being corn syrup, apple juice and black coffee. Since

I am hypoglycemic and know what would have happened had I consummed that 300

calories of nothing but sugar, it always went back to the kitchen.

 

I can do the small kitchen and a small commercial catering one but for a

hospital I need ideas and recipes from you guys to pass on so the next

vegetarian in captivity does not have to endure gelatin and animal broth. The

corner of the world in which I am living still sees vegetarians as some kind of

wierd hippie freak (been there, still living it, rock on) thing and I have only

encountered a scant handful of " our " kind quietly living underground and chewing

roots.

 

Whoopsie, I need to depart for my next round of fun with the folks at Chez

Needlez. I think today's visit is the hematologist who should DO something

other than tell me that my hematocrit is way low. Duh.

 

Love to all, Jeanne in GA

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Jeanne

 

Georgia is no worse when it comes to hospital food than my experience in

Florida.

 

I was in a major hospital a while back nad I remember the very first meal

they served .... the tag at the top of the tray said in large letters...

Vegetarian Dinner .... On the plate .... chicken, mashed potatoes with a

meat or chicken based liquid cholesterol gravey on it... a veggie coated

with butter. I believe the desert was red#3 combined with refined sugars

(AKA- Jello)

 

Surveys in the past have rated hospital food as the least healthy and least

tastefull of all this type of meal servise.

 

 

-

" treazure noname " <treazured

;

Friday, January 05, 2007 7:58 AM

Bit of a puzzle for us to chew on (figuratively)

 

 

> While being held as their only vegetarian in captivity, a long coat

> suggested to me that I return to Chez Needles and give the nutritionists a

> talk on vegetariansm and to bring recipes for them to use. Being really

> looped out of what little brain I have left, I said " Sure, sounds like

> fun! "

>

> Whoooooooooo boy. Most of the hospital nutritional diets are way easy to

> vegan or lacto-ovo vegetarian but the clear liquid diet is a bear. The

> clear liquid low sugar one is an even bigger bear. (Or a big bear shaped

> ginger root). Being basically a commercial kitchen, there is no way that

> they will make things like my tummy soothing mushroom and barley soup and

> strain the solids, or miso soup or other things. While I was in there,

> they finally came up on draining the solids from vegetarian vegetable soup

> and giving me a cup of that three times daily along with a so-called

> protein supplement that was very little protein with the first ingredient

> being corn syrup, apple juice and black coffee. Since I am hypoglycemic

> and know what would have happened had I consummed that 300 calories of

> nothing but sugar, it always went back to the kitchen.

>

> I can do the small kitchen and a small commercial catering one but for a

> hospital I need ideas and recipes from you guys to pass on so the next

> vegetarian in captivity does not have to endure gelatin and animal broth.

> The corner of the world in which I am living still sees vegetarians as

> some kind of wierd hippie freak (been there, still living it, rock on)

> thing and I have only encountered a scant handful of " our " kind quietly

> living underground and chewing roots.

>

> Whoopsie, I need to depart for my next round of fun with the folks at Chez

> Needlez. I think today's visit is the hematologist who should DO

> something other than tell me that my hematocrit is way low. Duh.

>

> Love to all, Jeanne in GA

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Can someone just bring you homemade soups?

 

 

 

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-

Melissa

Friday, January 05, 2007 10:32 AM

Re: Bit of a puzzle for us to chew on

(figuratively)

 

 

could you bring vegetarian cup of soups (the kind that you add hot water to)

and that way

they can look at nutritional facts, etc? Also, little work for them to add

the hot water. Just

a thought...also, if you can get a hold of Kozy Shack jello cups, there is a

kind made with

agar not gelatin. I have yet to find it around here but if you have a whole

foods or

something I bet they carry it.

 

 

 

, " Alyssia " <deechun_sa_ngop

wrote:

>

> Jeanne

>

> Georgia is no worse when it comes to hospital food than my experience in

> Florida.

>

> I was in a major hospital a while back nad I remember the very first meal

> they served .... the tag at the top of the tray said in large letters...

> Vegetarian Dinner .... On the plate .... chicken, mashed potatoes with a

> meat or chicken based liquid cholesterol gravey on it... a veggie coated

> with butter. I believe the desert was red#3 combined with refined sugars

> (AKA- Jello)

>

> Surveys in the past have rated hospital food as the least healthy and least

> tastefull of all this type of meal servise.

>

>

> -

> " treazure noname " <treazured

> ;

> Friday, January 05, 2007 7:58 AM

> Bit of a puzzle for us to chew on (figuratively)

>

>

> > While being held as their only vegetarian in captivity, a long coat

> > suggested to me that I return to Chez Needles and give the nutritionists a

> > talk on vegetariansm and to bring recipes for them to use. Being really

> > looped out of what little brain I have left, I said " Sure, sounds like

> > fun! "

> >

> > Whoooooooooo boy. Most of the hospital nutritional diets are way easy to

> > vegan or lacto-ovo vegetarian but the clear liquid diet is a bear. The

> > clear liquid low sugar one is an even bigger bear. (Or a big bear shaped

> > ginger root). Being basically a commercial kitchen, there is no way that

> > they will make things like my tummy soothing mushroom and barley soup and

> > strain the solids, or miso soup or other things. While I was in there,

> > they finally came up on draining the solids from vegetarian vegetable soup

> > and giving me a cup of that three times daily along with a so-called

> > protein supplement that was very little protein with the first ingredient

> > being corn syrup, apple juice and black coffee. Since I am hypoglycemic

> > and know what would have happened had I consummed that 300 calories of

> > nothing but sugar, it always went back to the kitchen.

> >

> > I can do the small kitchen and a small commercial catering one but for a

> > hospital I need ideas and recipes from you guys to pass on so the next

> > vegetarian in captivity does not have to endure gelatin and animal broth.

> > The corner of the world in which I am living still sees vegetarians as

> > some kind of wierd hippie freak (been there, still living it, rock on)

> > thing and I have only encountered a scant handful of " our " kind quietly

> > living underground and chewing roots.

> >

> > Whoopsie, I need to depart for my next round of fun with the folks at Chez

> > Needlez. I think today's visit is the hematologist who should DO

> > something other than tell me that my hematocrit is way low. Duh.

> >

> > Love to all, Jeanne in GA

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

When my partner is in the hospital, she brings those soup cups with

her for the days when, even after months of this, the food services

forget what vegan means. I also bring in soups, smoothies/blended

salads, and similar, eat to digest foods. I don't know how common it

is, but all the hospitals she has been in have had a " pantry " on each

floor, with a fridge, a microwave, an ice/water machine and sometimes

a hot water dispenser. Patients can store foods in the fridge/freezer

and get them when they want them, or the nurses will bring them to the

room and sometimes heat them for you. This may be a good option,

since they are so unwilling to send you edible food. Also, make a big

point of letting them know why you are refusing the trays they send

you, and try to get the nurses on your side. That is what made a big

difference for us...when we had a food services person sending up

non-veg food on purpose (yeah, nice thing to do to an oncology

patient, right?!?!), the nurses were intercepting the trays before

they even got to Katie's room and demanding they be re-done properly.

I am still so unclear as to why basic customer service is such a

foreign concept in many hospitals, but sometimes you just have to be a

huge pain in the butt before they acknowledge your needs.

 

~Rachael

 

, " Rachel Lucas "

<mommytogavin wrote:

>

> Can someone just bring you homemade soups?

>

>

>

> ) Rachel ~ http://www.thelucastribe.com

>

> ~ KUSTOMIZED KIDS ~ http://www.cafepress.com/kustomizedkids

> Baby & Kids, Pregnancy, Natural Parenting, Wedding, & Personalized

Clothing Designs

>

> -

> Melissa

>

> Friday, January 05, 2007 10:32 AM

> Re: Bit of a puzzle for us to chew on

(figuratively)

>

>

> could you bring vegetarian cup of soups (the kind that you add hot

water to) and that way

> they can look at nutritional facts, etc? Also, little work for

them to add the hot water. Just

> a thought...also, if you can get a hold of Kozy Shack jello cups,

there is a kind made with

> agar not gelatin. I have yet to find it around here but if you

have a whole foods or

> something I bet they carry it.

>

>

>

> , " Alyssia "

<deechun_sa_ngop@> wrote:

> >

> > Jeanne

> >

> > Georgia is no worse when it comes to hospital food than my

experience in

> > Florida.

> >

> > I was in a major hospital a while back nad I remember the very

first meal

> > they served .... the tag at the top of the tray said in large

letters...

> > Vegetarian Dinner .... On the plate .... chicken, mashed

potatoes with a

> > meat or chicken based liquid cholesterol gravey on it... a

veggie coated

> > with butter. I believe the desert was red#3 combined with

refined sugars

> > (AKA- Jello)

> >

> > Surveys in the past have rated hospital food as the least

healthy and least

> > tastefull of all this type of meal servise.

> >

> >

> > -

> > " treazure noname " <treazured@>

> > ;

 

> > Friday, January 05, 2007 7:58 AM

> > Bit of a puzzle for us to chew on

(figuratively)

> >

> >

> > > While being held as their only vegetarian in captivity, a long

coat

> > > suggested to me that I return to Chez Needles and give the

nutritionists a

> > > talk on vegetariansm and to bring recipes for them to use.

Being really

> > > looped out of what little brain I have left, I said " Sure,

sounds like

> > > fun! "

> > >

> > > Whoooooooooo boy. Most of the hospital nutritional diets are

way easy to

> > > vegan or lacto-ovo vegetarian but the clear liquid diet is a

bear. The

> > > clear liquid low sugar one is an even bigger bear. (Or a big

bear shaped

> > > ginger root). Being basically a commercial kitchen, there is

no way that

> > > they will make things like my tummy soothing mushroom and

barley soup and

> > > strain the solids, or miso soup or other things. While I was

in there,

> > > they finally came up on draining the solids from vegetarian

vegetable soup

> > > and giving me a cup of that three times daily along with a

so-called

> > > protein supplement that was very little protein with the first

ingredient

> > > being corn syrup, apple juice and black coffee. Since I am

hypoglycemic

> > > and know what would have happened had I consummed that 300

calories of

> > > nothing but sugar, it always went back to the kitchen.

> > >

> > > I can do the small kitchen and a small commercial catering one

but for a

> > > hospital I need ideas and recipes from you guys to pass on so

the next

> > > vegetarian in captivity does not have to endure gelatin and

animal broth.

> > > The corner of the world in which I am living still sees

vegetarians as

> > > some kind of wierd hippie freak (been there, still living it,

rock on)

> > > thing and I have only encountered a scant handful of " our "

kind quietly

> > > living underground and chewing roots.

> > >

> > > Whoopsie, I need to depart for my next round of fun with the

folks at Chez

> > > Needlez. I think today's visit is the hematologist who should DO

> > > something other than tell me that my hematocrit is way low. Duh.

> > >

> > > Love to all, Jeanne in GA

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >

> > >