Yesterday afternoon was totally dumb. I tripped up the loft stairs while at work, and fell down. Though I felt fine afterward, my OB doc stresses to always call the nurse if you fall of get in a fender bender. So I made a call to the advice nurse, explaining that I felt okay, no I didn't land on my belly, etc. This lead to a six hour visit to the hospital woman's center, hooked up to a monitor and waiting on bloodwork to make sure my placenta didn't tear. Everything's fine, by the way. Just a waste of an afternoon/evening where I could have been finishing up at work and making a proper MoFo post. Don't you want to know what I ate for dinner at the hospital?
Ken mentioned going to try and find something for us to eat. The nurse informed us of a McDonald's on the second floor, which we nodded at but of course weren't even considering. When Ken said he would check out the cafeteria, she mentioned the McDonald's again. Then a third time a minute after that! Come on lady, we don't give a shit about the McDonald's. Plus, a McDonald's IN A HOSPITAL? Double gross.
Ken disappeared for a while, then came back with a lemonade, Odwalla bar, and a bag of Sun Chips. he said they had a grim looking salad bar, and some suspect pita and hummus with no ingredient labels. A sad state for a place of supposed wellness, am I right?
Have you ever been stuck in a hospital with no vegan food in sight? What was your fix?
10 comments:
A McDonalds in a hospital seems...counter-productive.
Oh my gosh how are you doing? I'm so sorry about the fall, how scary!
Christy, at least when someone at McDonald's has a heart attack, they're already at the hospital!
I'm perfectly fine, Dreaminit. Me, my placenta, and the little kitten are completely okay.
Ugh, I work in a hospital that doesn't have vegan food. I hate it.
Don't even get me started about the horrendous food choices present in hospitals, it just doesn't make sense and I can't seem to wrap my head around it. However, I've been fortunate enough to find at least one vegan option whenever I've been at a hospital.
I spent about a week in the hospital when I was 18. The nutritionist went to the store and got me smart dogs, buns, and fresh fruit each day!
Vic, whoa! That is awesome hospital service.
When my grandmother-in-law ended up in hospital in Atlanta after having stroke and after just being diagnosed with cancer, they gave her BBQ chicken, jello, Sprite and some nasty milk shake, never mind she had mild diabetes.....Then they measured her blood sugar and gave her an insulin shot since her blood sugar got high...Who would guess that Sprite and jello and sugary milk can make your sugar high? And what about the gross BBQ chicken? When we brought her to another hospital we would bring her food from home since the hospitals serve unhealthy, gross crap here. If I ever end up in hospital here, please, bring me some vegan goodies. What am I going to do about IV fluids, are they vegan? I hope so :o)
I'm guessing the McDonald's inside the hospital keeps the hospital in business. Did you notice if they had a revolving door?
Elisabeth, that is just nuts the hospital didn't at least follow a diabetic friendly diet for your grandmother!
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