Plant-Based Catered Meals for Hospitals

It makes obvious sense that when all the medical experts say plant-based food is healing, to offer more choices on the NHS, whether that’s a stay in hospital, or for patients in residential and nursing homes.

Forest Green Kitchen is a plant-based food caterer that can offer wholesome meals in sustainable packaging to hospitals, schools and caterers nationwide. Everything is free from soy and the major allergens, with no palm oil.

Patients can download template letters before hospital stays, to explain their dietary needs.

In the US, a Californian hospital (and all New York hospitals) now offer vegan food by default, with most patients opting for it, even if they are not vegan or vegetarian.

The recipes are also free from gluten and the top 9 allergens, and it also saves money, on not having to provide different meals for everyone. Many African-Americans are also lactose-intolerant, so this also alleviates this issue at source.

If you are a vegan not receiving good food, you can contact PALS (Patient Advice and Liaison Service) run by your local NHS.

Professor Tim Spector has called on the government recently to make plant-based food standard in UK hospitals, as there is more than enough proof that it could speed healing.

This is not just vegan zealot mission, rather a proven way to save the NHS around £74 million a year, which could be used for other needed projects.

Plants First Healthcare is working to encourage vegan food to be the default food in healthcare settings. This organisation is run by a team of NHS professionals.