BEYOND McFOOD: HOSPITALS MOVE TOWARD NATURAL & ORGANIC

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BEYOND McFOOD: HOSPITALS MOVE TOWARD NATURAL & ORGANIC

Two thousand hospitals across the U.S. are finally slamming the door

on junk foods and low-grade institutional grub. Hospital cafeteria and

room meals across the U.S. are notoriously tasteless and nutritionally

deficient. After hearing from their doctor or nurse that it's best to

stay away from trans-fats, excessive salt, and high sugar foods, a

patient can then typically visit the hospital's own cafeteria and chow

down on a meal of french fries, chicken nuggets, soda pop, jello and

cheese pizza. But this longstanding tradition may gradually be

changing. Last week, MedAssets, a leading group purchasing

organization for the health care industry, struck a deal with United

Natural Foods Incorporated (UNFI), the largest wholesale distributor

of natural and organic foods in the country. The deal will bring

natural and organic foods into more than 2,000 hospitals in the U.S.

Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/2006/article_1182.cfm

 

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