What's on the menu in hospitals around the world – in pictures
Nutrition is a vital part of recovery from illness, and hospitals have teams of nutritionists and dietitians helping to create dishes designed to ensure patients regain their health as quickly as possible. Here are some of the meals served up. Pictures by Sunbelt Staffing
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Mexico
The Mexican social security institute includes omelette with tomato and pepper salsa, chopped papaya and a glass of water
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US
A typical meal in Wisconsin would consist of chicken pot pie, broccoli, a chocolate chip cookie and coffee
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Canada
Baked salmon, peas, carrots, corn and water are on the menu in Ontario
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Australia
Recommendations from the government of South Australia include plum chicken, rice, chopped apple and cranberry juice
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South Africa
Chicken, lentils, rice, mashed root vegetable and milk are patient dietary recommendations in Nelspruit
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Germany
In Bavaria, you might eat creamed beef, peas and corn, strudel and bread during a stay in hospital
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Spain
Chorizo and pepper rice, fruit salad and orange juice are recommendations from the Sistema Nacional de Salud
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Italy
Patients in Turin are served gnocchi with tomato sauce, water and fresh fruit
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UK
A hospital in Leeds might serve up a Cornish pasty, savoy cabbage, rice pudding and tea
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Japan
Seafood noodles and green tea would constitute a hospital meal in Iwate
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Russia
If you are in hospital in Voronezh, you might eat buckwheat pudding and cottage cheese, with a cup of coffee
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Switzerland
Quiche, fig and walnut salad, an éclair and apple juice might constitute a hospital meal in Cully
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