Hospital food is often criticized for being unappetizing, but dietitians say the processed meals also lack proper nutrition for recovering patients.
Carolyn Thomas of Victoria said she endured poor quality hospital food after suffering a massive heart attack in 2008. She's been in and out of hospital since then and has written about the meals on a blog.
"My first meal in the CCC, which is the intensive care for heart attack patients, was a roast beef sandwich on doughy white bread," Thomas said. "I thought I would be getting veggies and fruit."
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