tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555456370022879857.post7747911823049117741..comments2024-02-12T01:29:26.240-07:00Comments on Pierce Whole Nutrition: Guest Blogger: Andrea on In-Patient NutritionAnn Piercehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00353786006327154354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555456370022879857.post-67273657857812720182010-03-25T12:08:32.701-06:002010-03-25T12:08:32.701-06:00Hi Susanna! I cannot believe you still haven'...Hi Susanna! I cannot believe you still haven't gotten a response to your Dear Jim letter. I wonder how many similar "letters" they've received... I hope you have some luck and progress though - it's definitely an important thing to fight for. Thanks for sharing! I hope we meet soon at school!<br /><br />AnnAnn Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00353786006327154354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555456370022879857.post-47562941839498274182010-03-25T11:33:40.483-06:002010-03-25T11:33:40.483-06:00I am also a student at NTI though I've never m...I am also a student at NTI though I've never met you Ann and I work at The Children's Hospital in Denver, not in a nutrition role though :(<br />A few weeks after I starting work here, I wrote a letter to our head honcho via a website they have called "Dear Jim" questioning the meals available in our cafeteria and through the inpatient ordering menus. 3 months later, I still have not recieved any response. I don't plan on letting this issue be ignored. On the upside, I have a friend who is a neurosurgery resident here and she wants to work together to develop a post surgery nutrition protocol.Susannanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555456370022879857.post-64858330680016953572010-03-22T10:59:53.432-06:002010-03-22T10:59:53.432-06:00I am a a very health conscious vegetarian wife and...I am a a very health conscious vegetarian wife and mom of two teens. Recently my mother was hospitalized and my sister and I went to lunch in the cafeteria. They happened to be giving free lunch that day of turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes and corn with your choice of fountain drink. That was it. When I approached the ever smiling hospital administrator and asked whether there were any vegetarian choices or something that was on the healthier side, his response was corn, potatoes, and the iceberg lettuce salad bar. Along with this response I received a look of disbelief at my turning my nose up at a "free lunch". To further shut the door on a healthy lunch they did not even offer water for free instead of the soda. Luckily for me I tote my own everywhere I go with a refillable SIgg bottle! I opted to go without anything except my water since I always have a healthy breakfast. <br />This just goes to show that the hospitals were people go to get healthy just want to keep them unhealthy along with anyone not in a hospital gown, This after all ensures future business to make even more money. Sorry for this, but I get so angry and frustrated when I see and know people make most of their own health problems and usually it is due to the perception of lesser costs, easy obtaining and laziness.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02352425223803741970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555456370022879857.post-73820496945011099122010-03-22T09:14:41.575-06:002010-03-22T09:14:41.575-06:00p.s. the picture didn't work...sometimes I can...p.s. the picture didn't work...sometimes I can see them and sometimes I can't, just an FYI. Maybe it is my computer? I am trying to look at work...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601564752987922737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555456370022879857.post-37300530289019209172010-03-22T09:14:01.053-06:002010-03-22T09:14:01.053-06:00Love your thoughts Andrea! And I love that I got ...Love your thoughts Andrea! And I love that I got a preview this weekend...Ann, miss you and love reading your blog as usual :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03601564752987922737noreply@blogger.com