Michelin-star chef reveals what's replacing hospital food Americans love to hate
"Hospital food" has long been synonymous with packaged, ultraprocessed meals — despite the fact that hospitals are meant to promote healing.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., Michelin Star chef Geoffrey Zakarian shared his initiative to improve what is served in U.S. hospitals, following the concept that "food is medicine."For the last three years, Zakarian said he’s been working on changing hospital food — most notably at Tampa General, which is a $4 billion nonprofit, 1,000-bed public hospital.RFK HAILS FIRST US HOSPITAL TO PROMISE HEALTHIER MEALS: 'WE HAVE A TEMPLATE'On Thursday, July 16, Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris signed the "Make Hospital Food Healthier" pledge during a news conference attended by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.
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"Hospital food" has long been synonymous with packaged, ultraprocessed meals — despite the fact that hospitals are meant to promote healing.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., Michelin Star chef Geoffrey Zakarian shared his initiative to improve what is served in U.S. hospitals, following the concept that "food is medicine."For the last three years, Zakarian said he’s been working on changing hospital food — most notably at Tampa General, which is a $4 billion nonprofit, 1,000-bed public hospital.RFK HAILS FIRST US HOSPITAL TO PROMISE HEALTHIER MEALS: 'WE HAVE A TEMPLATE'On Thursday, July 16, Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris signed the "Make Hospital Food Healthier" pledge during a news conference attended by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Brooke Rollins and Zakarian.The pledge commits the hospital to serving more nutritious, minimally processed meals to patients, building on Zakarian's menu overhaul."We’ve changed the entire menu," the celebrity chef told Fox News Digital. "We've taken all seed oils out, sugar, maltodextrin.
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- "Hospital food" has long been synonymous with packaged, ultraprocessed meals — despite the fact that hospitals are meant to promote healing.In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital at the Great American State Fair in Washington, D.C., Michelin Star chef Geoffrey Zakarian shared his initiative to improve what is served in U.S. hospitals, following the concept that "food is medicine."For the last three years, Zakarian said he’s been working on changing hospital food — most notably at Tampa General, which is a $4 billion nonprofit, 1,000-bed public hospital.RFK HAILS FIRST US HOSPITAL TO PROMISE HEALTHIER MEALS: 'WE HAVE A TEMPLATE'On Thursday, July 16, Tampa General Hospital CEO John Couris signed the "Make Hospital Food Healthier" pledge during a news conference attended by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F.
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