Flushing Hospital Medical Center’s Food and Nutrition Department recently announced that it has changed it’s menu in an effort to promote healthy eating habits.
“We are very proud of the new menu! Besides having a new look and all new recipes,the new patient menu is much healthier. We focused on promoting and increasing the consumption of whole grains, low fat dairy, fruits and vegetables and decreasing sodium intake. No item on the current menu is fried or contains trans fat!” stated, Kelly McGuire, Manager, Clinical Nutrition at Flushing Hospital Medical Center, who added, “When making the change, we were also conciencious of quality – so we made every effort to make sure the new, healthy options also taste good”
In addition to the upgrade, the new menus are currently being translated into Spanish, Chinese and Korean to reflect the ethnically diverse population that Flushing Hospital serves.
The new patient menu is just the latest example of how Flushing Hospital is meeting the needs of its community. Each change that is made in every Department of FHMC is geared toward making the patient experience a positive one guiding the to welness.