26 Jan 2010 @ 9:07 AM 

In this article I write about the quality, or lack of it, in the food that is served in some of the UK hospitals. My nan has recently died in hospital which has been very upsetting for my family. She was hit by one of the famous hospital bugs and became very weak. As the majority of people know we need quality food to enable us to regain our health and strength and my nan was certainly in urgent need of something decent to eat. What she received was basically so poor and tasteless that she found it hard to eat.

Despite many attempts by various members of the family to nag her to eat more, she could not stomach it and kept saying that it the food had no taste and that it was disgusting. I have to admit that it was not exactly tempting when I saw what was being dished out.

I do not work within a hospital and I never have done. I personally help people that have “stuttering” problems and I also work within the training for foster carers and DVD replication sectors.

In the UK we are very lucky in the standard of our hospitals when you compare it to many other countries in the world. Our country is very rich but a lot of this cash is being wasted on certain projects. Surely people in our hospitals deserve a much higher standard of food, food which they can look forward to eat.

I have recently watched a program about how Jamie Oliver is trying to improve the standard of food in schools throughout the UK. This is a very worthwhile project and as a father of two children myself, I am more than aware that the canteen food served in most schools is not up to scratch.

At the schools where my own children attend, the parents have the option of paying for these meals or they can make their child a packed lunch. We choose the packed lunch option.

In hospitals there is no such option. I would have loved to have been able to cook some food for my nan, which I could then have taken to her when I visited. I would have also liked to have taken some cleaning products as the place could have done with some tender loving care as well as a lick of paint.

A message to Jamie Oliver, you are doing a sterling job but please could you turn your attention to the hospitals next!

I am not trying to say that my nan would have survived if the standard of food had been better in the hospital where she spent her final days. What I am trying to say is that I hope it improves in a big way before I have to spend any time there.

 13 Nov 2009 @ 7:00 AM 

Employing Restaurant Coupons to retain your dollars

It’s more difficult than ever to save cash, but it’s also crucial. A lot of people realize they have to remain at their job for more time (assuming they continue to be employed) in order to make ends meet. In these tough times of economic uncertainty, providing a good meal for your family as well as yourself now requires some difficult financial athletics and dollar stretching. Also, due to the amount of time spent working in the office or seeking for jobs, there are fewer hours available to cook your own food in your house or to visit relatively cheap kid-oriented establishments. The delight of a family dinner with your loved ones or your friends has now become an even more infrequent luxury than ever before.

Restaurant Coupons Can Come in Handy

You do not want to exist in this way. This downturn in restaurant attendance is hitting the companies really hard, and as a result they are coming up with restaurant coupons and other options to lure people back. As a coveted buyer or customer in today’s economy, you can make this work to your favor. You can access a lot of cash retention that will increase to generate a great impact on your monthly food totals. most people collect discounts as a matter of course. Although most of us are new at finding, trimming, and even organizing all of those coupons as it seems overwhelming, it isn’t too difficult.

Coupons From Economical Restaurants

It’s now increasingly complicated to get everyone around the table for a complete meal every single day, in this hectic world. Most sets of parents have jobs, and their offspring participate in sports, hobbies and other ventures. So, not a lot of hours exist in which to make cuisine. Or maybe its been a rotten day for both parents and they just can’t find the vitality to cook a mean for their children. So what can you do about it? You can often feel burdened by the amount of chores you have to do in order to make it to your child’s game on time. In other examples, people skip lunch breaks in order to finish their work earlier. But you are malnourished and to get through the next couple of hours and the remainder of the day, you’re going to need something to eat. So then what do can you do?

If you need a speedy meal, fast food eateries are a dependable solution and a good place to utilize your restaurant coupons. Small lunch breaks or quick runs for food after an important event with the family leave you with the same varieties of options. After that, the only trouble that remains is going over your plan. Coupon clipping can provide you with this. Most fast food places nowadays offer many coupons for your benefit. snipping coupons for your favorite place and placing them in your glove box is always a beneficial idea, that way you can be ready for that quick trip to the fast food restaurant.

Alimentary Choices

Now that we are aware of a lot more about what foods keep you healthy and which ones don’t, there’s an larger pressure on fast food restaurants in order to make their food healthier to deter diabetes and obesity. You can now acquire much less unhealthy options in your choice fast food joint.

In the past, you would always be at a trade off when it came to salvaging money, and eating food that wasn’t none too healthy, or eating a healthier meal, but spending more money on more nutritious foods. This thriving trend that many restaurant franchises have taken on along with their restaurant coupons and gift cards, allows you to be able to experience both worlds, lower priced healthy and wholesome foods.

 


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