Though nobody comes to the hospital for the food, we do try to offer palatable, nourishing fare. However, it can get pretty repetitive, given the weekly cycle—even more so for patients on puree or soft-textured diets. 
If this picture is any indication, when someone complains about the monotony of the pureed veggies, there’s really not much I can do besides smile and nod and encourage family members to bring in appropriate food from outside if that’s an option. Maybe one day someone will discover the magic formula to make hospital food not suck, but until that wonderful day…
Have you ever stayed in a hospital? How was the food?
I got to experience hospital food with both births and wasn’t too impressed. Second time around I learned to send the husband out for real food. I did thoroughly enjoy the graham crackers that the nurse slipped me, as well as the popsicles they snuck to me in labor.