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March marks Nutrition Month, a perfect time to recognize the essential role of food in health, recovery and well-being \u2013 for both patients and the entire hospital community.\u00a0<\/p>\n
To celebrate, the Food Services team, in collaboration with the Clinical Nutrition Department, has developed a new addition to the menu \u2013 entirely plant-based. The result: plant-based meatballs in a peach sauce, a flavourful and comforting dish.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
This meal will be offered to patients on Tuesday, March 24, and will also be available in the cafeterias at the Glen and Montreal General Hospital sites.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This initiative also highlights the valuable contribution of dietetic interns, who year after year help develop menus and conduct patient satisfaction surveys. This recipe was developed with the help of Yas Kalikias, a current dietetic intern with the Food Services team.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
Why a plant-based meal?\u00a0<\/p>\n
Vegetarian meals play a key role in a healthy diet. \u00a0They are high in fibre, low in saturated fat, and support heart health. They also have a smaller environmental footprint, as plant-based foods require fewer resources to produce.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral nutrition organizations, like the EAT-Lancet Commission and Canada\u2019s Food Guide, highlight the benefits of vegetarian diets for both human and planetary health. \u00a0As a result, many healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting and expanding the use of plant\u2011based protein options,\u201d says Jade Corriveau, Manager responsible for Menu and Software, Food Services.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Food Services \u2013 A key player in sustainable development at the MUHC\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThe shift toward plant-based menus \u2014 meaning an increased proportion of meals made from plant-based foods \u2014 is part of the MUHC\u2019s commitments to sustainable development,\u201d says Food Services Coordinator, Micheline Chammaa.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Plant-forward menus are just one example of how Food Services is thinking long-term about sustainability.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Make your meal on March 24 a delicious and nourishing one \u2014 visit the cafeterias at the Glen and MGH to enjoy this special plant-based dish celebrating Nutrition Month, health, and sustainability at the MUHC.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0 March marks Nutrition Month, a perfect time to recognize the essential role of food in health, recovery…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558794,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[49,48,14629,216195,97626,216193,216194,66,114401],"class_list":["post-558793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-science","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-healthy-eating","tag-hospital-nutrition","tag-muhc","tag-nutrition-month","tag-plant-based-meal","tag-science","tag-sustainable-food"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558793"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558793\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558794"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}