Govt hospitals in state to provide food as per needs to patients

BENGALURU: The Health Department is considering a change in the food menu given to patients in government hospitals. Currently, all patients are given the same type of food and now, the Health Department is preparing to provide three types of nutritious food based on age and illness.

People criticize that treatment and food are not good in government hospitals, but both treatment and food in government hospitals are good. Now the Health Department is preparing to give some good news to patients in government hospitals. Preparations are under way to change the food menu given to patients in government hospitals.

At present, all patients in government hospitals are being given the same general food. Food is not being distributed according to age and illness. But from now on, a decision has been made to distribute four types of food and it needs to get official approval. There is a plan to provide special nutritious food in four categories: one meal for general patients, one meal based on illness, and for postnatal mothers and children.

Currently, ISKCON is supplying food in four general government hospitals in Bengaluru. Food tenders have been given to different organisations in various districts of the state. In the coming days, there is a plan to distribute different types of food across all government hospitals in the state based on illness, treatment, and age. There is discussion about providing food in North Karnataka and South Karnataka styles. The food menu is likely to be changed by the end of this year or at the beginning of next year and tenders will be called and finalised.

Also, in the new food menu, general patients, treatment patients, and postnatal mothers and children will be given meals three times a day along with tea and coffee. Food will be given in gram measurements. A decision has been made to provide different food for all seven days of the week, subject to approval.

Health Commissioner Gurudutt Hegde said, “The Health minister, UT Khader, has given directions to improve the menu for postnatal mothers and children. We are revising the food menu for patients and postnatal mothers to include a more healthy diet. We are working to include regional diets also as a uniform diet may not be acceptable to people”.

Food for general patients for 7 days a week
Rava upittu, coffee, banana ragi mudde, sambar, tea and biscuit, chapati, vegetable palya, egg or soya chunks, Wheat porridge.

Food for patients under treatment based on illness
Upittu, sprouts, coffee, buttermilk, ragi mudde, rice, sambar, sugarless tea and biscuit, chapati, palya, sambar wheat porridge, veg salad, pongal, bread, coffee

Food menu for pregnant and postnatal mothers
Upittu, sprouts, coffee, milk, banana, ragi mudde, sambar, soya chunks, tea and biscuit, chikki, chapati, veg palya, egg or orange, pongal.

Food menu for children
Rava idli, wheat porridge, pongal, bread, coffee, milk, banana, rice, sambar, egg or soya chunks.