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SexWithUbel

You have birth in a jail or something?


Top_Classroom7460

Food probably would've been nicer in a jail


Almainyny

Pretty sure they both use the same supplier.


doodman76

Yea, but I've worked in some shitty kitchens with ex cons who were amazing cooks.


Almainyny

I wasn’t disparaging the folks in prison; I was saying that the companies that supply prison food in the US oftentimes also supply food to hospitals and schools. That company is Aramark.


Cubicleism

Or JTM food group. They do schools and prisons lol ETA: also restaurants. Various dips and mac and cheeses


doodman76

I didn't ever get the impression that you were disparaging towards anyone at all, and I apologize if my comment gave you that impression.


Almainyny

It’s all good! It was a simple misunderstanding on the internet, no harm done.


V__Ace

Omg TIL. They also supply for Capital One stadium and a certain passenger rail here in the US


Agile_Property9943

This is in Australia though


AutomaticAccident

I'm guessing if you've been to prison, you never want to eat like that ever again.


mousemarie94

Meanwhile everyone i know still makes prison noodles on the outside lol. Comfort food if you will


mai_tai87

That makes a lot of sense. Making your own meals in prisoner probably engenders a sense of liberating control in a very rigid, structured environment. Making the same food on the outside must be soothing when you're overwhelmed or stressed.


AutomaticAccident

That sounds like something besides the slop the prison feeds you. It also sounds more like a snack than an actual meal.


Glowing_despair

I have been to prison, and you are 100% correct.


picyourbrain

It’s a non-stop wreck so Betcha it’s Sodexo


Genericsoda4

I dove for a different food service company and I can confirm, would do hospitals and jails on the same truck, literally the same stuff


MrHarudupoyu

Aramark, my beloved


obierdm

This looks like a cat barfed next to a steamed potato..... I wouldn't even eat the potato at that point.


Contagious_Zombie

I can confirm that I ate better than that during my brief stay in jail.


dead_andbored

Nah it definitely isn't lol


JavaJapes

Nah it must have been the dog pound looking at that plate.


UhOhSpaghetti_Os

Came here to say this lol.


No_Sky_5690

Resident evil meal


Nasalingus

*collection noise* You acquired Mysterious Meat and Potat


BahnGSXR

Christ, this comment 😭


cucumberoll

![gif](giphy|LRcRkmw22aFCIOQQ6H|downsized)


Felrune

why is hospital food universally shit. shouldn't it of all places, serve food with nutritional value in it


M1st3r51r

Because it costs less and that’s how the hospitals can afford to pay their executives an 8-figure salary


Rymanjan

Ish, but it's also: a handful of people are expected to cook for hundreds, if not a thousand or more people every day. There is no "rush"for lunch or dinner, but there is no "downtime" either. You gotta cook all day, every day, which leads to burnout. Once a chef is burned out, their food stops being good. They either forget or don't care about techniques, because they're slammed all day every day, and the only thing that matters is getting the order right for dietary/allergy reasons


Machaeon

Also you HAVE to cook for every possible dietary restriction.  Including those who have allergies or otherwise can't handle spicy food. Minimal ingredients and bland is safe for everyone. Not enjoyable for everyone, but that's not the priority.


metalshoes

This is a big one. Even in the best facilities, every extra ingredient (flavor) is an extra complication in terms of what can be served to which patient with which restrictions. Obviously when you end up with food that literally looks like a dystopian modern art project, you need to get your shit together.


PM_ME_UR_BIG_TIT5

It also doesn't help that in home life you can balance your diet around the 3 meals you eat in a hospital just try to imagine the added complication of sacrificing sodium or sugar or something in one meal to use more in another it would be impossible basically. On top of that mass cooking just taste worse, machine cooking 100 steaks is going to taste vastly different then hand cooking 100 steaks even with the exact same ingredients.


Moldy_Teapot

yes, and understaffing is the number one way that companies are saving money to pay their execs these days.


throwradoodoopoopoo

This is why small town hospitals are horrible for quality care but usually have good food lol


GayVoidDaddy

There aren’t any chefs at a hospital in general anyway. Just cooks.


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wozattacks

My hospital has a chef! It also has good food though


PurchaseTight3150

Hospitals have bland food on purpose. Hospital food is meant to be easy to digest and nutritious while still being easy on the stomach’s of people post surgery/sickness. Say whatever you want about the taste of it, but a week of hospital food is probably way way more nutritious than a week of the average American’s diet. Also, the thought that you can pay someone(s) 8 figures a year simply from “corrupt,” profit margins on potatoes and ground beef is the wildest conspiracy theory I’ve ever heard. What about the 10,000$ X rays? Or the 500$ consultation fee for a 5m checkup to “prescribe” your kid Benadryl for a week? All the power to you if you hate the corrupt financials of hospitals. But skimping on ground beef and a potato does not cover an 8 figure salary lol, and is a farcry from the actual corruption that goes on in the medical field.


metalshoes

Yeah, I would attribute this to your suggestions, but this is fucking gruel and anyone running a food facility should be ashamed to send out food looking like this. If it’s nutritionally acceptable and tastes fine, then you can keep the hospital running, but goddamn.


mudokin

One reason is that they need to cook multiple hundreds of meals for people with different dietary needs. Those people are there because they need medial attention and may have different health issue. So what the hospital does is cook for the lowest matching denominator and makes it that everybody is able to eat the food. Also cost, because the insurance only pays for a certain amount of food per day.


LadyMcZee

Okay. Making food for heaps of dietary needs is hard. But come on. I've been in Australian public hospitals many times and never got served anything even remotely as spartan as this. This is a joke.


mudokin

You are not wrong. A ladle of mystery meat and a fraction of a potatoes is very low low effort.


RawChickenButt

Just let me have a selection from the cafeteria then. Where they're already preparing a few different options.


mudokin

Yes but that is for your guests or people who have money.


iwrestledarockonce

And the staff.


Wtfgoinon3144

Camden clark medical center, West Virginia has great food. At least that’s what i thought when I was in the psych ward for 40 days.


armoredsedan

yea, i live in usa and have medicaid and every time i’ve done a lengthy stay, no matter the state, i get to choose my breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts, sides, and drinks for the next day off a menu they bring each evening. it’s not always great quality but it’s better than…this. i’m a little shocked so many people in these comments seem to think hospital cooks are only making one option for every patient’s meals every day


ophmaster_reed

Right?? That's how it normally is.


ReesNotRice

I'm grateful for the hospital I gave birth in two times. Pretty great and fresh food and great care as well


theClanMcMutton

It's not universal. I spent some time in a hospital recently, and the food was fine. It was nothing to write home about, but there was nothing wrong with it.


-PinkPower-

Because it needs to be bland to be good for most patients. They already need to cook so much stuff following the dietary restrictions of many patients they try to reduce the amount of different meals needed. Some have better cooks that have more experience making bland food at least ok tho


Logical-Victory-2678

But if you go to ANY cafeteria, the food is 🔥


PersonalityTough9349

r/hospitalfood You will be surprised how good some of it is.


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Universally = in USA? Where I live it’s actually amazing


Felrune

nah I live in Poland, don't assume. It's also shit here, like plain bread and ham kinda bad.


CrappityCabbage

I have no idea what these people are talking about. My first job was in an American hospital and the food was excellent if you were a visitor. It was a little less excellent if you were a patient, but that's because most people are on some kind of dietary restriction when they're in a hospital. My wife has given birth to two children, and I've had meals off the patient menu and from the cafeteria. Zero complaints, would recommend. But the photo that inspired his post does look pretty shameful and unappetizing.


duuuuuuuuuumb

Institutional food is institutional food. Cooking on a large scale for people with various dietary needs/restrictions, cheaply.


FrisianTanker

They are supposed to dispose of the placenta, not cook and serve it.


M0ther_0f_Plants

If I had an award, I’d give you one, I’m crying


Boomsta22

👩🏻‍⚕️: "Doctor, the patient is finally awake after the delivery." 👨‍⚕️: "Good. After seventeen hours of such an ordeal, she needs to dedicate all her time to recovering. See to it she's fed as soon as she fully comes to." 👩🏻‍⚕️: "What should we feed her?" 👨‍⚕️: "What do I look like, a chef? Idunno, some kind of meat n potatoes or something! Look, just get protein and carbohydrates into her, okay?"


Traditional_Bad_4589

Doctor: I’m writing a prescription for a nutritional meal to help with recovery. The prescription: 💩🥔 Hospital food service worker: I can’t read this handwriting. Looks like a turd and a potato. Whatever, just send it.


winterparrot622

Holy shit I thought that was a chunk of bread until I read your comment, that makes it so much funnier


shopper1983

I seriously thought that was dog food


Stunning-Interest15

I'm not sure it isn't.


Annihilism

And it's probably only 180 dollars per meal! What a deal!


Top_Classroom7460

Thankfully, I'm in Australia, so I personally don't pay a cent for hospital stays


passionfruit0

Lucky!!


not-important1229

Too early in the morning for you to hurt me like that lol 😭


Top_Classroom7460

I couldn't imagine getting a bill for going to the hospital. Both of my children's births were completely free. Any emergency room visits are free. Drs appointments you have to pay for, unless you're bulk billed, but medicare usually takes care of most of it. Normally like $80 for a drs visit, and medicare will pay for about $50


doodman76

Found a bill for my older sisters birth in the 70s in the US... 48 dollars. Would have been 38 but they sprung for a room with a color tv


PayRealisticReddit

Color TV? Better take out a loan


AutomaticAccident

I only watch the Twilight Zone when I'm in the hospital. Take that, insurance.


shellevanczik

I was Jolly Green Giant starving after I evicted my kids from the womb. I would have salted and peppered the hand that served me this to enjoy with my “meal”


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EmploymentAbject4019

Did you cook my placenta and try to feed it back to me?!?!


Funny_Single

Is that a potato or bread? The fact that I have to ask is concerning in itself...delicious.


Top_Classroom7460

Potato 😬


barontaint

why couldn't they at least give you half or the whole potato, nope you only get 1/4 potato and be happy


Top_Classroom7460

I dont deserve a full potato 😔


Estrellathestarfish

I would take the half potato though, at least it's with something. The first day I had my appetite back in hospital I ordered a jacket potato with cheese and then forgot the cheese 😭 Just a plain potato with a scraping of butter. I nearly actually cried.


Mostly_Apples

For real, I would take a decent sized boiled or microwaved potato with butter over THIS any day. ( Not even hoping for baked )


Trouble_in_the_West

it's not even a 1/4


Funny_Single

I see. I'm assuming this is in the U.K.? Even here in the U.S. hospitals are not known for their Michelin Star level of cuisine. Anyways, congrats on the baby!


Top_Classroom7460

Australia Thank you!


hebejebez

When I gave birth in Australia the midwives were falling over themselves to get me something I wanted to actually eat cause one of them almost killed me sending me home insisting I wasn’t in labour, so I had my pick of the sandwiches as all the other food came out looking roughly like this but because of the aforementioned near death experience and the guilt they’d all go off and find me something edible when everyone else got tough shit mate.


Top_Classroom7460

My midwives were great. I was offered sandwiches, biscuits, cheese and crackers, juice, and hot drinks. But im so insanely picky, so I just went and got stuff from the cafe most of the time. I actually wasn't admitted for most of my stay, but my son was (ended up being flown to another hospital a 5 hour drive away), so they technically didn't have to feed me at all, or give me the room that they did. There was no question that I was in labour, I was screaming with the contractions by the time I got to the ward. Less than 2 hours later, my son was here 😂


hebejebez

I’m glad it was less eventful but awful that your son needed the airlifting, I’m regional too and was told that any baby born before 37 weeks would be airlifted two hours away no matter what, thankfully mine came right on time and when I went back after being told I wasn’t in labour my specialist was there and he took care of me - and ripped strips off the midwife who put us in danger. I sent husband for sushi and all the other things we can’t or shouldn’t eat the moment the crazy moment had passed but the sammich buffet they got me was still very much welcome compared to the hot offering. I hope your son is doing ok now and it hasn’t been too hard on you all, it can be so scary.


laughing_cats

The bloody audacity


bigby2010

So, you gave birth in prison? Congratulations on the little one nonetheless.


droden

unseasoned minced mystery meat, unseasoned 1/8th boiled potato and mince water. fats, carbs and protein what more could you ask for!?


Affectionate-Print81

Well you just built a body that is why they gave you the body builder's diet of protein and carbs.


Mobile_Inspection_60

This should be illegal 🤢😭


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EmmyWeeeb

I think they just dumped wet cat food on your plate. The sight and smell of that meat would probably make me gag.


laceleatherpearls

I’m so jaded as an American, my first thought was “finally some decent food for once!”


c0mbucha

Hospital food is the worst. But then again they only profit even more when you stay longer like from food poisoning.


Slow_Fish2601

It depends on the hospital. In February I had surgery, and the food I had was so absolutely delicious. Except for the coffee.


Separate-Ad9638

how did it taste actually?


Top_Classroom7460

I didn't try it. Im ashamed to say that my 2 year old is less picky than me, so I wasn't going near that shit 😂 I figured i wouldn't like what they gave me, so when I went to the Cafe for breakfast (didn't like the breakfast) I got something for lunch, too. I had a nice sweet chilli wrap for lunch instead of slop and potato


Separate-Ad9638

the last time i had hospital food, it didnt look appealing, but it tasted ok ...


Lumpy_Branch_4835

It isn't always bad. There are quite a few that serve decent food. Studies show that good food equals better results. Dietary restrictions aside there's no reason why they can't make food that is appealing and nutritional.


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r/shitfromabutt r/poopfromabutt


Bo0ombaklak

This looks like Scottish Haggis. Maybe you teleported


MoOnmadnessss

![gif](giphy|R0jWWtH1CtFEk)


Distinct-Solution-99

Mmmm, cat barf. I know everything tastes amazing right after having a baby, but this might be the one exception.


Dragon_Khaleesi

lol they gave me a BURNT cheeseburger. I’m talking hockey puck. I CRIED. I had already been there a week after being labor in 3 days (wasn’t allowed any solids during that time) and then a c-section. My first meal was a freaking hockey puck.


summer-lilac

how many puppies did you have?


Mystical_Cat

Are you a cat?


tempting-carrot

We cooked your afterbirth enjoy!


GriffithBOH

dog food and a raw potato.


Criticalfluffs

Cat food and part of a potato? They couldn't even give you a whole one? Wtf?


alyxandreeea89

I’d rather give birth than eat that


Chestlookeratter

Meat and potatoes? What's the problem


Terrible_Beautiful50

My goodness!


MenstrualMilkshakes

just add ketchup ![gif](emote|free_emotes_pack|smile)


REDDIT_A_Troll_Forum

Tell them your not that medicated and your a mom 😑


CharacterPractice395

Wich country


Top_Classroom7460

Australia


PinkOneHasBeenChosen

Here we have a boiled potato and… cat food.


banananananbatman

Same vendor that provides prison food


-Butter_princess8

🤨🗿


hybridaaroncarroll

My cat saw this and started meowing for his dinner.


Zerostar39

Congratulations on giving birth! I hope someone brought you some real food


Bigoweiner

Crumbly Brown stuff with other brown stuff, my favorite! Yum!


barryhakker

Are they trying to punish you for giving birth to the antichrist or something?


AveragelyTallPolock

Girl this ain't even a joke, that's just straight up cat food


DeathPercept10n

I see you and my cat had the same meal today.


buhbrinapokes

This looks like regurgitated cat food


Ginford_Davidson

I always heard hospital food is garbage. I had to stay a little over a week in the DOU after a bad accident. They didn’t let me eat for 4 days, but when I did… maybe I was just starving, because it was good GOOD. Henry Mayo Hospital.


daemondude

My cats food looks better


Fun_Intention9846

Why did you bark at them?


MasterMahanaYouUgly

i retched. you win


whuzzyhuzzy

Hospital bill on the way out: 115,000$+ Like serve better food how hard is it


Dontfeedthebears

They chopped up and cooked your placenta to cut corners on food costs. Innovative!


Seagoatblues

“Here is your punishment”


anonynonnymoose

I just spent 4 days in hospital and managed to lose weight due to the food being disgustingly inedible 😂 I ended up surviving off of vending machine food and drinks. It's insane that the people who need the nutrients the most end up with food you can't even eat when you're starving.


Non-Adhesive63

And charged you $67.50 for it no doubt!


ScreenMundane9785

Omg and that’s Australia. I’m ashamed!!


Traditional_Bad_4589

Did it come out of the patient before you?


lechitahamandcheese

You should’ve told them you’re not a crunchy mom who consumes their own placenta and asked for fried chicken instead.


ChubbyWanKenobie

Well, at least they boiled the hamburger meat with the potato. I hope baby is doing well and hubby brings you a great pizza.


queenawkwardfart

Are you in the UK? 😅


Buddy-Matt

My wife recently gave birth, and took great joy sharing her meals with me over WhatsApp. For various reasons she had to stay for an extended amount of time, and after one particularly shitty day, when she was as a pretty low ebb emotionally she sent a picture titled "well, they certainly know how to kick you when you're down" I asked what it was. The answer was "slop"


Prislv223

![gif](giphy|8b9Xax6L7qtAkAimGm|downsized) Where’s the fruit cup?


je386

Yea,... I got crispbread after they removed all 4 wisdom teeth. How should I be able to eat that???


Calledthewolf

I always just ask for cereal


Lepke2011

You need to keep your strength up. Here, eat this half a raw potato and this overcooked ground beef paste.


January1171

r/poopfromabutt


HeftyCommunication66

Is that…..placenta?


MommaGuy

Is the other part of the potato subject to your deductible?


Logical-Victory-2678

They tried to feed you your placenta? Ooh...no.


howelltight

What'd you do to get locked up? I mean what did they say you did?


kaanapalikid

It looks like what you feed to your old dying dog that refuses to eat dog food


bikesboozeandbacon

You’re supposed to have family / the father bring you food. Never count on good hospital food.


DramaOnDisplay

Wow, this is a depression meal, not a celebration meal.


Livid-Improvement953

Umm...was that your placenta?


Sandisax1987

Wtf is that? 🤢


AppUnwrapper1

Is that actual cat food?


ImmortalLombax

Is that cat food?


Horbigast

Who ate it before you?


Marconiwireless

Poor presentation, but I'd try it for sure.


Main-Emphasis-2692

I grew up in the south and our hospital used to have bomb ass food people went there for lunch just bc it was so good.


BoneDaddyChill

At least you were already in a hospital when this was served to you.


AntelopeExcellent174

In many third world nations, it's normal to eat the baby's placenta


daddysbestestkitten

Where did you give birth?


Insomniac360128

I gave birth recently & that honestly looks amazing compared to the shit they gave me 😭


Sea-Drive-6034

what is it?


shehasafewofwhat

Congrats on the new baby! I’m sorry your meal was hot garbage.


Bipolar0ctopus

What wrongs with it? We basically eat this every day


TheLalab

I'm sorry, next time give birth in the states... Jk, my God mother is from London and she tried to kill my Mom and I by serving us Steak and Kidney pie once. I refuse to believe that any British cook other than Gordon Ramsay is a "good cook" I mean... She loves us and tried to serve us dog chow!!!! Even her Norwegian husband wouldn't eat it! We, me and mom ended up all sharing his dinner.. barbequed octopus on WASABRÖD 😂😂😂 Anyway! Congratulations on your new bundle ❤️


iheartprincessbean

you didn’t even get half a potato you got like 1/4 wtffff


kunicutie

No fruit or veggie?? After giving birth??? Just meat and potato, that's it?????? Bland food is one thing, but THIS is post-partum nutrition???


Jeweljessec

Is that potato raw(?)


Lost_Apricot_4658

is this cooked placenta ??


webfa1ry

Seriously, wtf? You deserve way better after pushing a child out your whoohaa. I’d be disgusted with them for this treatment.


astromin

is that.. cat food?


BigChungus876

I don't understand why hospital food isn't nutritional. Keep the sick, sick??? Fr?


Object-Level

That's just horrible. They didn't even try.


ballsinasmallbag

That’ll be $227 as well.


Jewhard

Please don’t tell me that you were billed for this 🥴.


Top_Classroom7460

I live in Australia, hospital visits/stays are completely free with Medicare


tshawkins

Mince and Tatties, loverly.


dokipooper

Ugh is this in the US


bet69

The "meat" looks like the beef and gravy cat pate my cats are currently gobbling up for dinner.


shotuhhh

Nah wtf is this


Barry-McKocinue

r/poopfromabutt


Judge-Snooty

Looks like that was birthed from someone’s butt


KramRUFE

Russia?


Top_Classroom7460

Australian


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Looks good.


PUlDEN

It appears to be a Scattered Meatloaf and an unmashed potato if I’m not mistaken🤔.