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Borough’s public hospitals debut ‘Meatless Mondays’ menus
NYC Health + Hospitals in Brooklyn
and citywide now offer more
vegetarian and vegan meal options
for patients.
The health network launched Meatless
Mondays menu options for breakfast,
lunch, and dinner at all 11 of its
acute care medical centers — including
Coney Island Hospital — in January,
in an effort to provide a broader
range of healthy, appealing meal options,
and introduce the benefi ts of
plant-based nutrition to inpatients to
help them make important lifestyle decisions
to lead their healthiest lives.
Borough President Adams, an ardent
advocate for plant-based diets as
a lifestyle approach to positive health
outcomes, called on all hospitals to
sign on to the Meatless Monday pledge,
an international campaign focused on
improving the health of both individuals
and the planet.
“NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest
municipal hospital and health care
system in the country, is leading the
charge to create a healthier and more
sustainable future by adopting Meatless
Mondays,” he said. “I commend
Dr. Katz for his leadership on this issue.
By implementing the Plant-Based
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Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and now
Meatless Mondays at all 11 of our public
hospitals, he is making quite the
legacy, and I am sure this is only the
beginning. Our shared goal is to create
a healthier Big Apple, one where
our government institutions support
healthful dietary choices. Hospitals
have a unique opportunity to infl uence
patients and families in rethinking
the nutritional quality of their
meals, and Meatless Mondays now has
a role in that conversation.”
The fi rst day the program was available,
around 1,500 patients at the 11
hospitals opted for one of the meatless
selections, which included black bean
soup, spaghetti and garden bolognese
sauce, three-bean chili, vegan beefless
strips, garden burger, and rice and
beans, according to the hospital.
“When staff came around to explain
the Meatless Monday initiative
to me, I thought it was a great
idea and something I never thought
of doing before,” said 54-year-old
Stephen Carroll, a patient at Coney
Island Hospital. “I really liked the
three-bean chili, and it gave me some
new ideas for what to eat when I get
home.”
“We want to empower our patients
to live their healthiest lives by introducing
them to healthier foods that
they may choose once they’re discharged,”
said Dr. Mitchell Katz, President
and Chief Executive Offi cer of
NYC Health + Hospitals. “The Meatless
Mondays initiative is consistent
with this mission to provide intensive
support for outpatients who wish to
adopt healthy lifestyle changes.”
Bil Baron, a service aide at Coney Island Hospital, served a patient
a Meatless Monday lunch tray. Michael Paras Photography
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