I had the pleasure of talking to the DC hospital association along with PCRM’s esteemed Dr. Neal Barnard. Our goals were to talk about how to start a conversation with hospitals about healthy food options. During that hour, I spoke about our experience at the University of Florida with instituting a plant-based menu for our patients. We talked about the barriers that we encountered and how we overcame them. Dr. Barnard talked about universal meals which is super important because allows for one meal plan to be offered to every person—removing all potential allergens and cultural concerns. He showed the financial costs and went through all of the benefits. There were so many good questions. Was really fun to participate in and as always, I am honored to work on these important topics with PCRM and with the DC hospital association. Take a look at the link: https://dcha.org/advocacy-policy/healthy-hospital-initiative/
