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Chick-fil-A partnership gives hospital bad rap

 Jan. 20, 2015

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine slams Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital for its contract with Chick-fil-A, calling it one of the “six worst public hospital food environments” out of more than 200 medical centers surveyed. But the hospital’s administrators have taken issue with the report, calling it flawed and suggesting that the PCRM has ignored a number of steps the hospital has taken to improve patent and community health.

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Chicken goes global

 By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 16, 2015

The conventional wisdom that chicken is boring doesn’t hold much weight with most non-commercial chefs, especially when you consider all the creative ways these operators use the ubiquitous bird on their internationally influenced menus.

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Hospital grapples with feeding community favorites vs. healthy choices

Jan. 16, 2015

The chicken is so popular that the hospital unlocks a conference room to accommodate diners who can’t find a seat, even though many customers take their meals to go.

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Farmers’ markets near medical centers and clinics promote healthy eating

Jan. 14, 2015

A Kaiser Permanente physician in Oakland, Calif. started a farmers’ market to make fresh fruits and vegetables more convenient and readily available. More than a decade later there are over 50 Kaiser-associated farmers’ markets in four states.

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Confessions of Jessica Marchand, R.D.

By Paul King on Jan. 14, 2015

Jessica Marchand, R.D., director of food and nutritrion services at WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, N.C., loves cheese, admires her grandfather and wishes she were more musically inclined.

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Washington hospital joins Healthier Hospital Initiative

Jan. 14, 2015

New guidelines for patient meals, different options in the hospital’s popular cafeteria, and everywhere, a small green logo labeling which choices are the healthy ones. “Healthy choices, healthy Yakima,” it reads.

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Jessica Marchand, R.D.: Empowering Talent

By Lindsey Ramsey on Jan. 12, 2015

Jessica Marchand, R.D., has revolutionized foodservice at WakeMed Health & Hospitals in Raleigh, N.C., by developing a full-service catering program and empowering her culinarians to take more control.

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January 2015: Chicken

Jan. 12, 2015

Snapshots of all the recipes from the January 2015 issue featuring chicken.

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January 2015: Mash-ups

Jan. 12, 2015

Snapshots of all the recipes from the January 2015 issue featuring mash-ups.

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Just the facts, sir

By Paul King on Jan. 06, 2015

I bristle at the clichés reporters use, such as “mystery meat,” or when they make generalizations about food quality based on hearsay or on the writer’s own—often one-time—bad experience.

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