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Confessions of John Miller

 Mar. 11, 2013

John Miller, system director of culinary wellness for the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, doesn’t understand the low-carb diet craze, wants to eat with Thomas Edison and loves caramel praline ice cream.

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John Miller: All systems go

 By Becky Schilling on Mar. 10, 2013

Great leaders aren’t afraid of change. They understand that complacency is the first step to mediocrity. John Miller, systems director of culinary wellness for the Henry Ford Health System, based in Detroit, hasn’t shied away from changing the

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Menu Realism

Mar. 10, 2013

When there’s a graphic on our menu, it’s something we serve. It’s not clip art. When patients look at the menu and they say, “I want that,” we say, “You can have that.” We’ve put a great deal of time and eff

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Fresh-baked Cookies

Mar. 10, 2013

Imagine the smell of fresh-baked cookies. We offer them on our pediatric floor every afternoon between 2:30 and 3:30. Happiness is a cookie with milk. 

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Online Tools

Mar. 10, 2013

We have several new technology pilots. We are shortly rolling out Net Nutrition so residents have the ability to access nutritional information regarding the menu items we serve. We also have an Internet-based program that we are piloting in one of our co

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Online Ordering

Mar. 10, 2013

We’re piloting a new online ordering system for our main café. You’ll be able to order food from any web-enabled device and pick your order up at a later point. We hope to get this going for our patients at some point as well. 

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Morrison Healthcare accounts join Partnership for a Healthier America

Mar. 07, 2013

The non-profit that shares the same mission as the first lady's Let's Move! campaign.

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Angelo Mojica chosen as FoodService Director's FSD of the Year

Mar. 05, 2013

Director of Food & Nutrition Services at UNC Hospitals is second consecutive FSD of the Year from healthcare.

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N.H. hospital cafeteria popular with area residents

Feb. 28, 2013

Hospital offers affordable lunch options for local community.

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Operators look to vendors for gluten-free items

Feb. 26, 2013

Only two out of ten operators prepare the majority of their gluten-free offerings in house. In some markets, gluten-free offerings are hard for customers to find.

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