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If hospitals are supposed to help you get well, then they ought to be doing this in every single way possible. From making the surroundings warm and welcoming to providing you nutritious, wholesome, and homely meals so you can get your strength back as fast as possible. Unfortunately, you Pandas and I all know that this isn't the case. Hospital food is absolutely horrid in a huge number of hospitals. And, frankly, we deserve better.

We wanted to show you just how bad hospital food can get all over the world, so our hard-working team at Bored Panda compiled this list that's bound to make you angry like professional chef Gordon Ramsay. Remember to upvote the best of the worst photos and let us know what the food was like during your most recent stay at the hospital.

The reason why hospital food is so bad and so banal it hurts is because of money. Or rather, the lack of it. And let's not forget the fact that often hospitals don't even make the food that they serve to patients and the staff members themselves; they outsource it. As you're about to find out, there are quite a few things that look as lonely on a plate as two tiny sausages with some parsley.

I wanted an insider's perspective, so I reached out to Holly D., a labor and delivery nurse. She told Bored Panda that she's experienced hospital as a patient as well and was very let down by it. "I have been in a patient role in the not-so-distant past and have experienced the dreaded hospital food tray. This often leads the patient to request family members to drop off alternate food to them at the hospital. For me, it was disappointing, to say the least, after laboring and finally delivering my first child," she said. Have a read through her in-depth insights on how to fix hospital food below, dear Pandas.

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#1

This Is The Meal My Wife’s Hospital Had The Audacity To Serve For Nurses Appreciation Week. I Live In Phoenix

Styrofoam tray with plain hot dog, baked beans, and pickle slice illustrating bad hospital food quality shamed online.

After a year nurse shortages, running out of PPE, working employees to the bone without hazard pay.

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    What You Get For Breakfast In A Hungarian Hospital

    Simple hospital food plate with a slice of bread, green onion, and a small container of spread on a white plate.

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    Hospital Administration Told Us They'd Be Treating Us To Dinner During Our Shift. "Dinner" Is One Individual, Frozen, Uncooked Meatloaf Per Person. This Is Georgia

    Close-up of poor quality hospital food resembling meatloaf with sauce in a foil tray, highlighting bad hospital food online shaming.

    Happy nurse's week, y'all.

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    #4

    Hospital Food Yummy

    Hospital food with unappetizing mashed potatoes, grayish ground meat, and a small portion of corn on a tray.

    It's mashed potatoes, something you'd feed to your bunny (or is it some kind of chicken pellets?), and water I guess?

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    #5

    Hospital Food In Italy

    Wilted piece of hospital food meat soaked in unappetizing broth on white tray, highlighting poor hospital food quality.

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    #6

    A Hospitals Take On Vegetarian Cuisine. Germany

    Unappetizing hospital food with plain sliced carrots and fries served on a divided plate, highlighting bad meal presentation.

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    #7

    Can You Identify My Austrian Hospital Food?

    Hospital food showing an unappetizing meal with mashed potatoes, green puree, and a square meatloaf in red sauce on a tray.

    A good guess might be "depression", but actually, it was some sort of cow paste (it immediately fell apart, it was basically the consistency of mousse) in paprika sauce, mashed potato, and mushy pea purée.

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    #8

    Dinner In Irish Maternity Hospital

    Hospital food with unappetizing vegetables, rice, and a breaded item served on a tray in a patient room setting.

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    #9

    "Lasagna" According To Adventist Hospital

    Two small pieces of bland hospital food pasta on a white plate showcasing bad hospital food quality.

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    #10

    Celebratory Steak Dinner Offered By Hospital For Proud Mother And Father

    Burnt hospital food meal with broccoli and a whole unpeeled potato served on a white plate.

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    #11

    Since We're Posting Our Hospital Meals (UK)

    Hospital food on a tray with mushy peas, diced chicken stew, mashed potatoes, and fruit cup, showing poor meal quality.

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    #12

    This Veggie Burger Was Served To Me In The Hospital. 10/10 For Presentation

    Hospital food burger with a dry bun and patty served on a white plate, illustrating bad hospital food experiences.

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    #13

    Hospital Lunch In Romania

    Plastic plate with thin slice of processed meat, wrapped bread, plastic fork, and a drink, showcasing hospital food quality.

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    #14

    My Hospital Food Memories Are Scary. It's Lithuania

    Plain hospital food plate with a block of bland tofu and a small serving of peas on a white dish.

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    #15

    Yesterday's Hospital Breakfast In Chicago. The Garnish Really Makes It

    Hospital food with a plain biscuit, a hard-boiled egg in plastic, and a carton of 2% milk on a tray.

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    #16

    My First Meal In A Week, At A Hospital For Meningitis, Entertain Me, Please. Milwaukee​, Wisconsin

    Hospital food with unappetizing chicken and soggy corn, highlighting poor quality meals shared online.

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    #17

    Vegetarian Meal Sent Up For My Friends Hospital Meal

    Hospital food with a plain burger, white rice mixed with vegetables, and a breadstick on a white plate.

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    #18

    Groats With Vomit, From My Stay At A Polish Hospital

    Blurry hospital food on a disposable plate showing unappetizing stew and grain dish with watery sauce.

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    #19

    The Toasts One Of My Patients Got At The Hospital For Breakfast

    Two burnt slices of toast on a plate as an example of bad hospital food shared online for shaming.

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    #20

    Hospital Breakfast

    Plate of hospital food with unappetizing scrambled eggs covered in cheese and two small sausage patties on a tray

    It's baked eggs covered with American cheese.

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    #21

    Chicken Teriyaki Given To Us For Nurses Week By My Hospital

    Hospital food with small portions of rice, lettuce, tomato, and meat served in a divided styrofoam container on a table.

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    #22

    Vegan Hospital Food: Potato

    Half-eaten bland baked potato on a white plate with a fork on a blue hospital food tray next to a spoon and napkin.

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    #23

    Hospital Dinner In Germany At 16:30

    A hospital food tray with a gray sausage, a slice of pale cheese, and two pieces of dark bread on a white plate.

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    #24

    Third Week Of Living On Vegan Hospital Food And I’ve Lost 10 Kg. I Have No Idea What This Is

    Hospital food served on a tray with a banana, butter, and an unappetizing bowl of mixed meal and spoon.

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    #25

    Hospital Food Looks Like The Opposite Of Food. America The Great US

    Hospital food served in a divided tray with unappetizing soup and canned corn showing poor quality meal presentation.

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    #26

    This French Hospital Food Is Getting Worse - Potatoes And What I Think Was A Boiled Cabbage

    Plate of unappetizing hospital food with boiled potatoes and limp vegetables, highlighting poor hospital food quality.

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    #27

    Horrible Vegan Hospital Food, New Mexican Style

    Two baked potatoes with red and green sauces served in a white container, example of bad hospital food online shaming.

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    #28

    My Hospital Roast Dinner

    Hospital food plate with a small piece of chicken and thick potato slices on a white plate with a patient menu in the background

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    #29

    Hospital Cafeteria, Bon Appetit

    Bland white rice in a disposable bowl with a black plastic spoon next to a canned drink, illustrating hospital food quality.


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