You're ill: Eat healthily or save the planet?

[V8mate]

Meat-free menus are to be promoted in hospitals as part of a strategy to cut global warming emissions across the National Health Service.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/26/hosp...

Article said:

Dr David Pencheon, director of the NHS sustainable development unit, said the amount of NHS emissions meant it had to act to make cuts, and the changes would save money, which could be spent on better services for patients.

Maybe money would be better spent on high quality balanced meals for people fighting illness rather than saving the planet from more socialist mumbo-jumbo.

[ShadownINja]

"Sustainable". It's the new buzzword for s.

[V8mate]

You'd have thought that 'sustaining' its patients would be the NHS's priority though, non?

[Jasandjules]

V8mate said:

You'd have thought that 'sustaining' its patients would be the NHS's priority though, non?

Not even close. Sustaining the Golden Pensions of senior management is the priority....

[funk odyssey]

without wishing to get into the meat vs veg debate --- if you've ever seen any "meat" served in a hospital then you wouldn't miss it

[tonyvid]

I saw a profile on Match the other day - some hand wringing eco type who said don't get in touch if you drive a 4x4.....and her recent travels included NZ, The Great Wall of China, Nepal, Puru and Canada. I think you missed out on joined up thinking, love.

[evenflow]

What. The. fk.

[grumbledoak]

Article said:

... the NHS sustainable development unit...

I can see a massive cost saving from here!

[ShadownINja]

funk odyssey said:

without wishing to get into the meat vs veg debate --- if you've ever seen any "meat" served in a hospital then you wouldn't miss it

Hospital food isn't that bad especially considering it's free.

I'm screwed, really. In a rough pub, if some bruiser asks, while raising a fist, "Do you like hospital food?", my instant reply would be, "It's not bad, actually..."

That said, just because it's vegetarian it doesn't mean it's healthier.

[V8mate]

ShadownINja said:

That said, just because it's vegetarian it doesn't mean it's healthier.

But it will save the Polar Bears!

[turbobloke]

grumbledoak said:

Article said:

... the NHS sustainable development unit...

I can see a massive cost saving from here!

If it's still around it can't possibly be doing its job right as its first step should be to abolish itself.

[King Herald]

grumbledoak said:

Article said:

... the NHS sustainable development unit...

I can see a massive cost saving from here!

And it only costs £30,000,000 a year to run the new SDU......

I'm glad we have these people looking after our best interests.

[stackmonkey]

V8mate said:

ShadownINja said:

That said, just because it's vegetarian it doesn't mean it's healthier.

But it will save the Polar Bears!

Good then they can personally go and tell the Polar bears that eating meat is bad for them!

[chris watton]

Should it not read - "Eat cheaper food to save our index linked pensions"?

[emicen]

V8mate said:

Meat-free menus are to be promoted in hospitals as part of a strategy to cut global warming emissions across the National Health Service.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/jan/26/hosp...

Article said:

Dr David Pencheon, director of the NHS sustainable development unit, said the amount of NHS emissions meant it had to act to make cuts, and the changes would save money, which could be spent on better services for patients.

Maybe money would be better spent on high quality balanced meals for people fighting illness rather than saving the planet from more socialist mumbo-jumbo.

Are you kidding me the fk on?!

Wheres that bloody BUPA application form. If I ended up having to be cut up and fixed, I'd like as much natural protein as possible to help my tissue regrowth. i.e. feed me steak not fking quorn.

Unbelievable.

[Carpie]

tonyvid said:

I saw a profile on Match the other day - some hand wringing eco type who said don't get in touch if you drive a 4x4.....and her recent travels included NZ, The Great Wall of China, Nepal, Puru and Canada. I think you missed out on joined up thinking, love.

You should buy an old subaru justy and go out with her, take her to a nice vegetarian restaurant, pretend you believe everything she says, (organic) wine and (GM free) dine her.

Then once you're smashing her pasty shout out "Hahahahaha the Subaru's a 4x4!!!!!"

[Ganglandboss]

ShadownINja said:

funk odyssey said:

without wishing to get into the meat vs veg debate --- if you've ever seen any "meat" served in a hospital then you wouldn't miss it

Hospital food isn't that bad especially considering it's free is terrible and it's paid for by our National Insurance contributions.

I'm screwed, really. In a rough pub, if some bruiser asks, while raising a fist, "Do you like hospital food?", my instant reply would be, "It's not bad, actually..."

That said, just because it's vegetarian it doesn't mean it's healthier.

EFA

[tonyvid]

Carpie said:

tonyvid said:

I saw a profile on Match the other day - some hand wringing eco type who said don't get in touch if you drive a 4x4.....and her recent travels included NZ, The Great Wall of China, Nepal, Puru and Canada. I think you missed out on joined up thinking, love.

You should buy an old subaru justy and go out with her, take her to a nice vegetarian restaurant, pretend you believe everything she says, (organic) wine and (GM free) dine her.

Then once you're smashing her pasty shout out "Hahahahaha the Subaru's a 4x4!!!!!"

[Rawwr]

Carpie said:

smashing her pasty

[ShadownINja]

Ganglandboss said:

ShadownINja said:

funk odyssey said:

without wishing to get into the meat vs veg debate --- if you've ever seen any "meat" served in a hospital then you wouldn't miss it

Hospital food isn't that bad especially considering it's free is terrible and it's paid for by our National Insurance contributions.

I'm screwed, really. In a rough pub, if some bruiser asks, while raising a fist, "Do you like hospital food?", my instant reply would be, "It's not bad, actually..."

That said, just because it's vegetarian it doesn't mean it's healthier.

EFA

I try not to think about that. Actually, I thought NI paid for today's pensioners.