{"id":3922,"date":"2026-07-11T09:36:04","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3922"},"modified":"2026-07-11T09:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T09:36:04","slug":"hhs-urges-hospitals-to-take-make-hospital-food-healthier-pledge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3922","title":{"rendered":"HHS urges hospitals to take \u2018Make Hospital Food Healthier\u2019 pledge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>The Make America Healthy Again agenda is gaining a sub-movement: Make Hospital Food Healthier, an initiative calling on hospitals to revamp their food service.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3920\">Why losing weight isn\u2019t just about counting calories \u2014 and what to do about it<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled the pledge this week, aimed at aligning hospital food and nutrition programs with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, promoting \u201creal food.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPatients recovering from serious medical conditions deserve better than ultra-processed and deep-fried junk foods,\u201d he said in a statement. \u201cToday, we\u2019re challenging hospitals across the country to lead by example by serving nutritious, minimally processed meals that help patients heal, reduce chronic disease, and help Make America Healthy Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hospitals are now encouraged to limit or eliminate deep-frying, ultra-processed foods, sugar-sweetened beverages, added sugars or artificial additives, processed meats and foods high in added sodium.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, they are recommended to emphasize whole grains over refined grains, to prioritize minimally processed proteins, and to emphasize vegetables, fruits, legumes, nuts, seeds, seafood and healthy fats.<\/p>\n<p>The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that spending on chronic health conditions is in the trillions per year.<\/p>\n<p>Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz said that \u201cwhen it comes to managing chronic disease, reducing co-morbidities like obesity, and shortening recovery times, a healthy diet can make all the difference.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A pledge goes hand in hand with the new initiative, in which hospitals can sign a form committing to making \u201cnutrition a core part of patient care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3918\">News outlets urge a judge to sanction OpenAI in a high-stakes AI copyright fight<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The form says that by using \u201cevidence-based dietary practices to strengthen food service programs,\u201d hospitals can \u201csupport recovery, improve patient outcomes, reduce complications, and help build healthier communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pledge, however, is voluntary. It is unclear what incentives hospitals have for joining.<\/p>\n<p>The Washington Times has reached out to the Health and Human Services Department for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Kennedy has reshaped the department in his image of health since being tapped to head the department. He released the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which introduce an inverted food pyramid that prioritizes whole-food proteins and healthy fats at the top while demoting refined carbohydrates and processed foods.<\/p>\n<p>An HHS spokesperson said that after the department launched an interest page in the spring, thousands of respondents expressed interest in an official pledge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy aligning hospital food service practices with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, participating hospitals are supporting better patient outcomes and helping foster healthier communities long after patients leave their care,\u201d an HHS spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3916\">Dairy Queen closes 46 locations nationwide since early 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Make America Healthy Again agenda is gaining a sub-movement: Make Hospital Food Healthier, an initiative calling on hospitals to revamp their food service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3921,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,89],"tags":[2352,145],"class_list":["post-3922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture","category-health","tag-health-and-human-services","tag-robert-f-kennedy-jr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>HHS urges hospitals to take \u2018Make Hospital Food Healthier\u2019 pledge - Home Buyer Relocation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3922\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"HHS urges hospitals to take \u2018Make Hospital Food Healthier\u2019 pledge - Home Buyer Relocation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Make America Healthy Again agenda is gaining a sub-movement: Make Hospital Food Healthier, an initiative calling on hospitals to revamp their food service.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/homebuyerrelocation.com\/?p=3922\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Home Buyer Relocation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-11T09:36:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=3922#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=3922\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b2ac56955b020950324cad4c6c27b42a\"},\"headline\":\"HHS urges hospitals to take \u2018Make Hospital Food Healthier\u2019 pledge\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-11T09:36:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=3922\"},\"wordCount\":460,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/?p=3922#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/homebuyerrelocation.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/662a7049da644036a628affd6d9ebe58.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Health And Human Services\",\"Robert F. 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