RFK Jr.'s healthy food agenda puts hospitals on notice about patients' meals
The backlash was immediate after the Trump administration served notice that hospitals and nursing homes should limit sugary drinks and dietary supplements in favor of what HHS terms "real food."
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HealthWatch RFK Jr.'s healthy food agenda puts hospitals on notice about patients' meals .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-healthwatch.jpg'); } By Stephanie Armour April 30, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / KFF Health News Add CBS News on Google Complaints about hospital food are certainly not new, and Jell-O and fruit juice are often the butt of related jokes. But the Trump administration has recently upped the ante.It is urging the public to report hospitals and nursing homes that serve sugary drinks, nutrition shakes or meals that it says don't meet dietary guidelines established last year by the Department of Agriculture, with officials vowing to withhold millions of dollars in federal funding if violations occur.The initiative from Health and Human…
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