Campus Dining

Patient Dining Menus

Full room service available from 7am-8pm daily for Parnassus and Mission Bay. Mount Zion closes at 7:30pm. See details for Hyde and Stanyon on their menu pages | call 3-1111 (415-353-1111)

MENUS

When you call to place an order, our kitchen system and clerk know your food allergies and prescribed diet from the health record. The clerk will work with you to find items appropriate for your doctor’s order. 

HELPFUL REMINDER: please ask for condiments. Example: If you order coffee, please ask for cream and sugar, if desired. If you order pancakes, please ask for syrup and butter, if desired. Even salt and pepper are considered condiments and need to be requested.

Patient Dining menu for Parnassus Heights and Mission Bay
Patient Dining Menu(s) for Mount Zion

Nutritional Menus (all locations)

Use for carbohydrate control, cardiac, and renal diets.

Please follow the instructions below to place an order for your special diet.

  1. Carbohydrate Control/Diabetic
    This diet controls the amount of carbohydrates ordered at one time as well as the daily total of carbohydrates. The phone clerk will allow you to order a maximum of 80 grams of carbohydrate per meal, 240 grams of carbohydrates for the full day.
    Patients on Insulin for Blood Sugar Control: To help us manage your blood sugar, your nurse needs to check your blood sugar levels before you eat your breakfast, lunch & dinner. Additional blood sugar checks will be done at 9pm & 2am to ensure your baseline blood sugar levels are well controlled. For the best blood sugar management with room service dining, please do these things: • Eat 3 times per day & do not skip meals • Order meals at consistent meal times and space meals at least 3-4 hours apart. Each meal-time insulin dose is active in your body for approximately 4 hours • Most Important: Wait for your nurse to check your blood sugar before eating your meal
  2. Cardiac
    This diet restricts the sodium and saturated fat ordered at one time, as well as the daily total • This icon [ ] indicates menu items that are lower in sodium and saturated fat • The phone clerk will allow you to order a maximum of 800mg of sodium and 4.5g of saturated fat at one time, 2500mg of sodium and 13.5g saturated fat for the full day.
  3. Renal
    This diet restricts the sodium and potassium ordered at one time, as well as the daily total. You can also order a maximum of 2 servings of dairy daily • The phone clerk will allow you to order a maximum of 800mg of sodium and 800mg of potassium at one time, 2500mg of sodium and 2500mg of potassium for the full day.
  4. Gestational Diabetes
    This diet does not allow sweets, and restricts the quantity and timing of dairy and fruit • You must order 3 meals and 3 snacks daily. Snacks are ordered at the same time as meals • The diet clerk will work with you to meet the carbohydrate goals set by your doctor.

English Nutritional Menu

English Nutritional Menu - Printable Version

Carbohydrate Controlled Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Special Diet Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Liquid Diet Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Fluid Portion Sizes (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Bariatric Surgery Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Dysphagia Menu Guides (all locations)
Pediatric Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Oncology Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Plant Based and Gluten Free Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
Religious Diet Menu Guide (all locations)
Additional Options Menu Guides (Mission Bay and Parnassus)
 Inpatient Diet for Cardiac Sarcoidosis PET Scan 
Carbohydrate Controlled Menu Guides (Mount Zion)
Special Diet Menu Guides (Mount Zion)
Religious Diet Menu Guide (Mount Zion)

 

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