International Journal of Nutrition and Dietetics © 2015 Pushpa Publishing House, Allahabad, India Published Online: June 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.17654/IJNDMay2015_039_043 Volume 3, Number 1, 2015, Pages 39-43 ISSN: 2347-5277 Received: July 31, 2014; Revised: February 16, 2015; Accepted: March 11, 2015 Keywords and phrases: inpatients, hospital diet, acceptability. ∗ Corresponding author A SURVEY ON INPATIENT’S ACCEPTABILITY ABOUT HOSPITAL DIETS T. Sivapriya ∗ and Tamilarasi Murugasan Food Service Management and Dietetics Dhanapalan College of Arts and Science Block 3, TVH SVASTI # 3214, Easwaran koil st Thoraipakkam-97 Chennai, Tamilnadu, India e-mail: sivaamanick@gmail.com Abstract The prevalence of hospital malnutrition has received considerable attention because of its impact on the healing process. Whether the inadequacy of intake is due to the hospital diet itself or due to the patients’ low intake has to be investigated. Hence, patient’s opinion about hospital diet was elicited and the difference between prescribed calorie intake and calorie intake was estimated. A total of fifty inpatients were randomly selected to collect information by means of a checklist and an interview schedule. Although the opinion about the hospital diet was splendid, the nutritional adequacies of the diets were not met. Ninety percent of the patients were satisfied with the quality and quantity of food served. About 10% of patients reported that food was not provided as per their wish. The only aspect to be rectified was the temperature in which the food is served. There was a huge difference between the calorie prescribed and calorie intake.