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A mum-of-two has complained that she was pressured to spend £30 a day on takeaways whereas her toddlers had been unwell as a result of NHS hospital meals was so unhealthy. Crystal Fields, 27, mentioned she was horrified when her twin daughters, Eve and Eden, had been served two pale sausages and 10 chips, in addition to cottage pie “mush” throughout their keep. The toddlers, aged two, had been hospitalised with RSV, a standard however probably harmful respiratory virus in younger youngsters.

They spent six days in St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, central London, with their mum, the place they had been served a sequence of unappetising meals. “I thought the sausages were raw and wondered why they thought that was appropriate for a two-year-old,” Ms Fields, of Maida Vale, informed NeedToKnow. “The next day, it was cottage pie, which was just mush. It was more like cottage soup.”

The 27-year-old mentioned the meals was so off-putting that she determined towards even providing it to her women, opting to order takeaways or give them McDonald’s wraps as an alternative – placing her again a complete of £180.

“The last thing a parent needs to worry about when their child is sick is where or how they will get alternative food for their child to eat,” she added.

“And not everyone is financially capable to order takeout for their child everyday, especially if it’s a long hospital stay.”

Ms Fields known as on NHS hospitals to “do better when it comes to children’s meals” and shared pictures of the meals served to her daughters on-line, racking up over 407,000 views.

“It’s hard enough getting a sick child to eat, let alone get them to eat food that doesn’t look or taste appealing,” she mentioned.

“Aside from the food, the nurses, doctors and staff were very kind, helpful and supportive. I can’t fault them in any way because they took such good care of my children.

“A whole lot of feedback mentioned I used to be ungrateful for the NHS care we acquired, however that is not the case.”

Responding to her post, one person said: “If a guardian served that to their youngster at house, folks could be up in arms and threatening to name social companies.”

But others urged her to be glad about the free remedy her youngsters acquired beneath the NHS and advised the most effective concept could be to have introduced her personal meals from house.

St Mary’s Hospital has been approached for remark.