RFK Jr threatens to withhold millions in funding for hospitals that serve Jell-O and other sugary treats [View all]

Source: The Independent

Thursday 30 April 2026 19:57 EDT


Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is leading a charge to stop hospitals from serving sugary drinks and foods, including Jell-O.

The Department of Health and Human Services sent a memo to hospitals on March 30 urging them to align with the Department of Agriculture’s new 2025-2030 dietary guidelines, which emphasize limiting sugary, ultra-processed foods.

The agency wants hospitals to “align their food purchases with the dietary guidelines in order to enjoy continued eligibility for Medicaid and Medicare payments,” Kennedy said at a press conference last month.

“We shouldn’t be giving … people who are sick Jell-O and Cheerios and rubber chicken and sugar drinks,” he added.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/rfk-jr-hospital-funding-sugary-foods-b2968484.html

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NEWSFLASH to the brainworm host - foods like jello are often part of the first "solid" foods that patients get in hospitals as part of the transition from liquid "clears", particularly after surgery. Most hospitals have "nutritionists" who come up with the various meal plans.

I don't think I have seen cereal like "Cheerios" for breakfast in a hospital and certainly no soda. Water (mostly), and maybe some kind of fruit juice (apple or orange).

These nutritionists have DEGREES and are TRAINED IN THEIR FIELD unlike you, THE MOST UNQUALIFIED Secretary of Health and Human Services EVER (and I served under 9 of them before retiring), and your illicit drug-addled self.