HOW DO YOU RESPOND? Should I save my menus from the hospital to help me plan meals at home? This is not a bad idea if the in-house and discharge food plans are the same, but the menus should serve as a guide, not a gospel. Just because shrimp was never on the menu doesn’t mean it is taboo. Likewise, if the client hated the orange juice served every morning, he or she shouldn’t feel compelled to continue drinking it. By necessity, hospital menus are more rigid than at-home eating plans.