
Healing Food
Healing Food panel is more than an event about nutrition and hospitality; it is an opportunity to transform nutritional care into a gesture of love, respect and welcome for everyone who passes through the hospital, in addition to reflecting on the importance of food in the healing process.
The April 2025 edition of Healing Food panel will take place at São Paulo, and will be aimed at the public working in nutrition in health in Greater São Paulo.
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Panelists
Hospital food, often associated only with nutritional and therapeutic aspects, has an even greater potential to impact the care experience within the hospital.
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During the event, we will discuss how meals can be a link of humanization, hospitality and well-being, contributing to emotional healing and alleviating suffering in the hospital environment.

Next date:
April/25

Themes Associated with the Healing Food Program

01
Food as an Act of Care and Acceptance
Hospital meals go beyond the physical aspect of recovery, they nourish emotions and should be seen as a moment of emotional support for patients and their companions.
02
Humanization in Hospital Food
The importance of understanding patients' emotional needs and how nutrition can contribute to this
general well-being.


03
The Role of Hospitality in Meals
How small gestures of hospitality during the meal, from the presentation of the dish to the service and the environment, can make a significant difference in the patient's experience.
04
Nutrition Acting in Integral Recovery
How food can contribute to the emotional healing process, reducing stress and increasing comfort in the hospital environment.


05
Cultural Practices and Hospital Food
How to respect patients’ food choices, traditions and cultural needs, promoting individualized care without compromising their diet.
06
Innovations and Trends in Nutrition in Health
New approaches and technologies in the preparation, distribution and presentation of meals. How technology can support the production of meals that promote health and comfort.


07
Impact of Nutritional Aspect on Results
The importance of personalizing diets and nutritional care in the patient's physical and emotional recovery process, considering the possibilities and challenges in implementing feeding models based on singularities.
Public:
- Nutritionists and nutrition and dietetics professionals who work in hospitals, clinics and health establishments.
- Gastronomers, chefs and other professionals involved in the preparation and management of hospital meals.
- Hospital unit managers, focusing on quality of care and humanization of food services.
Objectives
1. Reflect on the importance of the emotional support that food can provide to patients and companions in vulnerable situations.
2. Explore the relationship between food and healing, understanding how nutrition can go beyond physiological needs, promoting moments of comfort and relief during the recovery process.
3. Train food and nutrition professionals to develop welcoming practices that integrate food into the care experience, respecting the particularities of each patient.
4. Promote the exchange of experiences on how meals can be moments of connection and empathy, both in the feeding process and in the way patients are served and received.

