diet kitchen


noun
  1. a kitchen, as in a hospital, where special food is prepared for those requiring it.

Origin of diet kitchen

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70

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How to use diet kitchen in a sentence

  • I went back for some, and when I got as far as the diet kitchen again Doctor Barnes was there, just inside the door.

    Where There's A Will | Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It includes a gymnasium, a crêche and a diet kitchen, and supports classes, lectures and concerts.

  • A nurse should obtain this training during her course in the hospital, through the class room, the wards and the diet kitchen.

    Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • Any salt unused is returned to the diet kitchen, where it is weighed and the amount used is indicated on the chart.

    Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit
  • All foods to be salt-free from the diet kitchen, salt for each meal will be furnished in weighed amounts.

    Dietetics for Nurses | Fairfax T. Proudfit