Guest Meal Room Service for Parents and Caregivers

Gift cards for guest meal room service are available for family members and guests of inpatients at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.  

With these cards, visitors can order meals from a select menu and have the food delivered to the patient’s room.

Guest room meal service is available from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Food will be delivered within 45 minutes. $5 minimum charge for Guest Room Service.

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Guest meal room service is available on these inpatient units:

  • Mother Baby Unit (6 JPP)
  • Mother Baby Unit (3 JPP)
  • Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Level 3)
  • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Level 6 and 6 JPP)
  • 9th Floor Inpatient Unit (Level 9)
  • Walmart and Sam’s Club 10th Floor Inpatient Unit (Level 10)
  • University of Iowa Dance Marathon Pediatric Cancer Center (Level 11)

Where to purchase gift cards

While there are many places throughout both UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and UI Hospitals & Clinics to purchase meals using cash or credit cards, food and nutrition gift cards must be used to order guest room meal service. 

Guest room service menu

Prices on menu are for guests who wish to dine in a patient’s room.

Daily homemade specials are available at each meal.  Ask operator for more information.

Download a menu

*Item only available 6 to 10 a.m.

  • Pancake (1) $0.90
  • Chocolate Chip Pancake (1) $0.90
  • French Toast (1) $1.90
  • Scrambled Eggs $1.75
  • Hard Boiled Egg (1) $0.99
  • Biscuits and Gravy* $3.05
  • Egg and Cheese Sandwich $3.80
    Add: Ham or Bacon 
  • Omelets: Everything, Ham & cheese, Meat Lovers, Veggie $5.75
  • Hashbrown Patty $1.25
  • Pork Sausage Link $0.90/link
  • Bacon $0.90/slice
  • Lemon Blueberry Bread $1.25
  • Banana Bread $1.00
  • Cinnamon Coffee Cake $3.05
  • White or Wheat Toast (1) $0.50
  • English Muffin $0.85
  • Biscuit (1) $0.99
    Add:  Peanut Butter ;$0.33
    Add: Butter, Margarine, Jelly, Diet Jelly, Syrup, Sugar-Free Syrup 

Cereal

  • Oatmeal or Cream of Wheat® $2.00
  • Cheerios®, Fruit Loops®, or Raisin Bran® $1.85
    Add: Sugar, Brown Sugar, Splenda®

Fruit

  • Banana $0.75
  • Applesauce, Apple Slices, Diced Pears, Mandarin Oranges $.75
  • Fresh Fruit $55
  • Cottage Cheese Fruit Plate (1/2 cup plus 2 Fruit) $1.60 plus cost of fruit

Yogurt

  • Greek Yogurt $1.75
  • Light Key Lime Pie Yogurt $1.75
  • Vanilla Yogurt $1.75
  • Yogurt Parfait $3.20

  • Chicken Strips $1.453/strip
    Add: Ketchup, Barbecue Sauce, Ranch Dressing
  • Macaroni and Cheese $2.95
  • Taco (1) Hard or Softshell $1.50
    Add: Taco Sauce, Pico de Gallo
    Add:  Sour Cream $0.50
  • Meatloaf $3.40
  • Pot Roast $4.50
  • Marinated Chicken $3.75
  • Baked Tilapia $2.25
  • Open Face Sandwich $5.75
    (Turkey, Beef, or Meatloaf)
  • Meat Lasagna $4.45
  • Enchilada Casserole $4.20
  • SpaghettiOs® $1.25
  • Amy'sTM Gluten-Free Non-Dairy Beans and Rice Burrito $4.24

Cold sandwiches

Choice of white or wheat bread

  • UncrustablesTM Grape $1.50
  • Turkey, Ham, Roast Beef, Tuna Salad, Chicken Salad, Club $2.50
    Add: Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Pickles 

Soups 

  • Chicken Noodle, Low Sodium Chicken Noodle, Tomato, Chili $2.45
  • Amy'sTM Black Bean $2.45
    Add: Saltine Crackers

7” personal pizza

  • Cheese, Pepperoni, Meat Lovers, Veggie, Hawaiian, or Supreme $6.05

Grill

  • Hamburger $3.55
  • Cheeseburger $3.80
  • Grilled Chicken Sandwich $3.95
  • ImpossibleTM Burger $4.15
  • Grilled Cheese $3.00
  • Grilled Ham and Cheese $3.25
  • Hot Dog $1.75
    Add: Ketchup, Mustard, Mayonnaise, Lettuce, Tomato, Red Onion, Pickles 

Sides

  • French Fries $2.75
  • Mashed Potatoes $1.50
  • Gravy (Beef or Chicken) $0.85
  • Buttered Noodles $1.45
  • Pasta Salad $2.25
  • Coleslaw $1.50
  • Rice $1.45
  • Dinner Roll $0.85
  • Side Salad with Tomatoes and Cucumbers $2.05
    Add:  Croutons, Ranch, Fat -free Ranch, French, Cesar, Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Cottage Cheese, 4% fat (3/4 c) $1.60
  • Raw Carrots $1.40
  • Mixed Vegetables, Green Beans, or Corn  $1.40
  • Potato Chips (Regular, Baked) $1.60
  • SkinnyPop® Popcorn $1.60

Beverages

  • Milk:  Skim, 1%, Whole, Chocolate $0.95
  • Milk:  Soy, Lactose-Free $1.55
  • Milk: Fairlife 2% lactose free  $2.25
  • Coffee:  Regular or Decaf $1.50
  • Tea:  Black, Green, Decaf, Iced $1.20
  • Juice (assorted) $1.00
  • Lemon Crystal Light® $0.75
  • Gatorade G2® Glacier Frost $1.50
  • Hot Chocolate $1.20

Snacks and desserts

  • Cookie:  Chocolate Chip, Chocolate Crinkle, Sugar $1.45
  • Rice Krispie® Bar $1.60
  • New York Cheesecake $2.60
  • Triple Chocolate Brownie $1.75
  • Berry Mousse Dream $2.60
  • Pudding (Vanilla, Chocolate) $1.10
  • Italian Ice $1.15
  • Ice Cream (Chocolate or Vanilla) $1.50
  • Animal Crackers $1.05
  • Graham Crackers $0.50
  • Cheddar Goldfish® Crackers $1.05
  • String Cheese $0.85
  • Hummus $2.05
  • Gelatin $1.10
  • Lunchables® $3.35
  • Cheeze-Its $1.60

Condiments (no charge)

  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Salt -Free Seasoning
  • Sugar
  • Splenda ®
  • Creamer and Non -Dairy Creamer
  • Butter and Margarine
  • Jelly: Regular and Sugar -free
  • Brown Sugar
  • Ketchup
  • Mustard
  • Ranch: Regular and Fat -free
  • French Dressing
  • Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Mayonnaise: Regular and Light
  • Taco Sauce
  • Tartar Sauce
  • Barbeque Sauce
  • Parmesan Cheese
  • Syrup: Regular and Sugar -free
  • Pico de Gallo
  • Lemon Slice

Revised March 2023. This list is for your information. Prices are subject to change.

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