A bed-ridden patient has made a video of "gravity-defying" macaroni cheese - in protest against the standard of hospital food.

James "Smurf" Smith, 21, claims the steamed meals at Hillingdon Hospital are so bad they cling to the plate - and taste terrible.

James, of Hayes, is now on hunger strike and says he is having nothing to do with the menu.

He said: "I got it and saw it was stuck to the plate. So I thought I'd do this little thing and film it to show how bad the food is.

"I'm on hunger strike now. I physically can't eat the food. All I'm eating is what my mates bring in for me."

James told the Hillingdon Times, sister paper of Local London, the food is ready-made and then steamed in a special microwave.

He added: "It's horrible. It's either horrible when it gets here or it's made horrible in the microwave."

James, who shattered his pelvis and broke his spine in a quad-bike crash a month ago, has complained to the catering manager but says nothing has been changed.

He said: "They thinks it's healthy, balanced food. But I think if something is healthy and balanced it should be being cooked from fresh ingredients."

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