![]() ![]() The menu currently provides an average of 2,762 calories per day. The menu, including portion sizes, is specifically designed to meet the caloric requirements for moderately active adults and is reviewed and approved by a registered dietitian. The alternate entrée is utilized to provide a non-meat meal option that accommodates vegetarian and religious diet restrictions. Each meal features an entrée and may include the choice of an alternate entrée. The menu contains a number of entrées and other menu items such as vegetables, cooked dried beans, and desserts to provide food items to meet the nutritional needs of the inmate population. The Department utilizes a 4-week cycle master menu that meets the Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI's) established by the Food and Nutrition Board of the National Academy of Sciences. The meals are produced in 123 kitchens located in major institutions, annexes, work camps, and other facilities throughout the state. The Department prepares approximately 230,000 meals per day or approximately 90 million meals annually. The Department is not responsible for providing food services to inmates housed in private facilities. This includes providing three meals a day to inmates housed in state-operated facilities throughout Florida. ![]() Pursuant to Chapter 945, Florida Statutes, the Department of Corrections is responsible for the supervisory and protective care, custody and control of Florida's inmate population.
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