Chapter 5 – Adult Custody and Security Operations

54080.10 Menus

• The DFADepartment Food Administrator shall develop and distribute menus semi-annually to the institutions. Copies of the standardized menus are to be maintained by the DFADepartment Food Administrator for five years, including current year. In agreement with a low fat and low sodium menu plan, CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation institutions serve pork free meals. The institution menus shall reflect the standardized menus in like food served, quantity, portion, size, color, flavor, and nutritional value, with particular attention to levels of fat and sodium to assure CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation heart healthy goals. Established standardized menu substitution guidelines and policies shall be used when making menu substitutions. Institutions shall follow CDCRCalifornia Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation standardized recipes. Institution menus shall be generated in the office of the CFMs at least one week in advance and posted in locations accessible to staff and inmates. Any menu changes that vary from the standardized menu shall be noted in red ink on the approved standardized menu. This will become the “menu as served,” and be forwarded to the DFADepartment Food Administrator within 30 working days after completion of each quarter.