Diets for Inmates: Selective, Medical, Special Provision, and Infirmary

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Control Number: 404.02.01.003 Version: 6.0 Title: Diets for Inmates: Selective, Medical, Special Provision, and Infirmary Page Number: 3 of 10 Idaho Department of Correction • Healthy Choice Diet: A diet reduced in calories, fat, sodium, and sugar • Lacto-ovo Vegetarian Diet: A vegetarian diet that includes dairy items and eggs • Non-pork diet: A menu that provides pork-free alternatives for food items containing pork • Vegan Diet: A vegetarian diet containing no animal products • Common Fare: A menu comprised of fully-cooked, and/or ready-to-eat, pre- packaged, kosher-certified foods and fresh produce that does not require washing (produce with an inedible peel or rind). o All common fare foods that require heating will be double-wrapped to accommodate heating in a non-kosher microwave. o Dinner on Friday will be cold, or served before sunset if hot, and breakfast, lunch, and dinner on Saturday each week will be cold meals, to accommodate those who wish to observe an orthodox Sabbath. 2. Requesting a Selective Diet To effectively manage food service in a correctional facility, it is crucial that the facility food service authority plan, order for, and prepare enough meals to meet the needs of the inmate population. To ensure that the proper amount of food is available, the facility food service authority must know how many inmates eat from each menu type. To participate in a selective diet, inmates must complete a Request for a Selective Diet form. The Request for a Selective Diet form must be received by food service staff on or before the 25th of the month preceding the requested participation month. Any exceptions to these requirements must be approved in writing on a case-by-case basis by the facility head. Selective diet requests are valid for one calendar month per request. Selective diets are not automatically renewed. The sign-up process must be completed for each month an inmate wishes to participate in a selective diet. Inmates with a medical diet order will not be permitted to participate in a selective diet that conflicts with the medical diet order. Any exception to this must be addressed through the special provision diet process (see section 4). Inmates can choose one selective diet option, in lieu of the mainline diet, using the following process steps described in Table 2-1 below: