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>> we make up 11,000 meals a day and we have a 28-day cycle menu which has a variety for the inmates. and our last menu design we decided we were going to make this a heart healthy menu. that's the only jail in florida that i know of that does a heart healthy menu. the food has to have 2650 calories per day. we have 33% or less fat. we have 3.5 grams of sodium per day or less. there are the 100% required amounts of vitamins and minerals to make a healthy lifestyle for anyone. >> most inmates are hired for kitchen jobs based on their behavior history and the trust they've earned from staff. as ...

And we have a 28-day cycle menu which has a variety for the inmates. and our last menu design we decided we were going to make this a heart healthy menu. that's the only jail in florida that i know of that does a heart healthy menu. the food has to have 2650 calories per day. we have 33% or less fat. we have 3.5 grahams of sodium per day or less. there are the 100% required amounts of vitamins to make a healthy lifestyle for anyone. >> most inmates are hired for kitchen jobs based on their behavior history and the trust they've earned from staff. john met all of those qualifications but he als...

Tomorrow. it his a biscuit, a one ounce slice of bologna, comes with cereal, with a carton of milk and a violate min enriched -- vitamin enriched fortified beverage. they are served with breakfast, lunch and dinner. we have to serve nutritious meals. they have to leave here in better health than when they came here. >> when you come up, last name and bunk number. >> 71. >> and our last menu design we decided to make this a heart-healthy menu. it's the only jail in florida that i know of that does a heart-healthy menu. >> one of the inmates in the kitchen, john powers, was a chef before he was ...

>> 71. >> and our last menu design we decided to make this a heart-healthy menu. it's the only jail in florida that i know of that does a heart-healthy menu. >> one of the inmates in the kitchen, john powers, was a chef before he was brought to hillsborough county on grand theft charges. he pled not guilty and is awaiting trial. but he has reached a verdict on the kitchen's recipes. >> i critique it. i say, they could have used some more cornstarch or salt or garlic. but they are trying to have a budget contain only spend so much perrin mate for food. so you just take in the stride and close y...

>> when you come up, last name and bunk number. >> 71. >> and our last menu design we decided to make this a heart-healthy menu. it's the only jail in florida that i know of that does a heart healthy menu. >> one of the workers in the kitchen, john powers was a chef before he was brought to hillsborough county on grand theft charges. he pled not guilty and is awaiting trial. but he has reached a verdict on the recipes. >> they could have used more cornstarch or salt or garlic. but they are trying to have a budget contain only spend so much perrin mate for food. so you just take in the stride a...