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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 2,650 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 opposed to any culinary experien...

Tampa has more than 3,000 of them secured within its confines. >> the food is crappy. >> the food is horrible. >> it is garbage. the food is, like, just enough to get you by. >> i think that the food tastes reasonably good. >> despite the complaints, the man in charge of the jail's kitchen takes great pride in the nearly 4 million meals prepared each year. >> we make up 11,000 meals a day and a 28-day cycle menu with a variety for inmates. this is our breakfast meal for tomorrow. it his a biscuit, a one ounce slice of bologna, comes with cereal, with a carton of milk and a vitamin enriched for...

Kitchen work is far from glamorous, but it has its perks. >> the reason i do it is to get out of my cell, you know, come down here, get a little freedom. and, you know, eat a little better. >> ray slagel loved working in the kitchen at the limon correctional facility in colorado because he could trade extra food for tokens, coin slots used to purchase ice cream and soda from prison vending machines. >> cheeseburger. >> two tokens. i said double cheeseburger. i should have shown you one. double cheeseburger, two tokens. that's a good deal. yeah, yeah, i can't even get them fast enough. you know...

Nutrition, steven doad, the food service director at the hillsboro county jail in tampa, florida, has taken a more wholesome approach to inmate meals. >> 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 2,650 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...

Variety for inmates. this is our breakfast meal for tomorrow. it his a biscuit, a one ounce slice of bologna, comes with cereal, with a carton of milk and a vitamin enriched fortified beverage that they're 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 po...