Section 220.2900  Food Service

a)         At least three meals a day shall be provided and prepared by either residential staff or participants assisted by residential staff as needed.

b)         Snacks shall be offered between meals and at bedtime.

c)         Menus shall be developed according to the participants' preferences, ascertained through a group decision-making process, and shall be reviewed by a dietician.

d)         Menus shall be planned at least one week in advance.  All menus, as actually served, shall be kept on file for no fewer than 30 days.

e)         If a participant's rehabilitation plan includes training in meal planning and preparation, this Part shall not preclude that participant from planning and preparing his/her own meals in the residence.

f)          Supplies of staple foods adequate to prepare a minimum of one week's meals and of perishable foods adequate to prepare a minimum of two days' meals shall be maintained on the premises of each residence.

g)         All food served shall be prepared in accordance with the Department's Food Service Sanitation Code (77 Ill. Adm. Code 750).