Section 260.2300  Food Service

a)         At least three meals a day shall be served.  Every effort shall be made to meet dietary patterns that are routine to an individual child as described in the service plan.

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

c)         If a child refuses the food served, reasonable and nutritionally appropriate substitutions shall be served.

d)         Menus shall be planned at least one week in advance.  All menus, as actually served, shall be kept on file for not less than 30 days.

e)         Supplies of staple foods for a minimum of one week and of perishable foods for a minimum of two days shall be maintained on the premises.

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