Food Loaf

GooeyRN, ADN, BSN, CNA, LPN, RN · Apr 6, 2006

I have never worked corrections but "food loaf" sounds just awful! What is it the punishment for?

EricJRN, MSN, RN · Apr 7, 2006

Wow. I'm not in corrections either, but with the rise of litigation nowadays, I'd be surprised if even a prison could get away with that now.

HisTreasure, BSN, RN · Apr 7, 2006

Food loaf? Ugh! That is SERIOUS punishment! I don't work in corrections, but your catchy title sure got my attention.

LoriRN911 · Apr 7, 2006

We have the same. It's called Management loaf. Its for the inmates who for whatever reason have been less than desirable. The way we don't get litigation is the "yummy" loaf contains all the necessary protiens, carbs ect that is in a regular meal. So it's not like were leaving anything nuturious out that you would not get in a breakfast, lunch or dinner rigger. It's very structured. No it does look or smell good. K-9 dogs probally would not even eat it.

texascowgirl · Apr 7, 2006

the punishment is for the inmates in administrative segregation/solitary confinement because there aint much else you can punish them with when they are locked up in a small cell 23 hours a day. any kind of behavior-acting out, running their mouths at CO's or staff, causing disturbances of any sort, etc etc........basically, acting a fool.............

I have never worked corrections but "food loaf" sounds just awful! What is it the punishment for?

sallymayrose · Apr 7, 2006

Hello All. this is my first time here,actually, this is my first time in a chat room. I work in NY DOC's. We have a medium facility and an SHU (200) at my facility. The "loaf" is used as a last ditch effort to control behaviors in the SHU. It is mainly cabbage. It is considered nutrionally balanced. Most of the inmates don't eat it. There are restrictions to placing an inmate on the loaf. Medically, no IDDM are able to be placed on it. Also, if the sentence is for longer than 5 days, they have 2 days of regular meals then back to the loaf for 5.

LydiaNN · Apr 7, 2006

Never heard of it, but as you say, there are limited options to punishing someone who's already in for life. It just sounds like a more nutritionally balanced alternative to the bread and water punishments of old.

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Apr 7, 2006

It sounds wonderful to me (for the inmates).

Any moms out there getting ideas about what to do when their kids complain about supper AGAIN?

LydiaNN · Apr 8, 2006

It made me remember some of the meals that the school cafeteria used to serve.

**canoehead, BSN, RN** · Apr 8, 2006

What color Koolaid? I've got to know.

nurseT · Apr 18, 2006

It sounds wonderful to me (for the inmates).
Any moms out there getting ideas about what to do when their kids complain about supper AGAIN?

My husband and I had 5 kids between us when we got married. He had 2 boys and I had 1 boy and 2 girls. Ages 15 to 7 yrs. The kids were driving us crazy with all the complaints at dinner time and I was becoming a short order cook. Well my husband put an end to that real quick. He held a family meeting and advised the kids, "Mom is not a short order cook, if you want to get a job and buy and cook your own food and clean it up, you're welcome to do that. In the mean time the next time I hear 1 complaint about the food, everybody but me and Mom, will eat powdered milk and corn flakes for every meal, and no sugar". Well of course the kids laughed and thought he was just kidding. They ate it for three days until they could'nt take it any more and apologized. It has been a family joke ever since and the kids love to brag " My parents would never let me get away with that crap". While it was very unpleasant for them, it did not cause any harm. Our Commander won't do the "loaf", but we did find out that you only have to serve 2 meals.