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Spending time behind bars in New York City might turn out to be good for your health.

The overhauled menu at the city's jails includes no sweets, no butter and only skim milk. The Department of Corrections wants healthy alternatives to traditional jailhouse grub.

A breakfast might include fresh fruit, whole wheat bread and wheat flakes. A sample dinner: pepper steak, rice and steamed carrots.

"These people are in our custody, and they don't get to make their own choices," said Department of Correction Commissioner Martin Horn. "We have a moral obligation to make sound choices for them."

That means unsweetened muffins, which are expected to replace the wickedly sweet ones for the roughly 14,000 inmates in the jail system.

"We have no choice but to eat what they give us. It's bland - so I guess that's healthy," said Christopher Alberici, a 40-year-old inmate.

The healthier menu costs the city as much as the previous one, which had included white bread and sweetened drinks, Horn said, adding that it may cost the city less in the long run.

"The cost of an inmate having a stroke or going into diabetic shock is far greater than keeping people healthy to the extent we can," Horn said.-- http://apnews.excite.com/article/200...D8USNG4G0.html

your in jail you should have no choices. now if you have a medical problem that requires a special diet thats diffrent.
but i think if your in jail you should loose your freedom of choice. and just maybe there be far less repeat visitors. im sure a lot of the general population is unware. how many people there are that keep returning to jail. and a lot are know as winter guests .becouse they know there be a free warm room and 3 square meals and cable tv .and free heath care 24/7. and your allowed the use of a free heath spa . top it all off free education if they want to take classes.
my brother inlaw works in a state prison and its crazy what is supplyed to these creaps ! and all of us pay for this retreat.

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Jeffbx

Great idea, especially if it costs the same.

Maarchk

If its bland, then they have too much flavoring. I would seriously appreciate it if they gave them military rations as one of their meals. It has all the nutrients and none of the flavor. our jail system seems nicer than our welfare system and as mentioned above i believe there is becoming a bridge between the two. Rather than fight it out on your own, just go to jail for awhile.

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uncledaddy

Actually military MRE's are quite tasty. I've had the privilege to sample many different ones a couple years ago when my brother was still in the Marines.

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DarkFury

Maybe he meant to say... "Give 'em C-Rations"

I'm sure the inmates would appreciate a little S.O.S. (Sh@t on a Shingle )

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cruelpupet

****, Im 'free', and that sounds great to me. Even if I had the extra $$$ I dont have the time for a spa.

So what can I do to get a year in a minimum security place?

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