Section 400.11131. Nutrition and food service.

(1) A camp shall establish and follow a written policy for its nutrition and food service program. The policy shall relate to the population served, the activities conducted, and environmental conditions and shall cover all of the following subjects:

(a)   Meal patterns.

(b)   Meal hours.

(c)   Type of food service.

(d)  Handling of special diets.

(2)   A camp shall provide not less than 3 meals to each camper each day in an adult foster care camp and children's residential, troop and travel camp, unless medically contraindicated and documented.

(3)   A camp shall ensure that meals are sufficient in quantity and meet or exceed current nutritional guidelines as set forth by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services/U.S. Department of Agriculture, Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005, which is adopted by reference in R 400.11103.

(4)   A camp shall assure that a camper with special  dietary   needs  is provided a diet and accommodations in accordance with the camper's needs and with the instructions of the camper's authorized person or a physician.

(5)   A camp shall maintain each week's menu on file until the end of the camp season.

History: 1984 AACS; 1989 AACS; 1994 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2009 AACS.