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Interview with Shawn, Tom, Linda, Margaret and Laura

JM: How many meals did you get per day?
Shawn: 3
Tom: We got 3 meals a day
Linda: I got three meals per day.
Margaret: WE GOT BREAKFAST, LUNCH, AND DINNER. THREE.
Laura: we got 3 meals per day

JM: How would you rate the food? Please give details of why.
Shawn: poor, cold and bland
Tom: The food was between decent and ok. My favorite was an item they didnt make, it was the packets of peanut butter. ALot of it was tasteless and required a lot of salt and/or pepper to give the stuff some flavor. Breakfast was difficult cause when I was at Glen Helen, it was delivered.
Linda: I would rate it a 5 out of 10. There wasn't a lot of food. If you didn't have any money to buy extra food through commissary then you would be starving everyday. The food is full of starch and makes you put on weight. There is only like 3 bites to any given dish.
Margaret: I WOULD RATE THE FOOD AS EDIBLE ESPECIALLY WHEN YOURE SUPER HUNGRY, BUT DISGUSTING IF THERE WOULD BE ANOTHER CHOICE. BREAKFAST OF RUBBERY WAFFLES, COLD OATMEAL AND FAKE EGGS, EWW. AND LUNCH WITH MYSTERY MEAT SANDWICHES, THAT CONTAIN UNIDENTIFIED BLACK AND GREEN THINGS, GROSS. AND DINNER OF SOME BLAND WHATEVER. NO THANKS!
Laura: breakfast is bomb! the oatmeal is good, not waking up at 4 am to get it though.lubch was garbage, a sandwich and usuallysome kind of nasty pasta.some dinners weregood, mostof them were.you gotsome type of dessert with them. Themeals were also healthy, always some kind of vegetable.no seasonigs or extras like mustard or ketchup though.

JM: Did you have any favorite/least favorite meals?
Shawn: they were all bad. I was on a special diet, gluten free but it was bad
Tom: My favorite meal had to be breakfast. How is that screwed up? When they served oatmeal and peanut butter, it was great.
Linda: My least favorite meal was lunch because all it was was a sandwich and maybe a cookie. And 2 sips of a small child's lunch milk size.
Margaret: MY LEAS T FAVORITE FOOD HAD TO BE THE SANDWICHES. JUST THE THOUGHT OF THEM MAKES MY STOMACH TURN. AS FOR FAVORITE, ANYTHING NOT SERVED THERE.
Laura: yep. one time for lunch we had bologna sandwiches, and for dinner chili dogs. I hate both of those mealsand I had them the same dat and I cried.

JM: Were there any other snacks offered outside of meals? What was commissary like and how expensive was it?
Shawn: Yes. Yould buy canteen from vendors if you had money on your trust account
Tom: Commissary was fairly reasonable for the situation everyone was in. We had Snicker Bars, Top Rammen, Twix bars, etc. We were allowed to get commissary if I remember right once a week. May have been 2.
Linda: Commissary was expensive! And it was all junk food and candy and top ramen soups. No other snacks were offered besides the 3 meals a day. The soups are way over priced but without them you would starve!
Margaret: I DIDNT STAY LONG ENOUGH FOR COMMISSARY AND ALL THAT. BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT IS KINDA EXPENSIVE BECAUSE OUT HERE, TOP RAMENS SELL FOR NO MORE THAT 25 CENTS A PIECE AND IN THERE THEYRE LIKE $1 OR SOMETHING. BUT ALL SNACKS OFFERED WERE FROM COMMISSARY.
Laura: no other snacks were available unless you purchased them on commissary. I didnt buysnacks because I didntwantto get fatin jail, but for the mostpart they werent to exspensive and there waas a pretty decent amount of choices. the price was right around what you pay on the outside

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