# 77 Ill. Adm. Code 390.1850: Section 390.1850 Meal Planning

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## Section

- **Citation:** 77 Ill. Adm. Code 390.1850
- **Heading:** Section 390.1850 Meal Planning
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Administrative Code / Title 77 PUBLIC HEALTH / CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH / Part 390 MEDICALLY COMPLEX FOR THE DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED FACILITIES CODE / Section 390.1850 Meal Planning

## Text

Section 390
Section 390.1850  Meal
Planning
a)         The diet for all residents shall be as prescribed by the
attending physician.
b)         Nutritional Requirements for Infants and Children
1)         The charts in Tables A and B labeled Nutritional Requirements
for Infants and Children have been adapted from current recommendations of the
Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council for children with normal
growth and developmental patterns.  These recommendations vary for each age
group.
2)         The Nutritional Requirements are to be used as guidelines only
in those cases where the physician does not prescribe a therapeutic diet.
However, the diet of a resident with severe physical abnormalities and
irregular growth and developmental patterns may require a considerable variance
from the current recommended allowances.  Such variance shall be permitted upon
the written order of the attending physician.
c)         Meals for the day shall be planned to provide a variety of
foods, variety in texture and good color balance. The following meal patterns
shall be used.
1)         Three meals a day plan
A)        Breakfast:  Fruit or juice, cereal, meat (optional, but three
to four times per week preferable), bread, butter or margarine, milk, and
choice of additional beverage.
B)        Main Meal (may be served noon or evening):   Soup or juice
(optional appetizer), entree (quality protein), potato or potato substitute,
vegetable or salad, dessert (preferably fruit unless fruit is served as a salad
or will be served at other meal), bread, butter or margarine, and choice of
beverage.
C)        Lunch or Supper:  Soup or juice (optional), entree (quality
protein), potato or potato substitute (optional if served at main meal),
vegetable or salad, dessert, bread, butter or margarine, milk, and choice of
additional beverage.
2)         Other meal plans may be used if facilities are able to meet
residents' needs using such plans.

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