Inmate nutrition research...?

[Jam]

So I want to complete all of the grants and stuff BUT the inmate nutrition research grant doesn't make too much sense. the wikia page for it makes even less sense...help?

So I've changed the policy about the food quality etc, I have all med security prisoners, 36 prisoners, cooks, working power and water, prisoner eating, but I don't complete at least part of the grant.

plz somebody help

[Docsprock]

I never do that one.

[DutchGamer78]

first set food policy to low/low. Change regime to have 1 (block of 2h) meal a day. Wait till it says 100% and gets crossed of the to do list.
Set food policy to high/high. Change in regime to have 3 meals a day. Wait 2 days again....and done.

[Jam]

oooohh okay...I didn't know it was ONE meal time and THREE meal times

but what on earth does (block of 2h) mean

[Jet City Gambler]

In your Regime, set your meal time to a single two-hour block to make sure everyone gets fed.

[murgh]

Pff, you can also set it to just one hour if the prison is small and you want to let them starve that little bit more. It's a 'research' program anyway, no?

Actually, it's nice to see them work their asses off for 3x 4 hour work blocks, one low quality meal a day for 1 hour, and a bit of freetime/yard in between. You'll see them rush like hungry bears to the canteen on the day where you may serve the first high quality meal, and they will eat their fingers with it :D
If you are lucky, there will be no riot if you treated them well besides the 12 hours work. Otherwise some prisoners might start to riot just about 15 minutes before eating time - they will have to go to solitary instead of getting their stomachs truly filled for the first time.

[lissa_981]

They don't riot if you do it right Murgh, I got bored and went to the extream of removing canteen and eat time entirly.. to see if I could, and it's one of the calmest prisons I've ever made:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=715871041

[Tommy Gray x Land Raider]

The best time to do this research is early on in a prison's life, where there are relatively few inmates. Start with one meal of low qualitiy and low variety on their early arrival: they're not really acclimated to this place and are not too likely to cause serious problems, particularly if their other needs are satisfied. Once that is complete, switch to three high quality high variety meals and once that is complete, feel free to drop to two medium quality and medium variety meals.

[Jam]

Thank you for the advice. I'll try and to do that. BTW, I think you're about two years late to the party :P

[Wizard]

Originally posted by DutchGamer78:

first set food policy to low/low. Change regime to have 1 (block of 2h) meal a day. Wait till it says 100% and gets crossed of the to do list.
Set food policy to high/high. Change in regime to have 3 meals a day. Wait 2 days again....and done.

Weird that the two hours are such a factor. Does not work with 3 or more.

[The Queen Salis]

This is the one you want to do as soon as it's available and you only have a couple tens of prisoners in. This is a population size that's less likely to dangerously riot.