Eastern State Penitentiary breaks out the Nutraloaf for Prison Food Weekend

Eastern State Penitentiary is bringing back its Prison Food Weekend, where attendees can make like convicts and try a variety of "disciplinary diet" foods in the form of the dreaded "Nutraloaf."

Scheduled for Saturday, June 4 and Sunday June 5, Eastern State's prison food-focused event is accessible via standard admission. Tickets are available here, and run $14 for adults, $12 for seniors, and $10 for students and children.

For the uninitiated, Nutraloaf is a food given to prisoners placed on restricted diets as punishment. Typically served with water only (and sometimes bread), the loaf itself often contains beans and grains, and is of a dry, muffin-like consistency.

Many states have their own recipes for their prisons' Nutraloafs. At Eastern State's Prison Food Weekend, attendees will be able to sample loafs made from recipes coming from Idaho (a breakfast version), California, Illinois (a vegan option), Arkansas, and good old Pennsylvania.

The Commonwealth's Nutraloaf is made primarily of rice, oatmeal, and garbanzo beans for a bland — but apparently nourishing — loaf. Prisoners in Pennsylvania can be served Nutraloaf for 21 consecutive days at a maximum.

If you want it by choice, however, you'll have just June 4 and 5 to get your hands on some while on the outside. Otherwise, you'll have to take more drastic measures.

More information about Eastern State's Prison Food Weekend is available here.