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Green Spinach and Ginger Smoothie
No green powders here – just fruits and vegetables that provide bright flavors, colors, and are full of nutrients.
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Garden Your Way to Good Health
Find your slice of green space and get your garden growing.
Wellness Tips: Building Flavor With Less Salt
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Spice Up Your Meals with Global Flavors
Try pairing these herbs, spices, and other ingredients to create global-inspired meals in your kitchen.
Cauliflower and Chickpea Cakes
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The Unsuspecting Health Barometer: Your Gut
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From Lanterns to Firecrackers: A Look at Lunar New Year Traditions
Explore some of the many rituals and traditions observed during Lunar New Year celebrations across the world.
10 Lucky Foods to Ring in Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year festivities prominently feature feasts of carefully selected foods that promise good fortune in the coming years. Explore 10 of these foods and learn more about their symbolic meanings.
Exploring the Cultural Significance of Lunar New Year
Learn more about this globally celebrated holiday by exploring the historic roots tracing back over 3,500 years.
Café Hours
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Lunch
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Dinner
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Food Allergies
Serving Students with Food Allergies and Celiac Disease
The dining services team is well-trained in food allergy awareness and offer a number of options for students with food allergies and celiac disease. This includes communication about and modification to existing menu items, special preparation of menu items, and access to special products as agreed upon with students.
Daily menus for each café can be accessed at knox-college.cafebonappetit.com. Menu items that are appropriate options for most students with celiac disease are labeled as “made without gluten-containing ingredients” and can be filtered to streamline searching using the dietary preferences filter. Top-9 allergens are included in menu names and/or descriptions whenever possible. For more on eating with a food allergy in our café, visit this page and view the guide on Food Allergies and Celiac Disease at Knox College. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.
Avoiding Gluten?
The Hard Knox Café offers a station dedicated to providing meals made without gluten-containing ingredients. The Roots station provides menu choices that are based on ingredients that are naturally gluten-free or are gluten-free alternatives to traditional options. For this station, food is prepared by a trained culinarian, in a separate area of the kitchen, and following specific procedures to minimize risk of cross-contact.
For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:
Michael Alton, General Manager
michael.alton@cafebonappetit.com
Jacob McLean, Assistant Dean of Campus Life
jrmclean@knox.edu
Eat Right — For You
Wellness
When it comes to wellness, Bon Appétit’s focus is on simple, delicious food — that happens to be good for you. To support long-term health, we are bringing more plants to menus every day in a craveable way, while emphasizing healthy cooking techniques. When healthy food tastes good, nourishing your body and mind becomes the easy choice.
Food Allergies
We serve thousands of guests with food allergies and sensitivities safely in our cafés every day. Our chefs, managers, and dietitians work closely with our food-allergic guests to create reasonable solutions to help them eat what they love. If you have questions about eating for your dietary needs in our cafés, reach out to us: we’ll gladly meet with you.
Sustainability
Wellness also includes the health of the animals, the workers, the community, and the Earth. They’re all connected. Bon Appétit has been committed to “food service for a sustainable future” for decades, and we’ve led the food service industry in tackling many important issues, such as cage-free eggs, antibiotics in animal production, and farmworker rights.
Tell Us What You Think
Common Questions
- I’ve been trying to eat a healthier diet. Will I be able to find a healthy food choice in my café?
- Can you tell me how many calories are in the foods in my café?
- How will you handle my concerns about a food allergy?