Common Grounds

Have a scheduling conflict? Too busy to make lunch? Our sack lunch program* is perfect for the busy on-the-go student!

*Sign up in the Café Biola office. Pickup time will be scheduled during time of signup.

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 cafebiola.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. Further questions about ingredients can be answered by our trained managers/chefs on-site.

For questions about these services or to request food allergy accommodations, students should contact:

Leon Darley Jr, General Manager
(562) 944-0351 Ext. 5789
leon.l.darleyjr@biola.edu

Office of Student Accessibility
(562) 903-4542
learning.center@biola.edu

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.

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.

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.

Order from on-campus restaurants, pay with your campus card and pick up your food with campus dining in the Grubhub app.

Pickup at Heritage Cafe.

IRON EDITION
Iron performs many important functions in the body. Most importantly for athletes, this mineral is critical in the transfer of oxygen from the lungs to body tissue, including muscles — meaning any shortages may also leave you short on performance. Iron can be found in both animal and plant foods and all sources can help meet your daily needs.  Remember, plant foods are good for both people and planet so don’t count those iron sources out!

Here’s how it adds up:

1. Plant sources of iron are better absorbed when consumed with a good source of vitamin C. Add citrus fruits/juices, dark green leafy and other vegetables, and/or potatoes to meals that include iron from plants.
2. Calcium and caffeine have the opposite effect — reducing the absorption iron, so target your calcium and caffeine-containing for times that you are not eating food rich in iron
3. How much do you need? The Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA) for adults 19-50 years old is 8mg/day for men and 18mg/day for women. Here’s a list of foods/food groups that can be used to help meet your daily iron needs.

This is your cafe and we want you to be happy!

When asked how you felt about the cafe, you answered… in fact, we received over 400 responses to our request for feedback from March 20-April 15!
We have read and responded to each submission and have put into action the requests that are most important to you.

We value your partnership and collaboration and encourage you to keep the ideas coming. You can continue to utilize our posted QR code, or submit via our cafe website, fill out a comment card, or just swing by the cafe office – or chat with any of our team members. We’re here for you, and we love your ideas!