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Wellness Tips: Why Do I Hate Cilantro?
Is there a reason why I hate cilantro? And how come just the smell of blue cheese nauseates me, when my partner loves it?
Edible Essential Oils: The Good, the Harmless, and the … Toxic?
What’s the difference between culinary oils and essential oils? Are they safe to consume?
The Buzz: The Carnivore Diet
The carnivore diet is just what it sounds like — eating only animal products and avoiding all other foods. Our dietitians weigh in on the latest low-carb, high-protein diet for meat lovers.
Wellness Tips: Should You Do a Detox?
Are there any real health benefits to doing a detox or cleanse?
The Buzz: Turmeric
Because of its high concentration of the antioxidant cucurmin, turmeric has long been used for its anti-inflammatory properties. Are the purported healing powers all that they’re made out to be?
The Good, the Bad, and the Not Worth It: Navigating the Holiday Dessert Table
How can I manage the onslaught of sweets during the holidays?
The Buzz: Drinking Vinegars
Drinking vinegars are the latest trend in healthy mocktails. But what does the science say about their health benefits and purported powers?
Wellness Tips: Why You Eat (or Don’t) When You’re Stressed
Why does stress affect my appetite so dramatically?
The Buzz: Jackfruit
It’s the hottest thing in vegan cooking! Jackfruit has neutral flavor and a fibrous texture similar to that of cooked poultry or pork. Have you tried it yet?
Wellness @ Bon Appétit
At Bon Appétit, we believe good health is about the choices you make every day at every meal. Read on to learn more about healthy eating patterns as well as the community and environmental issues that can affect your well-being.
You may view all articles by category with the following links: All Categories | Feel Your Best | Fuel for Exercise | Sustainable Eating | Weighty Matters | Special Diets | The Buzz | Recipes
10 Brain-Boosting Bites
The connection between food and healthy aging has been well-established. More recently though, scientists have found a relationship between certain foods and how the brain functions even beyond early development in children.
Mackerel White Bean Salad with Fresh Herbs
The sustainable and deliciously flavorful fish that you didn’t know you loved, mackerel’s omega-3 fatty acids are brain boosting and satisfying.
Nutrition for Everyday Athletes
Just like professional athletes, fueling with the right foods can make a difference, but the approach may be a little more relaxed.
Chocolate-Date Energy Bars
Many energy bars come with a long list of ingredients and high dose of sugar. Skip the uncertainty and make your own. Naturally sweetened by dates and loaded with almonds for extended energy, these bars are sure to satisfy when hunger strikes.
Combing Through the Clutter: How to Identify Credible Nutrition Information
It can be hard to decipher between sound advice and a total time waster. (Not to mention, wallet buster.) There are a few simple ways to weed out the good advice.
Shaved Radish Fennel Salad with Blood Orange and Black Olive
The foods you choose can make a difference, so go further with this interesting twist on a seasonal salad using flavorful and bold blood oranges, peppery shaved radish, and savory black olives.
Meeting Many Needs
At Bon Appétit, we plan café-specific menus and cook from scratch in each location. From simmering stocks to finishing sauces and roasting meats, our approach to food allows us to provide fresh foods from whole ingredients. Our approach allows guests to customize many cafe options to meet their personal dietary goals. We love to hear from you and can assist you in identifying your choices or even prepare foods to meet your needs.
Our Kitchens
We Have No Corporate Recipes
Our kitchen philosophy is simple. We cook from scratch using fresh, authentic ingredients. We start with food in its simplest, most natural form. We purchase local and seasonal products that bring our food alive with flavor and nutrition. Our freezers are small, and our deliveries of fresh produce and whole foods are big.
We care about our guests. We care about what you like, and we care about your health. We know which cooking techniques preserve flavor and nutrition to produce healthy, delicious dishes. Our global cuisine is crafted using hands-on research with real people in real kitchens.
Tour Our Kitchens
We pay attention to every detail, from the food we choose, the the way it arrives, how it is cooked in the kitchens and served in the café.
Our Well-Being Commitments
We take a macro view of wellness. Our menus are designed not just to optimize your health, but to help our communities and environment thrive, too. We know our guests have a range of interest in and knowledge of health and nutrition. We aim to meet you where you are and to give you the information and choices that you’re looking for.
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Farm To Fork
Farm to Fork is a companywide initiative to buy locally, formalized in 1999. Our first choice is to purchase seasonal ingredients from small, owner-operated farms and ranches within a 150-mile radius of your café — at least 20 percent of every dollar we spend. Food grown locally is fresher, better tasting, and often has greater nutritional value. Our commitment to local food is about preserving biodiversity, protecting open space, supporting family farmers, and keeping money invested in your community.
It’s All Connected
A sustainable future for food service means flavorful food that’s healthy and economically viable for all, produced through practices that respect farmers, workers, and animals; nourish the community; and replenish our shared natural resources for future generations.
—Bon Appétit Management Company’s definition of sustainability
Our path toward greater social responsibility and sustainability started as a quest for flavor. When you cook from scratch, you want the freshest ingredients. That led us to launch our Farm to Fork program back in 1999, long before local food became the phenomenon it is today. Working directly with farmers and ranchers opened our eyes to the many problems of our modern food supply: while it is abundant and cheap, it has many hidden costs, such as environmental pollution and worker abuse.
We want to play a part in making it better.
Leading by example
We are proud to be the first food service company to commit to:
- Supporting local agriculture (with a defined purchasing target), since 1999
- Striving to serve only seafood that meets Seafood Watch® sustainability guidelines for commercial buyers, since 2002
- Reducing antibiotic use in farm animals (2003)
- Serving rBGH-free milk (2003)
- Switching to cage-free shell eggs (2005) and cage-free liquid eggs (2016)
- Tackling food’s role in climate change (2007)
- Addressing farmworkers’ rights (2009)
- Switching to humanely raised ground beef (2012)
- Phasing out pork raised with gestation crates (2016)
- Banning plastic straws and stirrers companywide (by October 2019)
Sustainability By Issue
Ask Our Wellness Team
Do you have a specific question about nutrition or the foods that are served in your Bon Appétit café? Please browse the previously asked questions below or contact our wellness team using this form.