Colegio Gran Bretaña provides daily snacks and lunches for all students. The school aims to encourage healthy eating by providing a nutritionally balanced menu. A vegetarian menu is available. The daily menu is sent home at the start of each month. It is the school's policy to encourage students to eat and try various foods. This is promoted by modeling and discussion rather than by imposition. Students are not allowed to bring their own packed lunches to school. 

FS/KS1 children receive two snacks and lunch. The remainder of the students receive a morning snack and a mid-day lunch.  

The daily menu is sent home at the start of each month and can be found posted in the Need to Read News.

The mission of the School Restaurant

To provide healthy, nutritious meals and snacks that promote maximum growth and development of everyone in the CGB community, both in body and in mind. 

Values:

• To serve nutritious freshly-cooked meals and snacks that are balanced, varied and tasty,

• To provide food in line with the standards of Instituto Colombiano de Bienestar Familiar

• To maintain high standards of sanitation, safety and efficiency

• To use fresh and healthy ingredients in the preparation of the food 

• To provide a menu that reflects the internationalism of the community of CGB

• To encourage students to experience new food

• To provide and promote a vegetarian menu choice, both to offer a wider variety of food and in the interest of sustainable development

• To cater for, where practically possible, specific dietary requirements (eg nut-free)

• To consider the environmental and social impact of the food at CGB

• To promote good table manners

• To promote a high level of respect between the kitchen staff and students

• To educate all about the importance of making good, healthy lifestyle choices

The Food Committee

A Food Committee exists and is comprised of CGB parents/Guardians, a student and CGB staff.  The aim of this Committee is to act as a bridge between the different service users and the school restaurant and to evaluate and review the mission and values of this service.

Colegio Gran Bretaña is a nut-free school!

Peanut allergy is the second most common food allergy in children and this is increasing. Statistics show that it now occurs in 1 in 50 children.

We are aware that some students in our school have severe nut allergies.  Those students, if they come in contact with a nut product, can suffer life-threatening consequences. It can easily be contracted from a simple handshake or a student’s table who may have just eaten something with nuts in it. We ask that you do not send any food for your child containing the  following:

• Peanut butter

• Nutella

• Chocolates

• Muesli Bars

• Baklava

• Any form of nuts

• Nougat

• Biscuits

• Turkish delights

• Cakes

Any products that have written on them “May contain traces of nuts”

Please help us in providing a nut-free school and assisting those parents who have children who may have a life-threatening reaction.

Please find the Nut-Free Policy here

Contact: administrativedirector@cgb.edu.co