DAILY LUNCH OFFERINGS

Lower School Dining

Cater To You delivers lunch for Early Childhood students to their classroom. Parents pre-order lunch through our Nutrislice website https://bis-ny.nutrislice.com.

We over a variety of options daily; 2 hot lunch options, a variety of sandwiches, protein packs, yogurt parfaits, fruit cups and a choice of water or milk.

Lunch ordering is available for Nursery through 1st grade only. All orders for lunch must be placed by Wednesdays at noon for the upcoming week.

For additional FAQs about Nutrislice, please read on.

What You Need To Know About Ordering

Q: What is the link to place my child’s lunch order(s)?
A: You can see the current menu and place an order directly from here.

Q: When do orders for lunch need to be in by?
A: All orders for the upcoming week need to be placed by Wednesday at NOON. Currently, you can order for a month at a time, or weekly if you prefer.

Q: What if I forget to place my order?
A: Every Tuesday a push notification will be sent out, through the app, as a reminder to place your orders. To receive the push notification, you must download the Nutrislice app, login, enable push notifications, and click the heart next to the school's name. If you forgot to place orders, Cater To You will have extra daily entrees and sandwiches on hand to accommodate students without orders in the system.

Q: My student has an allergy. How will I know what is safe for them to eat?
A: Each menu item in Nutrislice is labeled with the allergens it contains. You are also able to filter the menu according to allergens. For example, if you select egg as an allergen, the menu will appear and all items that contain egg will be crossed out in red. Additionally, most sandwiches can be modified to be served on gluten-free bread.

Q: What comes with a meal?
A: Each hot entree comes with the two sides posted on the menu. These sides will always come with the meal and are not able to be changed. Fruit is served daily for dessert.

Q: How will my child get his/her meal?
A: Cater To You delivers the individually packaged meal you ordered to your student’s delivery location. The meal will be labeled with your child’s name, location of delivery, menu item, and allergens. It is important you know where your child will be eating lunch so that you may select the delivery location. There will be a designated pick-up point for faculty and staff listed in the system.

Q: How will I know my order is placed?
A: Once you select your entree choice for each day of the week, you will need to check out and submit your order. Once your order is submitted, you will receive a confirmation email.

Q: How do I cancel or make a change to my order?
A: To make a change to an existing order, you will need to cancel that order and resubmit a new order. To do so, log in to your account, click my account, click order history, and then click cancel for any order(s) you would like to change.

Q: I have multiple children who attend the same school. How do I know who I am ordering for?
A: During the checkout process you will select the student for which you are ordering. On the top of the screen, you will see "who is this order for?" Below that is a drop-down box. After you place an order for one student, you are able to place an order for a second.

Q: I have more questions. Who should I contact?
A: Simply email lunch@ctyfs.com and someone will get back to you within 24 hours.

Lunch - Upper School Dining

The British International School partners with Cater To You as the dining services provider to create daily meals that focus on optimal nutritional impact. Offerings consist of a wide variety of protein sources (both animal and plant based), whole grains, legumes, dairy, healthy fats, and the freshest fruits and vegetables. 

Menus are designed monthly to reflect seasonal availability, holidays, and the special dietary needs of the British International School community.

Cater To You takes careful measures not to prepare or serve meals that contain peanuts or tree nuts. Extensive allergy awareness training through third-party certifiers AllerTrain and ServSafe has been completed by both the Chef Manager and Sous Chef. In addition, all other CTY team members serving the British International School community receive annual allergy awareness instruction as part of CTY’s Back-to-School training programming.

Lunch Service Includes:

  • Soup of the day

  • Featured daily entrée

  • Featured vegetarian entrée

  • Side dish of whole grain, legume or starch

  • Seasonal vegetable side dish

  • Assorted fresh fruit options: bananas, New York state apples, oranges, and pears

  • A special dessert is offered once a week

  • Both low-fatand whole milk delivered from Battenkill Creamery, Salem, NY

  • Beverage options also include: freshly prepared in-house Agua Fresca (naturally flavored water using the infusion of seasonal fruits or vegetables), NYS apple cider, caffeine-free organic ice teas from Two Leaves or chilled filtered water

Our Salad Bar Program

Students and staff also have the option of creating their own salad from a selection of fresh seasonal components, which include:

  • Two salad greens offered daily: Romaine, Boston, Greenleaf, Redleaf Lettuces, Baby Spinach, Kale, Arugula, Mesclun, and Watercress. (On occasion, the salad greens will be substituted for a pre-made salad such as: Caesar, Cobb, Greek, Chopped, or Citrus Ginger)

  • Legumes: Garbanzo, Kidney and Black Beans

  • Daily Variety of Plant and Animal Proteins: Hard-Boiled Eggs, Grilled Chicken Breast, Roast Turkey Breast, Ham, Turkey, Salami, Roast Beef, and different Grilled Tofus (Plain, BBQ, Teriyaki, or Buffalo)

  • Daily Variety of Fresh-cut Vegetables: Bell Peppers, Broccoli, Carrots, Cucumbers, Cauliflower, Tomatoes, Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Mushrooms, Shredded Cabbage, and more

  • Cheeses: Cottage Cheese, Mozzarella, Pepper Jack, Cheddar, Muenster, American, Provolone, and Swiss Cheese

  • Specialty toppings such as: Guacamole, Pico de Gallo, Hummus, Baba Ghanoush, Pita Chips, and more

  • Housemade salad dressings which include: Balsamic Vinaigrette, Apple Cider Vinaigrette

  • Stonyfield Organic Yogurt - 4 oz. portions, flavors vary on a daily basis

  • Housebaked, Nut-free granola

  • Sliced Fresh or Dried fruit: Watermelon, Cantaloupe, Pineapple, Grapes, Honeydew, Apples

  • Daily Variety of Composed Protein Salads

    • Farmhouse Chicken Salad with Lemon, Celery and Apples

    • Curried Tofu with Tomato, Red Onion, Dried Fruit and Thai Basil

    • Roasted Garbanzos with Shaved Fennel, Carrot, Mint, and Red Cabbage

    • Roasted Pear and Turkey, with Cider, Dijon, Endive, and Blue Cheese

  • Daily Variety of Composed Vegetable Salads

    • Roasted Corn with Avocado, Chili, Lime and Peppers

    • Broccoli/ Rapini with Spicy Ginger Dressing

    • Eggplant Caponata with Balsamic Reduction

    • Roasted Root Vegetables (Beets, Radishes, Carrots, Sprouts and Fall Squash)

  • Daily Variety of Composed Whole Grain/Pasta Salads

    • Lemon-Herb Quinoa with Spring Peas, Basil and Mint

    • Wheat Berries with Asparagus, Spring Onion, and Shaved Radish

    • Farro with Chickpeas, Feta and Artichokes