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Jamie's School Dinners

High in saturated fat, salt, sugars. Low in fibre, vitamins and minerals. Avoid these.

Cheap burgers and sausages made with poor-quality meat including a lot of fat, bulking agents, salt and other additives.
Chicken nuggets or other shapes made from low-quality, minced chicken with a high proportion of fat and other fillers as well as additives. Deep-frying them ratchets up the fat-count even more.
Fish fingers made from cheap minced fish and fillers.
Pizza with poor-quality toppings, white-flour bases.
Chips are laden with fat. Most schools deep-fry their chips, which makes them even fattier than oven-baked.
Other potato shapes, like waffles and smiley faces, are just as bad as chips, and use potato that's been processed and coated.
Meat pies and pasties, sausage rolls are loaded with fat in the pastry, and the contents are low on meat, high on fat, cereals, bulking agents and additives.
Baked beans are better than no veg at all but contain sugar, salt and additives.
Crisps — too salty, too fatty.
Chocolate and sweets contain fat, sugar and precious little else.
Fizzy drinks contain all sorts of additives, some of which are unsuitable for children. Either high in sugar, or laden with artificial sweeteners.
Spaghetti or pasta shapes in tomato sauce are high in sugar and salt, low on fibre.
Shop-bought cakes and biscuits are full of fat and sugar.

Low in fat, salt and sugars; high in fibre, vitamins and minerals. Include a range over a week for a healthy diet that's rich in essential nutrients.

Fresh vegetables, preferably organic, seasonal and locally produced.
Salads of fresh seasonal vegetables, like carrot, white or red cabbage, cucumber, red peppers.
Fresh fruit, preferably organic, to eat raw, or in dishes like homemade apple crumble or fruit salad.
Meat and poultry, good quality, preferably organic. Not deep-fried or coated but oven-baked, grilled or casseroled.
Fish, not deep-fried or battered. Choose oily fish several times a week. Canned tuna, salmon and sardines are good alternatives to fresh fish.
Sausages and burgers made from high-quality meat without filler.
Homemade dishes such as fish pie, macaroni cheese, bolognaise sauce.
Pizzas with wholemeal or stoneground bases and good-quality toppings.
Baked potatoes are an excellent source of fibre. Boiled or mashed also good. Avoid chips, roast or other high-fat cooking methods.
Pasta, especially wholewheat, served with homemade sauce made with fresh vegetables.
Natural low-fat yogurts or fromage frais served with fresh fruit.
Homemade cakes and biscuits are generally lower in fat and sugar than manufactured.
Water is the best drink, and should be available all day.