The Weekly Menu at Amesbury

School dinners have gone from national joke to top of the political agenda, with the Education Secretary banning meals high in salt and fat from the school canteen.

Concerns over meals in schools was brought to the public eye when Jamie Oliver revealed the poor state of children's diets in his 2005 television series, Jamie’s School Dinners. Here at Amesbury we were fortunate in that we had already decided our children required and deserved a more balanced diet. When the recent new government guidelines on healthier school meals came into force in 2006 we didn’t have to change our menus at all.

Some sample menus are reproduced below:.

Pupils

Parents

Friends of Amesbury

Staff

Governance

The Weekly Menu

A healthy diet

Week 1

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day
Beef bourguignon	Turkey and ham farmhouse pie	Pork sausages and onion gravy	Chicken a la king	Oven Baked Fish Squares or Homemade Fish Pie
Lentil dahl	Vegetable crumble	Cheese and egg slice	Leek and red onion pie	Vegetable Lattice
Savoury rice Mixed vegetables Cauliflower florets	Cut green beans Braised red cabbage	Parsley potatoes Fresh Savoy cabbage Garlic courgettes	Savoury rice Fresh broccoli Roasted vegetables	Chips or Jacket potato Baked beans Peas
Chocolate sponge and chocolate sauce	Fruit jelly	Banana custard	Dorset apple cake and custard	Choc ice

Week 2

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day
Spaghetti bolognaise	Roast topside of beef and Yorkshire pudding	Chicken enchiladas	Lamb balti and nan bread	Jumbo Cod Fish Finger or Oven Baked Cod Loin
Potato goulash Garlic bread slice	Roasted vegetable tart	Vegetable and bean hotpot	Mushroom risotto	Italian roasted vegetable plait
Whole baby carrots Whole green beans	Roast potatoes Fresh cabbage Fresh broccoli florets	Peas and Carrots	Savoury rice Fresh spinach	Chips/Jacket potato Peas Baked beans
Fruit trifle	Carrot cake	Jam tart and custard	Fruit crumble and custard	Peach, banana & watermelon cocktail

Week 3

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day	Soup of the Day
Sausage and tomato pasta	Roast chicken breast and gravy	Oven baked pork chops and apple sauce	Steak and mushroom pie	Oven Baked Haddock Fillet or Smoked Haddock
Egg florentine	Leek and potato pie	Quorn sausage in a roll	Potato goulash	Onion and feta cheese flan
Sweetcorn and peas	Roast potatoes Sliced carrots Fresh cauliflower florets	Cheesey potatoes Ratatouille Cut Green Beans	Creamed potatoes Fresh broccoli florets Sweetcorn	Chips/Jacket potato Peas Baked beans
Rice pudding with raspberry puree	Apple pie and custard	Sticky chocolate pudding	Peach slices and Greek yoghurt	Toffee mousse

Colour Coding

Protein

Carbohydrates

Fruit and Veg

Sugar and Fat

Additionally freshly baked bread, salad bar, yoghurt, fresh fruit,
cheese and biscuits and water are available daily.

This menu is a sample only and may be subject to change
for the use of fresh seasonal fruit and vegetables and other foods.