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The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a food guide for Australia which reflects the multicultural nature of the population and which is relevant for all sectors of the food system to use as a nutrition education and information tool.

The five food groups are:

1. Breads, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles
2. Vegetables, legumes
3. Fruit
4. Milk, yogurt, cheese
5. Meat, poultry, eggs, nuts, legumes

The Dietary Guidelines for Australians

To eat a healthy diet:

1. Eat enough food from each of the five food groups every day.
2. Choose different varieties of foods from within each of the five food groups from day to day, week to week and at different times of the year.
3. Eat plenty of plant foods (bread, cereals, rice, pasta, noodles, vegetables, legumes and fruit); moderate amounts of animal foods (milk, yogurt, cheese, meat, poultry, eggs) in the proportions shown by the guide; and small amounts of the extra foods, and margarines and oils.
4. Drink plenty of water.

• Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake
• Choose foods low in salt
• Limit your alcohol intake if youo choose to drink
• Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars

Prevent weight gain: be physically active and eat according to your energy needs

Care for your food: prepare and store it safely

Encourage and support breastfeeding

For more information please visit the Department of Health's website: http://www.health.gov.au/

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