chapter 6

• adg1


  To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs
• adg2


  Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from the five food groups every day
• adg3


  Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol
• adg4


  Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding
• adg5


  Care for your food; prepare and store it safely
• Australia's guide to healthy eating

  plate split into 5 portions (grains, vegtables, meats/protein, fruit and dairy) in a visual representation of a plate split into appropriate protions
• bottom two layers of pyrmid

  contain vegetables, legumes, fruits and grains
• middle layer of pyramid

  milk, yoghurt, cheese & alternatives and the lean meat, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts, seeds, legumes food groups.
• top layer


  healthy fats
• outside pyrmid


  Enjoy Herbs and Spices, Choose Water, Limit salt and added sugar,
• workplace h&w program


  nutrition seminars

  ● cooking demonstrations

  ● one-on-one nutrition consultations

  ● catering and menu assessments

  ● vending machine assessments

  ● team building

  ● company health check

  ● stakeholder engagement

  ● policy support
• food security and income

  People living with lower incomes often rely on cheaper processed foods compared to those with a higher income who have more choice in relation to more costly fresh, nutritionally dense foods.
• knowledge


  more likely to consume energy-dense, processed foods, due to their lack of nutritional knowledge;
• time constraints


  more convenient food options, which can often be higher in saturated and trans fats than foods prepared in the home.
• influence of family and friends


  food consumed whilst young can shape a person's food choices and behaviours later in life.consume food in large social groups they are often influenced by each other, including types of food,
• allergies and food preferences

  may find it difficult to meet the balanced dietary recommendations