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 range of nutritious foods from the five food groups
• ADG3 


  limit intake of food containing saturated fats, added salt, added sugar and alcohol
• ADG4 


  encourage support and promote breastfeeding
• ADG5


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

  The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is a food selection model that provides a visual pie chart representation of the recommended proportions of the five food groups that should be consumed each day as part of a healthy and balanced diet.
• bottom two layers of the pyramid

  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 of pyramid 


  healthy fats
• outside of the pyramid recommendations 


  enjoy herbs and spices instead of salt, drink water and limit added sugar
• old public health 


  refers to an approach to health that was developed at the beginning of the 20th century that involved improving safety of the physical environment and developing public health programs to prevent communicable disease