C5 Promoting healthy eating AOS2

Question 1

Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

Answer 1

A visual food selection guide created y the Australian Government which visually demonstrates the proportions of the different food groups that we should eat every day.

Question 2

Describe two strengths of the AGHE model

Answer 2

Focuses on foods and food groups rather than nutrients which makes it easier for people to understand and apply it to their everyday food intake;

Colorful and appealing

Question 3

Describe two limitations of the AGHE model

Answer 3

Could be confusing to read for people who do not have a good understanding of nutrition or a good level of health literacy;

Does not outline what a ‘serving’ is

Question 4

The Health Star Rating System

Answer 4

Developed by the Commonwealth, state and territory governments, it is a labelling system that rates the overall nutritional profile of packaged food and assigns it a rating from half a star to five stars and provides a quick and easy method to compare packaged food from the same group.

Question 5

Describe two strengths of the health star rating system

Answer 5

It is designed specifically for individuals to help them make healthier choices;

Encourages manufacturers to modify their products so that they can be awarded more stars

Question 6

Describe two limitations of the health star rating system

Answer 6

Youth need to remember that the stars are designed only to compare similar products (e.g. comparing one breakfast cereal to another)

It is a voluntary system meaning that manufacturers can decide whether to display the rating of their product to consumers

Question 7

The Healthy Eating Pyramid

Answer 7

A simple visual guide to the types and proportion of foods that we should eat every day for good health. It contains the five core food groups, plus healthy fats, according to how much they contribute to a balanced diet based on the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Question 8

Describe two strengths of the healthy eating pyramid

Answer 8

A simple model to help youth make healthy food choices by using the visual images to make their food choices;

Visually appealing, and is based on pictures it is easy to understand as it involved minimal literacy skills or nutritional knowledge to make sense of this model

Question 9

Describe two limitations of the healthy eating pyramid

Answer 9

Limited information provided that of which is not specific (e.g. no serving sizes are included);

Does not include many multi-cultural foods

Question 10

List the sources of nutritional information

Answer 10

Food labels, food safety and nutritional agencies, media campaigns, food selection models, the internet, health professionals, family and friends, and school.

Question 11

Food labels

Answer 11

Information provided on food labels that aim to help consumers make safe and healthy food choices. This information can include mandatory labels (e.g. the best before date), or voluntary labels (e.g. the health star rating) as well as a list of ingredients, food additives (including potential allergens), and the country of origin.

Question 12

Food safety and nutrition agencies

Answer 12

Government and non-government agencies that provide information about nutrition.

Question 13

Media campaigns

Answer 13

Information about food and nutrition that appears regularly in all forms of media. An example of a media campaign includes LiveLighter.

Question 14

Food selection models

Answer 14

Initiatives or tools to help educate youth about how to assess and improve their food intake.

Question 15

Internet

Answer 15

Access to nutritional information through websites, social media, and online advertising.

Question 16

Health professionals

Answer 16

Individuals who offer advice, information and support related to healthy eating. These people may be dietitians, nutritionists, naturopaths, general partitionists, personal trainers and health coaches.

Question 17

Family and friends

Answer 17

A type of nutritional information that tends to be largely opinion based and hearsay based on sources individuals are exposed to day to day.

Question 18

Reliability

Answer 18

A reliable source of nutrition information is one that can be trusted, it comes from a reputable source, is credible and is supported by evidence and research, and is accurate and regularly updated.

Question 19

Validity

Answer 19

A valid source of nutrition information is one that can be trusted, is legally sound and well-founded, and advice is unbiased research not focused solely on commercial profit.

Question 20

List all the marketing tactics that food manufacturers may use to promote their products

Answer 20

Celebrity endorsement, social media, television advertisement, sponsorship and product placement, digital advertising, and packaging.

Question 21

Social media

Answer 21

A source of marketing through the use of media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram to promote products through increased consumer interaction, and interactive games and apps.

Question 22

Celebrity endoresment

Answer 22

An inexpensive marketing technique that works by associating celebrities with a product.

Question 23

Television advertisment

Answer 23

A marketing tactic in which manufacturers promote their product on television advertisements through strategic techniques that are aimed at a specific target audience’s appeals and likes.

Question 24

Sponserships

Answer 24

Sponsorship is a form of advertising in which consumers are exposed to a brand several times during a time period.

Question 25

Product placement

Answer 25

Product placement is the strategic placement of a product or brand name into space to promote a particular product.

Question 26

Digital advertising

Answer 26

Advertising delivered to users on the internet tailored to the content the user is viewing is commonly resented as educational material (e.g. websites).

Question 27

Packaging

Answer 27

The use of bright colours and appealing images to make consumers believe it will taste a certain way as well as the inclusion of marketing messages to promote the product’s taste and nutritional value.

Question 28

List the social factors that can act as an enabler or barrier to healthy eating

Answer 28

Education, employment, income, family, friends, and media

Question 29

List the cultural factors that can act as an enabler or barrier to healthy eating

Answer 29

Religion, and culture

Question 30

List the political factors that can act as an enabler or barrier to healthy eating

Answer 30

Taxation, and policy

Question 31

Culture

Answer 31

The unique values, beliefs, and practised shared by a group of people that can influence the behaviours of people in the group.

Question 32

Australian dietary guidelines

Answer 32

The Australian Dietary Guidelines have information about the types and amounts of foods, food groups and dietary patterns that aim to promote health and wellbeing; reduce the risk of diet-related conditions, such as high cholesterol, high blood pressure and obesity.

Question 33

List and give examples of the five food groups

Answer 33

Fruits, vegetables, grains, protein foods, and dairy;

Question 34

Enabler

Answer 34

A factor that can support or assist people in doing something for themselves, for example having knowledge, skills, access to information, family, time and money.

Question 35

Barrier

Answer 35

A factor that is an obstacle or hurdle that may prevent or make it more difficult for someone to achieve something.