Chapter 6: Nutrition in Australia

Question 1

What is the Australian Dietary Guidelines?

Answer 1

The Australian Dietary Guidelines (ADGs) are five dietary guidelines that provide information about the types and amounts of foods that should be consumed, and the eating patterns that should be followed, as part of a healthy and balanced diet.

Question 2

What is the first dietary guideline?

Answer 2

Achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs.

Question 3

What is the second dietary guideline?

Answer 3

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

Question 4

What is the third dietary guideline?

Answer 4

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

Question 5

What is the fourth dietary guideline?

Answer 5

Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding.

Question 6

What is the fifth dietary guideline?

Answer 6

Care for your food; prepare and store it safely.

Question 7

What is the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating?

Answer 7

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.

Question 8

What are the similarities between the ADG and ADHE?

Answer 8

• Both aim to promote healthy eating in Australia
• Both the Australian Dietary Guidelines and the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating target the healthy Australian population

Question 10

What are the differences between the ADG and ADHE?

Answer 10

• The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide specific and detailed dietary advice, whereas the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating provides dietary advice that encapsulates the key messages of the guidelines.
• Unlike the Australian Dietary Guidelines, the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is visually engaging.