Government Food Models

Question 1

Australian Dietary Guideline 1

Answer 1

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

Question 2

Australian Dietary Guideline 2

Answer 2

Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from these five food groups every day. (vegetables, fruit, cereals, meats/fish/eggs, dairy). Drink plenty of water.

Question 3

Australian Dietary Guideline 3

Answer 3

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

Question 4

Australian Dietary Guideline 4

Answer 4

Encourage, support and promote breast feeding.

Question 5

Australian Dietary Guideline 5

Answer 5

Care for your food; prepare and store it safely.

Question 6

What are the Australian Dietary Guidelines?

Answer 6

Document (can be in the form of a brochure or poster) developed by Australian Government which comprises 5 broad guidelines that apply to an individual’s total lifestyle to promote good nutrition and health; intended to be used by health professionals, educators and industry bodies interested in promoting healthy eating.

Question 7

Name two Government initiatives for healthy eating

Answer 7

The Australian Dietary Guidelines

The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating

Question 8

Positives of the ADGs

Answer 8

• Simple, easy to understand language and is repetitive so easy to remember THEREFORE likely to promote dietary change.
• Talks about specific nutrients e.g. risk nutrients for CVD (salt) THEREFORE likely to reduce BoD from diet related diseases.
• Different recommendations for specific lifespan stages (adults vs. children) in the document THEREFORE likely to promote dietary change as acknowledges people’s specific age related needs.
• Includes e.g’s of serving sizes in the document
  THEREFORE with this specific information effective dietary change is likely to result.

Question 9

Limitations of the ADGs

Answer 9

• Requires knowledge and skills to understand the information e.g. literacy skills to access information, the amounts that ‘meet your energy needs’ (for ADG 1) THEREFORE may deter or limit dietary change.
• Aimed at healthcare professionals THEREFORE may be confusing for consumers to understand and not allow for effective dietary change to occur.

Question 10

What is the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating?

Answer 10

A food selection tool based on the ADGs intended to be used by consumers to assist in consuming adequate proportions from the 5 food groups. Represented as a visual guide in the form of a pie chart/circle divided into 5 wedges where the size of each wedge reflects the proportion of each food group that should be consumed.

Question 11

Australian Guide to Healthy Eating positives

Answer 11

• Pictures/visual display used to represent foods THEREFORE useful for a variety of age groups, knowledge levels, illiterate, languages, etc to understand and make dietary changes.

Question 12

Australian Guide to Healthy Eating limitations

Answer 12

• No servings sizes so without prior/independent knowledge it is THEREFORE unlikely to help make effective dietary change.
• No info on composite foods (i.e. those containing multiple food groups e.g chicken curry with rice) THEREFORE may be confusing and difficult for people to use to make healthier dietary choices.
• Only reflects ADG 2 and 3 THEREFORE neglects to include important information from the ADGs such as food safety and the importance of breastfeeding.