Australian Guideline to Healthy Eating
In 2003, the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) endorsed the following guidelines:
Encourage and support breastfeeding.
Children and adolescents need sufficient nutritious foods to grow and develop normally.
1. Growth should be checked regularly for young children.
2. Physical activity is important for all children and adolescents.
Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods.
Children and Adolescents should be encouraged to:
1. Eat plenty of vegetables, legumes and fruits.
2. Eat plenty of cereals (including breads, rice, pasta and noodles), preferably wholegrain.
3. Include lean meat, fish, poultry and/or alternatives.
4. Include milks, yoghurts, cheese and/or alternatives. Reduced-fat milks are not suitable for young children under 2 years, because of their high-energy needs, but reduced-fat varieties should be encouraged for older children and adolescents.
5. Choose water as a drink. Alcohol is not recommended for children.
and care should be taken to:
1. Limit saturated fat and moderate total fat intake.
2. Low fat diets are not suitable for infants.
3. Choose foods low in salt.
4. Consume only moderate amounts of sugars and foods containing added sugars.
Care for your child’s food: prepare and store it safely.
Latest News
Front of Pack Labelling (FOPL) has been getting a decent amount of media attention lately as the government is likely to announce its stance on the matter in response to a commissioned report and prior to the federal-state food ministers’ meeting. The push for front of pack labelling is based on...