Nutrition
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
Each day, try to eat:
- vegetables (including legumes) for vitamins, minerals, some carbohydrate and dietary fibre
- bread, cereals, rice, pasta or noodles for vitamins, minerals dietary fibre and carbohydrate
- fruit for vitamins, minerals, dietary fibre and carbohydrate
- milk, yoghurt or cheese for calcium, protein and some carbohydrate
- meat, fish, eggs or nuts for iron, protein and zinc
- small amounts of polyunsaturated or monounsaturated oils and margarines
Drink plenty of water, it is the best type of drink for us.
Foods like cakes, biscuits, lollies and chocolates are okay sometimes and in small amounts but try not to eat these in place of the healthy foods that are good for us.
Try to eat two serves of fruit and five serves of vegetables each day.
One serve is a medium piece of fruit or two small pieces
One cup of raw fruit or salad
Half a cup of cooked vegetables
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