The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating provides information about the amount and kinds of food that you need to eat each day to get enough of the nutrients essential for good health and well-being.

What kinds of foods should I eat?
  • Choose foods from the 5 food groups
  • Choose different varieties of foods from within each food group
  • Eat plenty of different types of fruit and vegetables
  • Drink plenty of water
  • Limit “extra” foods
How much should I eat?
To meet your energy and nutrient requirements, the amount of food you need varies with age, sex, body size, physical activity. Nutrition requirements change during pregnancy and when breastfeeding. The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating provides recommended serves from the five food groups to help you make the best choices. “Extra” foods should be avoided if you are trying to lose weight.
There are a number of ways of eating a healthy diet, depending on your usual eating style.
Choose the style of eating that best describes your diet:
Eating style A : Usually eat plenty of breads, cereals, rice, pasta or noodles .
Eating style B : Usually eat a meat based diet .