Australian Dietary Guidelines Data Analysis

This set of 60 vocabulary flashcards covers daily serve recommendations for various age groups and sexes according to the Australian Dietary Guidelines as presented in Table 4.2.

Activity 4.2

A data analysis exercise focused on daily food recommendations from the Australian Dietary Guidelines.

Australian Dietary Guidelines

The source used to recommend daily serves of nutritious foods to enjoy variety.

Five food groups

The primary categories used in the guidelines: Vegetables/legumes, Fruit, Grains, Lean meats/alternatives, and Milk/yoghurt/cheese/alternatives.

Fruit recommendation (Boys, aged $2-3$)

$$1\,\text{serve per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Boys, aged $2-3$)

$$4\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Boys, aged $2-3$)

$$1\,\text{serve per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Boys, aged $2-3$)

$$1\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Boys, aged $2-3$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Boys, aged $12-13$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Boys, aged $12-13$)

$$6\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Boys, aged $12-13$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Boys, aged $12-13$)

$$3\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Boys, aged $12-13$)

$$5\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Boys, aged $14-18$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Boys, aged $14-18$)

$$7\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Boys, aged $14-18$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Boys, aged $14-18$)

$$3\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Boys, aged $14-18$)

$$5\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Men, aged $19-50$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Men, aged $19-50$)

$$6\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Men, aged $19-50$)

$$3\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Men, aged $19-50$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Men, aged $19-50$)

$$6\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Men, aged $70+$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Men, aged $70+$)

$$4\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Men, aged $70+$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Men, aged $70+$)

$$3\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Men, aged $70+$)

$$5\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Girls, aged $2-3$)

$$1\,\text{serve per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Girls, aged $2-3$)

$$4\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Girls, aged $2-3$)

$$1\,\text{serve per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Girls, aged $2-3$)

$$1\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Girls, aged $2-3$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Girls, aged $12-13$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Girls, aged $12-13$)

$$5\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Girls, aged $12-13$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Girls, aged $12-13$)

$$3\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Girls, aged $12-13$)

$$5\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Girls, aged $14-18$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Girls, aged $14-18$)

$$7\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Girls, aged $14-18$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Girls, aged $14-18$)

$$3\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Girls, aged $14-18$)

$$5\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Women, aged $19-50$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Women, aged $19-50$)

$$6\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Women, aged $19-50$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Women, aged $19-50$)

$$2\frac{1}{2}\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Women, aged $19-50$)

$$5\,\text{serves per day}$$

Fruit recommendation (Women, aged $70+$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Grains recommendation (Women, aged $70+$)

$$3\,\text{serves per day}$$

Lean meats and alternatives recommendation (Women, aged $70+$)

$$2\,\text{serves per day}$$

Milk and alternatives recommendation (Women, aged $70+$)

$$4\,\text{serves per day}$$

Vegetables and legumes/beans recommendation (Women, aged $70+$)

$$5\,\text{serves per day}$$

Mostly wholegrain and/or high cereal fibre

The specific variety recommendation for grain (cereal) foods like bread, rice, and oats.

Mostly reduced fat

The variety recommendation for the milk, yoghurt, and cheese food group and its alternatives.

Grain examples 1

Nutritious grain foods including bread, cereals, rice, pasta, and noodles.

Grain examples 2

Nutritious grain foods including polenta, couscous, oats, quinoa, and barley.

Lean meats and poultry

The primary sources in the fourth food group, often grouped with fish and eggs.

Protein alternatives

Non-meat sources in the meat group including tofu, nuts, seeds, and legumes/beans.

Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives

The fifth food group identified in the Australian Dietary Guidelines recommendations.