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How many Australian Dietary Guidelines are there?
5 Australian Dietary Guidelines
How many food groups are represented in the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating?
5
What is the Healthy Eating Pyramid?
Is a food selection model that arranges foods into four layers
Why is road safety targeted in Australia?
Due to the high number of preventable deaths and injuries
Define Guideline 5
Care for your food, prepare and store it safely
According to Guideline 1, what should children and adolescents do to grow and develop normally?
Be physically active every day and eat sufficient nutritious foods
What does the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating reflect?
Recommended dietary advice detailed in Australian Guidelines 2 and 3
How does Nutrition Australia promote healthy eating through the publication of recipes?
By publishing recipes free of charge on their website
What population is most at risk for road fatalities?
Rural and remote populations
What should we be consuming everyday?
Water
According to Guideline 4, what should be encouraged, supported, and promoted?
Breastfeeding
Which food group is high in carbohydrates and fiber, assisting with weight management and maintenance of digestive health?
Grain foods
What is an example of a challenge that people face when bringing about dietary change
•They may not have the time to cook healthier foods
•People often require willpower to change their diet.
They may lack the resources required for cooking healthier foods
•Individuals may not have the health knowledge or income
Which program seeks to develop the personal skills of young people by providing a real experience of a major trauma service?
P.A.R.T.Y Program
Abigail and Henry are discussing how to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Which guideline focuses on maintaining a healthy weight, being physically active, and choosing amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs?
Guideline 1
What is a strength of the Australian Dietary Guidelines?
(If you had one of these responses, you are right)
•Provides comprehensive and detailed guidelines as to the food groups that should be consumed.
•Serving sizes and number of daily servings itemised.
•The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating is part of the Australian Dietary Guidelines and provides a visual guide that is easy to understand.
•The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating provides a range of foods for each group from a range of different cuisines.
•Guideline 2 encourages people to eat a wide variety of nutritious foods from the five food groups, which include grain/cereals/fruits/vegetables/meat and alternatives (e.g. legumes) which are rich sources of nutrients such as fibre and vitamins.
What is the purpose of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating?
To assist consumers in planning, selecting, and consuming adequate proportions of foods from the five food groups.
When was Nutrition Australia established ?
1979
What was the Victorian road toll in 1989 before the first TAC commercial aired?
776
What is the main goal of the 'Closing the Gap' initiative?
To achieve equality in health status and life expectancy between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians
During a health class, Luna and Kai learned about the risk factors associated with certain nutrients/foods mentioned in Guideline 3. What are these risk factors?
Increased risk of cardiovascular diseases, obesity, type 2 diabetes
What percentage of daily food intake should vegetables and legumes/beans account for?
30%
What is the mission of Nutrition Australia?
To promote optimal health and wellbeing for all Australians by encouraging food variety and physical activity.
Which Ottawa Charter action area is reflected by seatbelts, speed limits and drink driving laws?
Build Healthy Public Policy
What is at the top of the healthy eating pyramid?
monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which should be consumed in small amounts