Discover our top tips for getting the nutrients you need this summer. Foods are grouped together as they have similar nutritional value, and eating a variety of foods from the five food groups helps us get the right balance of good-quality carbohydrates, proteins, healthy fats and fibre, as well as the vitamins and minerals we need. Discover five ways to include the five food groups in your meals this year.
Follow the dietary patterns recommended in the Australian Dietary Guidelines to help you get enough essential nutrients through the five food groups. To make sure you’re getting off on the right foot this New Year, it’s important to limit your intake of foods high in saturated fat, salt, added sugars and alcohol.
The key to eating well is to enjoy a variety of nutritious foods from each of the five food groups. Together with an active and healthy lifestyle, enjoying a variety of foods from all the food groups can help protect our bodies and support good health.
It’s all about the rainbow. Enjoy different coloured vegetables and fruits – green, orange, red, yellow and purple. With so much in season, summer is the perfect time to stock up on colourful produce. Get creative and try ingredients you’ve never tasted before. Discover what’s in season here.
Head into the New Year with a pantry, fridge and freezer filled with the basics from the five food groups: a selection of fruit and vegetables, whole grain foods such as brown rice, wholemeal pasta, and breakfast cereals, dairy foods such as milk, cheese, yoghurt, or their alternatives, legumes such as chickpeas and lentils, nuts and seeds, lean meats and poultry, and fresh or canned fish.
While eating a range of the five different food groups is important, everyone is different and quantities vary. Check out Eat for Health or access the recommended daily serve calculator to get the inside scoop on your meals. For tailored advice, we recommend seeing a health professional such as an Accredited Practising Dietitian.
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