Eating
Eating & Drinking
Eating a nutritious diet prepares our brains and our bodies to grow and be their best.
Looking for a snack?
The Australian Department of Health suggests 5 portions of fruits and vegetables per day by including at least one vegetable at each meal times and snacking on a variety of fruit and vegetables www.health.gov.au accessed 17 August 2017
Looking for a drink?
Some interesting facts
A variety of fruit, veg, dairy and wholegrain cereals could help boost consumption of these foods, which the Australian diet needs. CSIRO 2017
https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2017/Diets-Lacking-in-Fruit-and-Vegetables accessed 17 August 2017
The World Health Organisation suggests “establishing standards to foster healthy dietary practices through ensuring the availability of healthy, safe and affordable food in pre-schools and schools…”
World Health Organisation Healthy Diet fact sheet #394 updated sept 2015 http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs394/en/ accessed 17 August 2017
More information on healthy foods?
Healthy Weight Guide: www.healthyweight.health.gov.au
Get Up & Grow – healthy eating and physical activity for early childhood www.health.gov.au
Family foods http://www.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/gug-carer-toc~gug-carer-familyfoods
Everyday foods compared to sometimes foods. http://www.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/gug-carer-toc~gug-carer-familyfoods~gug-carer-familyfoods-basic