Food and nutrition guidance
Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE) is a food selection guide which visually represents the proportion of the five food groups recommended for consumption each day.
The blank Australian Guide to Healthy Eating can be used in lessons on healthy eating.
This information sheet can be a useful resource for teachers, students and families.
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Australian Dietary Guidelines
The Australian Dietary Guidelines provide up-to-date advice about the amount and kinds of foods that we need to eat for health and wellbeing. These guidelines are the foundation for the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating.
Nutrient Reference Values
The Nutrient Reference Value (NRV) are a set of recommendations for nutritional intake based on currently available scientific knowledge.
AGHE lesson slides
These slides explain the AGHE to students, with a focus on the five food groups and why they are important.