Healthy choices
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                   Years R–2
                   Healthy choices: The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating (AGHE)
                   Understanding the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating 
                             Develops an understanding of the five food groups within The  
                    Australian Guide to Healthy Eating and identifies discretionary choices as food 
                         they eat sometimes (eg on special occasions or in small amounts).
                   Prior knowledge and                                  Children consider                                     Healthy take-away! 
                   lesson preparation                                   � Why some segments in the circle are                 Print The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating 
                                                                           larger than others?                                (AGHE) (refer page 6). Children explain to 
                   � Enlarge blank copies of The Australian             � Which two food groups are the largest               parents how to use the AGHE to make 
                      Guide to Healthy Eating  proforma on                 and why?                                           healthy food choices. 
                      page 18.                                             Emphasise that we need to select a                 Design a healthy lunch box brochure to 
                   � A supply of magazines containing a variety            variety of food from each of the Five Food         share with your family. 
                      of food pictures will also be needed.                Groups, the difference in segment sizes            With the help of a parent, children keep  
                   � In groups of 3, children discuss and list             represents the recommended proportion              a food diary and record everything they eat 
                      foods that they think are good for you and           of each food group to be eaten.                    for three days in a row using the proforma 
                      foods that are not good for you. Views are        � Do some foods fit into more than one                on page 17 (3 copies are needed).
                      then shared with the class, adding to a              food group and why?                                When complete, with a partner, children 
                      class list of healthy and sometimes foods.        � Are there types of foods that you know do           highlight the discretionary  food and drinks 
                                                                           not fit within the circle? Why might this be?      in their lists and suggest a healthier 
                   Focus inquiry                                         >  Introduce these as what we describe as            alternative (eg swap a packet of chips with 
                                                                              discretionary or extra foods.                   wholegrain crackers or an ice-cream for a 
                   � After introducing the purpose of the inquiry        >  Discuss why these are described this way.         container of low fat yoghurt). 
                      as an investigation of foods our bodies                Are there other names we use to describe 
                      need to work properly, The Australian                  these types of foods? (eg junk foods)            Australian Curriculum exemplar links
                      Guide to Healthy Eating is presented along         >  Make a list of discretionary foods and 
                      with discussion about the names of the                  discuss when these are mainly eaten             English: Literacy: Texts in context, Interacting 
                      Five Food Groups and the types of foods                 (eg birthday parties, fetes, celebrations)      with others [ACELY1656, ACELY1661]
                      that belong in each group.                         >  How might people feel if they eat too             Maths: Measurement and Geometry: Shape 
                   � Using the food list generated in the earlier             many discretionary foods?                       [ACMMG009] Statistics and probability: Data 
                      group discussion the class categorises the        Emphasis should be placed on the need                 representation and interpretation [ACMSPO49]
                      listed foods within the 5 sections of the         to eat a variety of food from the Five Food           General Capabilities 
                      Australian Healthy Eating Guidelines and          Groups every day, whilst discretionary                Literacy, Critical and creative thinking, 
                      considers if all sections have been               choices should be eaten only occasionally             Numeracy, Personal and social competence
                      represented.                                      or in small amounts. Extra foods appear               Websites to support inquiry 
                   � In groups of 3, children cut out pictures          outside of the Five Food Groups because               Healthy Eating lesson plans–NSW Health 
                      representing the Five Food Groups:                our body does not need them to work 
                      > Vegetables and legumes/beans                    properly.                                             http://www.goodforkids.nsw.gov.au/
                                                                                                                              primary-schools/nutrition/teaching-
                      > Fruit                                                                                                 resources-links/
                      > Grain (cereal) foods                            Further inquiry                                       Australian Dietary Guidelines  
                      >  Lean meats and poultry, fish, eggs, tofu,      � Consider planning a Healthy Eating Class            www.eatforhealth.gov.au/guidelines 
                        nuts and seeds, and legumes/beans                  Party based on the AGHE. Party water 
                      > Milk, yoghurt, cheese and/or alternatives                                                             Eat for Health  Educator Guide  http://
                                                                           could include crushed ice with pieces  
                      and place them in the appropriate                                                                       www.eatforhealth.gov.au/sites/default/
                      sections of the enlarged Australian Guide            of lemon, orange or strawberries.                  files/files/the_guidelines/
                      to Healthy Eating.                                                                                      n55b_educator_guide_130709.pdf
                                                                                                                              Refer Right Bite website for healthy  
                                                                                                                              lunchbox ideas  
                                                                                                                              www.decd.sa.gov.au/rightbite
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                                               My food diary
           Name                                                                                   Date
             Breakfast
             Lunch:
             Dinner: 
             Snacks:
                                                   From which food group do you mainly eat? 
                                                  List your food choices in the correct group. 
                                                           Are all the groups covered?
                                                                Grain (cereal) foods,      Lean meats and            Milk, yoghurt,  
                   Vegetables                  Fruit             mostly wholegrain       poultry, fish, eggs,     and cheese and/or 
              and legumes/beans                                   and/or high fibre      tofu, nuts and seeds     alternatives, mostly 
                                                                   cereal choices        and legumes/beans            reduced fat
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s s
 Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
   Australian Guide to Healthy Eating
 Enjoy a wide variety of 
   Enjoy a wide variety of 
 nutritious foods from these five 
   nutritious foods from these five 
 food groups every day.
   food groups every day.
   Drink plenty of water.
 Drink plenty of water.
                                    Vegetables and  
                                     Vegetables and  
                                    legumes/beans
                                     legumes/beans
    Grain (cereal) foods, 
  Grain (cereal) foods, 
    mostly wholegrain  
  mostly wholegrain  
    and/or high cereal  
  and/or high cereal  
     fibre varieties
   fibre varieties
                                           Fruit
      Lean meats, and 
    poultry, fish, eggs, tofu,             Fruit
     nuts and seeds and 
    Lean meats, and 
      legumes/beans
   poultry, fish, eggs, tofu, 
    nuts and seeds and       Milk, yoghurt,  
     legumes/beans        cheese and/or alternatives, 
                            mostly reduced fat
                             Milk, yoghurt,  
                          cheese and/or alternatives, 
                             Only sometimes and in small amounts
   Use small amounts        mostly reduced fat
 Use small amounts           Only sometimes and in small amounts