The dietary guidelines for children and adolescents give advice about making healthy food choices that contribute to lifestyles that promote health and the prevention of diet related diseases particularly later in life.

To help people make healthy food choices the Australian guide to healthy eating provides information about the amounts and kinds of foods needed each day to provide the essential nutrients needed for good health.

Links to: • Five Food Groups • How much is a serve? • How much should children eat? • Food label information • Australian guide to healthy eating (PDF 2MB)