5 Australian Dietary guidelines 

• To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, be physically active and choose amounts of nutritious food and drinks to meet your energy needs - nutritious food is required for growth, development and daily sustenance.

• Enjoy a wide variety of nutritious foods from the five food groups everyday – e.g. vegetable, fruit, cereal foods, lean meat, milk etc.

• Limit intake of foods containing saturated fat, added salt, added sugars and alcohol -  e.g. pizza, bacon, soft drinks etc.

• Encourage, support and promote breastfeeding

• Care for your food; prepare and store them safely

(National Health and Medical Research Council, 2013).

Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Range (AMDR) (Whitney, Rolfes, Crowe, Smith, & Waish, 2014) 

Carbohydrates: 45-60%

Protein: 15-25%

Fat: 20-35%