Eating well is easy when you know how, just follow this simple food guide and choose a variety of foods from each group, every day.

Click on each of the food groups for more information.

Dairy
Soft cheeses, organic milk and natural unsweetened yoghurt.

Lean red meat, oily fish, chicken & eggs
1 serve 3-5 times a week. Alternate with vegetable protein foods. (See below)

Vegetable protein foods
Beans such as chickpeas, cannellini and adzuki, also lentils, tofu and tempeh (limit soy foods to 3 times a week). Include two serves when not eating meat, fish, chicken and eggs.

Fruit
Fresh fruit either raw, lightly cooked or dried, such as apples, pears, bananas, berries, citrus and tropical fruits.
 

Wholegrains
Mainly choose wholegrains such as brown rice, millet, oats, polenta and quinoa. Occasionally include noodles, pasta and bread.

Vegetables
Include a combination of dark green, leafy and root vegetables, such as carrots, sweet potato, broccoli, peas, green beans and silverbeet.