Energy requirements and food sources

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Go for 2 & 5: Here you can find out about the benefits of fruit and vegies, nifty ways to get more fruit and vegies into your day, plus some super simple tasty recipes.

The links below provide information sourced from the Australian Government Department of Health, the Australian Bureau of Statistics, and other government bodies.

Eat For Health Educator Guide: Information for Nutrition Educators
This document has been developed to provide more detailed information on the amounts and types of foods for optimal health and wellbeing. It is intended for dietitians, nutritionists, primary and secondary school teachers and other health educators with the aim of discussing food choices that minimise the risk of developing diet-related conditions and contribute to overall health in the long term.
Eat For Health
The Eat For Health website from the Australian Department of Health outlines the advice given in the Australian Dietary Guidelines and offers readers a number of resources to use. Some features of this website are: access to the Australian Dietary Guidelines, nutrition calculators, recipes, and other food information.
Food Standards Australia New Zealand
FSANZ develops standards that regulate the use of ingredients, processing aids, colourings, additives, vitamins and minerals. The Food Standards Code also covers the composition of some foods, e.g. dairy, meat and beverages as well as standards developed by new technologies such as genetically modified foods.
Nutrition and Physical Activity - Department of Health
This section of the website contains information on nutrition and healthy eating, physical activity and promoting healthy weight.
Australian Health Survey: Nutrition First Results - Foods and Nutrients, 2011-12
This publication is the first release of nutrition data from the 2011-12 National Nutrition and Physical Activity Survey (NNPAS). It presents results from a 24-hour dietary recall of food, beverages and dietary supplements, as well as some general information on dietary behaviours. Future releases will focus on usual intakes of nutrients including comparisons against nutrient reference values where relevant.

Diet and nutrition

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Helpful nutrition calculators

The links below lead to useful energy and nutrient calculators as well as other information on energy requirements.

Daily Energy Requirements Calculator
The Eat for Health campaign website has a number of calculators to use regarding energy needs, nutrient requirements, and recommended number of servings.
Nutrient Reference Values - Nutrients and dietary energy calculator
From a joint initiative between Australia and New Zealand, this calculator shows the nutrients and energy reference values filtered by age and gender.
Better Health Victoria - Food and your life stages
Our nutritional needs change with different life stages. To be fit and healthy, it is important to take into account the extra demands placed on your body by these changes.

Energy requirements and food sources

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Diet and nutrition

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