V2 ONLINE VERSION Healthy Lunchbox school age V2 2026 (Portrait Flyer (A4)) - Flipbook - Page 6
The Australian Dietary Guidelines
The dietary guidelines provide advice on how much and what kind of
food we should be trying to aim for each day.
Below, we have outlined recommended servings for each of the food
groups.
Lean meats and poultry
Age
4-8
years
9 - 18
years
Serves
1½
2½
Grain (cereal) foods
Age
4-8
years
9 - 11
years
12 - 13
years
14 - 18
years
Serves
4
5
6
7
Age
4-8
years
9 - 18
years
Serves
1½
2
Fruit
Milk, yoghurt & cheese
Age
4-8
years
9 - 11
years
12 - 18
years
Serves
2
3
3½
Vegetables & legumes
Age
4-8
years
9 - 18 years
Serves
4½
5
Don’t forget
water!
Eat for Health, Cancer Council NSW
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