| Â | Energy (kJ) | Breads & Cereals | Fruit | Vegetables | Dairy | Meat & Alternatives | Extras |
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Adult 19-60 years | 7200-11300 | 4-9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-2.5 |
| Â | Â | 4-6 | 2-3 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 1\2 | 0-2.5 |
Pregnant | 8100-10900 | 4-6 | 4 | 5-6 | 2 | 1.5 | 0-2.5 |
Breastfeeding | 9200-12300 | 5-7 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0-2.5 |
Adult 60+ years | 6500-9300 | 4-7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0-2.5 |
| Â | Â | 3-5 | 2-3 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 1\2 | 0-2.5 |
- Food group data is reported as the recommended range for number of serves per day1,2
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1 Defined by the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating: Pregnant intake averaged over 40 weeks, Breastfeeding intake during the first six months of breastfeeding. Reproduced and adapted with permission from: Smith A, Kellett E, Schmerlaib Y: The Australian Guide to Healthy Eating: Background information for nutrition educators. Canberra, Commonwealth of Australia; 1998.
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2 Serve size (FFQ categories) (a) Breads & Cereals: bread 60 g, cereal 40 g, cooked porridge 230 g, muesli 65 g, cooked rice/pasta/noodles (including lasagne) 180 g, dry biscuits 40 g (b) Fruit: fruit whole (including canned fruit) 150 g, fruit juice 125 ml (c) Vegetables: vegetable whole (including potatoes cooked without fat) 75 g; avocado 30, lettuce/endive/salad greens 36 g, tomato sauce/paste 20 g (d) Dairy: milk 250 ml, cheese 40 g, yoghurt 200 g, flavoured milk 250 ml (e) Meat & Alternatives: beef/veal/chicken/lamb/pork 85 g, fish (steamed/grilled/baked/canned) 100 g, ham 100 g, baked beans/tofu/soy beans/soy bean curd/other beans (including chickpeas, lentils etc) 80 g, nuts 40 g, eggs 100 g (f) Extras: sweet biscuit 35 g, cakes/sweet pies/tarts/other sweet pastries 40 g, meat pies/pasties/quiche/other savoury pies 60 g, pizza 60 g, hamburger 60 g, chocolate 25 g, peanut butter 25 g, potato crisps/corn chips/Twisties® 30 g, jam/marmalade/honey/syrups 45 g, Vegemite®/Marmite®/Promite® 100 g, ice-cream 50 g, bacon 50 g, corned beef/luncheon meats/salami 110 g, sausages/frankfurters 55 g, fried fish 65 g, fat spread 20 g, sugar 40 g, fries 60 g, light beer 600 ml, heavy beer 400 ml, wine (including sparkling wines) 200 ml, spirits/liqueurs 60 ml, fortified wines/port/sherry 60 ml.
