Draft Australian Dietary Guidelines (PDF, 3MB) - Eat For Health

Table 2.3: Recommended number of serves of grain (cereal) mostly wholegrain foods per day ** Additional portions of the five food groups or discretionary choices are needed only by people who are taller or more active to meet additional energy requirements.Source; Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [114]Table 2.4: Standard serve size equivalents for grain (cereal) mostly wholegrain foodsSource; Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [114]To meet recommended food group intakes [10] adults would require a 30% increase in grain(cereal) foods, comprising a 160% increase in current wholegrain consumption and a 30% decreasein refined grain (cereal) food consumption. For children over the age of 4 years, 20–60% morewholegrain foods and 10–30% less refined cereal foods would be required to meet recommendedintakes [10]. Refined grain (cereal) food products with high levels of added sugar, fat and/or salt,such as cakes and biscuits, are classified as discretionary foods and are not included in the grainrecommendation. While these can be included in small amounts in Total Diets with higher energy(kilojoules) allowances, for the Australian population as a whole their intake would need to bereduced substantially.The suite of models which informed the update of the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating [10] allowsfor variation in choice and amount of grain (cereal) foods to accommodate a range of cuisines. ADRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines- December 2011 49